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Fatal Fake Drugs from Online Pharmacies

By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.

While nearly anything can be purchased online these days, some things can be riskier than others. There are many illicit businesses that openly advertise illegal services or counterfeit products online as though those services or products were perfectly legal. Since there is a rather large demand for many prescription medications…

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FTC Forces Homeopathic Drug Makers to Tell the Truth

By George Khoury, Esq.

While there are countless individuals who swear by the benefits of homeopathic medicines, and there are even doctors who will endorse them, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is threatening nearly 700 marketing companies with serious penalties if they're not careful in their advertising.

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Can You Dispute Junk Fees?

By Heather Kennedy-Bordeaux, Esq.

If you’ve ever booked a hotel stay, you may have seen what you thought were perfect rates only to get to the payment page and find that the cost is way higher than you were led to believe. It’s likely that the increase had nothing to do with user error.

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What You Can Do to Prevent Hospice Fraud

By Richard Dahl

Until recently, hospice programs generally enjoyed reputations for integrity and reliability. That distinction is fading fast. Born in the 1960s as a holistic movement to provide compassionate care for dying people, hospice gradually became ingrained in the health care system. In 1983, the movement achieved a major milestone when …

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What Does It Mean When Food Is Labeled 'Organic'?

By Richard Dahl

If you've wondered what makes food "organic," and why you need to pay more for it, you're not alone. You may have a vague sense that organic food is healthier for you than conventional foods. You might also hope that the lower levels of pesticide and herbicide in organic food…

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Is It Legal To Gamble With Other People's Money?

By Richard Dahl

And there's nothing wrong with live streaming via TikTok — if casinos allow it. The problem is when TikTok live streaming is part of an illegal gambling operation.

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