Blog tagged as Consumer Protection

Michigan hotels would be banned from ramping up costs by more than 10 percent in an area hit by a declared state of emergency, under bills passed by Senate Democrats Thursday afternoon.

Senate Democrats on Thursday passed a sweeping “consumer protection” law reminiscent of legislation passed in the 1970s designed to give residents more ability to sue businesses that act in arguably deceptive or fraudulent ways.

Four tree service companies and one owner are facing a lawsuit alleging they deceived Michigan consumers seeking storm clean-up services.

Bills banning the use of bots to swipe up hard-to-get tickets, so they can be sold for a significant up-charge on the secondary market, were introduced last week.