Md. settles with hand sanitizer company

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: September 21, 2012
Tags: cleanwell, cleanwell co., Consumer Protection Division, douglas f. gansler, e. coli, germs, hand sanitizer, mrsa, ohsoclean, salmonella

Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler said the Consumer Protection Division reached a settlement with San Francisco-based CleanWell Co., also called OhSoClean Inc., a manufacturer of hand sanitizer products, over allegedly deceptive marketing practices. The state alleged CleanWell made unsubstantiated claims that its hand sanitizer is “proven to kill 99.99 percent of germs that can [...]

Gansler announces mortgage rate settlement

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: January 5, 2012
Tags: adjustable rate mortgages, Attorney General, borrowers, Consumer Protection Division, doug gansler, foreclosure, golden west financial, lenders, loan modifications, wachovia, wells fargo

Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler has announced an agreement with Wells Fargo relating to allegedly deceptive marketing of adjustable rate mortgages written by companies it acquired in 2008. Gansler said Thursday the settlement involves mortgages written by Wachovia and Golden West Financial. Gansler says the settlement will create loan modifications for some customers. He also [...]

Auto-warranty firm fights $25M order from Maryland Attorney General

BY: Andy Marso
POSTED: September 6, 2011
Tags: Attorney General, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, auto-warranty, baltimore city circuit court, Bankruptcy, Consumer Protection Division, court, maryland, order, Scott Eisenberg, US Fidelis Inc.

US Fidelis Inc., once the nation’s largest provider of after-market auto warranties but now embroiled in bankruptcy, is challenging the Maryland Attorney General’s order that it pay more than $25 million in restitution and penalties. The attorney general’s Consumer Protection Division found that the Missouri-based firm cheated nearly 17,000 Marylanders, in part by selling them [...]