A Rosedale woman has filed suit against a sub-prime automobile lender that she alleges installed an ignition interrupt device on her car over her objections and then used it even though she was up-to-date on all of her payments.

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The Harvard professor threatening litigation for being overcharged by $4 for his order might not have read the law he cites close enough.

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Maple Lawn and Oak Creek appeal from an order enforcing administrative subpoenas issued by the AG's Consumer Protection Division. This Court has twice remanded the case. Now, the sole remaining issue is the third Banach factor – were the Division's requests indefinite or overbroad?

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Maryland’s share of the $17 billion Bank of America settlement includes $75 million in compensation for state and local governments and their pension plans — and that’s not counting the bank’s agreement to provide consumer relief via such things as mortgage forgiveness, community reinvestment and affordable rental housing.

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A Towson law firm says it is being investigated by the attorney general’s Consumer Protection Division for services it stopped providing several years ago and, in some instances, never offered at all.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide the factors that determine whether a party has standing to sue for false advertising under the Lanham Act.

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Attorney General Doug Gansler is warning residents about a text message scam that falsely suggests recipients have won a gift card to a store. The text messages tell recipients that they have won a gift card at a well-known store ...

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WASHINGTON — The government can require airlines to show consumers a total ticket price that includes taxes and fees in print and online ads, the U.S. Court of Appeals said Tuesday, rejecting an industry challenge to a series of consumer ...

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About 80 percent of Lisa Ponzoli’s customers pay for their purchases with credit cards.

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Administrative Law, Driver’s license suspension: In overturning a driver’s license suspension based on driving while intoxicated, the circuit court improperly ruled that the officer had to indicate, on the Motor Vehicle Administration form, the reasonable grounds for the underlying stop ...

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