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MoviePass Faces Legal Action After Customers Complain
Embattled cinema subscription MoviePass faces a class action lawsuit in Northern California, on behalf of customers who say they didn’t get what they paid for.
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How is 161 Percent Interest Legal Despite 36 Percent Cap?
Families are paying triple-digital interest on everyday items despite a cap on small loans around 36%. The crux of the practice is whether you’re getting an ordinary loan or an unconventional lease.
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Kanye Fans Complain His Clothing Co. Stiffed Them
The Better Business Bureau has logged hundreds of new complaints about Yeezy Supply. Fans of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian say their fashion brand isn’t delivering.
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Didn’t Receive Your Kanye West Yeezy Merch? You’re Not Alone
NBC Bay Area Responds to a Santa Cruz woman who has a $400 beef with Kanye West and company. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura started looking into it, and found she’s not the only one.
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Solar Installer Denies Wrongdoing in $9K Tax Dispute
Complaints about solar installations have nearly doubled. Sales practices are often to blame.
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Who Pays When A Ride Share Driver Hits You?
After a Lyft driver’s car collides with an Oakland bicyclist, a $1,600 insurance question is raised: who pays?
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Man’s Grave Occupied By Stranger; Offered $15 Refund
A cemetery tells a man that he is due just $15 in compensation when his pre-purchased grave site — next to his parents — is given away to a stranger.
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City of San Jose Relents on Flawed $500 Fireworks Fines; Residents Celebrate
The City of San Jose dismisses all citations it issued this summer, because the criteria for fireworks citations “had not been evenly applied.”
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Redwood City Woman Fears Losing Home Over Inflated Mortgage Payment
A Redwood City woman’s mortgage payments were out of whack and she feared they would trigger a foreclosure. She turned to consumer investigator Chris Chmura for help.
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‘It’s Infuriating’: San Jose to Examine How Fireworks Fines Are Levied
San Jose says it will evaluate the process that has sent fireworks fines to some residents who insist they did nothing. Those people complain that the system is flawed.
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Unfair? Residents Never See a Cop, But Get $500 Fine Anyway
Residents are frustrated to discover that they can be fined $500 even if a law enforcement officer never visits their home.
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Consumers Say Health Club Misled Them
Consumers say a local health club sold them one thing, but billed them for something more expensive. And it put them on the hook for thousands of dollars.
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Airline Loses Man’s Bag Twice; Sends Him Car Part Instead
A San Francisco man’s lost luggage story twists to the absurd when he’s sent a part for a car instead of his bag.
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Consumers Feel Duped by Local Matchmaker
They paid thousands of dollars to hire a local matchmaker who knows the Bay Area dating scene. But, they’re still alone…feeling duped.
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Consumers Scammed by Contractors They Found on Popular Website
Bay Area homeowners relied on a popular website to find a contractor they could trust. But we found many you can’t trust – many who are breaking the law from the moment they first make contact.
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Popular Startup Causing Rift Between Consumers and Restaurants
Local restaurants say a San Francisco startup is using their business names and logos without permission. And in doing that – misleading you, the consumer.
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DNA Test for Finding Ancestors Raises Privacy Concerns
A DNA test that’s designed to reveal family history also requires users to give up their rights to their DNA data. One consumer says the contract is too broad for him to continue with the service.
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Changes to Pediatric Dental Anesthesia May Hit Roadblock
The death of an Albany boy after a visit to the dentist has inspired a call for sweeping changes to state law that could move forward next week. But there’s a battle. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura is here to explain how kids’ dentist appointments could change…and why some are against it.
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Woman Couldn’t Get Insurance Company to Honor Promise
A Menlo Park woman says her homeowners insurance company made a promise that it didn’t keep. And it was going to cost her thousands of dollars. She turned to Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura for help.
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Woman Couldn’t Get Insurance Company to Honor Promise
A Menlo Park woman says her homeowners insurance company made a promise that it didn’t keep. And it was going to cost her thousands of dollars. She turned to Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura for help.