Commercial Law
May 1, 2001
Phone Solicitations Cost a Pretty Penny
LOS ANGELES - Sears, Roebuck and Co. and MemberWorks Inc. have agreed to pay a combined $2 million in civil penalties for what prosecutors claimed was a deceptive marketing ploy that bilked consumers.
LOS ANGELES - Sears, Roebuck and Co. and MemberWorks Inc. have agreed to pay a combined $2 million in civil penalties for what prosecutors claimed was a deceptive marketing ploy that bilked consumers.
The Connecticut-based MemberWorks must pay $1.5 million and Illinois-based Sears must pay $500,000 to settle the consumer protection complaint filed by Attorney General Bill Locky...
The Connecticut-based MemberWorks must pay $1.5 million and Illinois-based Sears must pay $500,000 to settle the consumer protection complaint filed by Attorney General Bill Locky...
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