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July is Military Consumer Month and a good time to focus on scams affecting military consumers. Click here for more.
Honda recalls another 1.6 million cars equipped with Takata airbags
Honda is recalling 1.6 million cars in the United States to replace defective Takata front airbag inflators that do not contain a moisture absorbing desiccant. Honda says that should be the last of the recalls associated with the Takata airbag issues. The inflators included in Phase 5 and installed in both Honda and Acura models were used as replacement parts during early Takata airbag inflator recall repairs or were part of whole airbag modules replaced for other reasons prior to February 2017. Takata airbags have been associated with deaths and injuries when the airbags deployed, sometimes even when they were not involved in a collision. In a number of cases, the airbags sprayed metal fragments throughout the vehicle cabin like shrapnel, hitting occupants. Click here for more.
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A brokerage account can be a good way to diversify and start investing, even with smaller amounts of money. What Is a brokerage account? Simply, it’s a way to purchase stocks, mutual funds and other investments in one place. These accounts are offered by brokerage firms and there are typically no fees involved to open one. There may, however, be a minimum amount required to start investing. With many brokerage accounts, investors need at least $2,000 to start building a portfolio. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
False advertising claims class action not certified . The Ninth Circuit refused to certify a class in California in a suit accusing Colgate-Palmolive Co. of falsely advertising that its Optic White toothpaste whitens teeth. The three-judge panel found that the Central District of California had not abused its discretion when it denied consumers Jacqueline Dean and Melanie Barber class certification in their suit. The U.S. District Judge found that while many of the factors weighed in favor of class certification, Dean and Barber hadn't shown that California had significant involvement in each class member's claims, so California law cannot apply to the classwide claims. The panel found that Judge Bernal did not abuse his discretion in finding that Dean and Barber's arguments that class members are located in California and that Colgate conducted studies in the state did not meet the threshold for class certification. Dean et al. v. Colgate-Palmolive Co., case number 18-55982, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Click here for more.