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letter complaining about a coworker

address phone email dated manager name company name Dear XXXXX: This letter has two purposes: to formally submit a complaint, and to put the facts of the situation on record. The subject of my complaint is the treatment I received … Continue reading

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Missing Lesson From the Mine Tragedy

In the wake of last week’s disaster at Massey Energy Company’s Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, it’s become increasingly clear that CEO Don Blankenship has gamed the loophole-laden mine safety enforcement system. Despite a supposedly tougher federal law … Continue reading

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Toyota chief was unaware of complaint

Akio Toyoda, the president of Toyota, did not know of the problems of sudden acceleration in his company’s cars that have been linked to more than 30 deaths in the US until the end of 2009, even though thousands of … Continue reading

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Texas AG Takes Legal Action Against Blue Hippo Over Consumer Fraud Complaints

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today charged a finance company with violating the Texas Deceptive Practices Act by failing to deliver computers and related equipment to purchasers. The customers, who were primarily people with poor credit ratings, had agreed to … Continue reading

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Northern Leasing Systems Do not do business with this company

In 2001 I leased a credit card terminal from Northern Leasing Systems. They never sent anyone out to program it even after I contacted them. Frustrated with waiting, I just gave up and told them I wanted to cancel the … Continue reading

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Google phone brings in more complaints than sales

The gadget that was hailed before it debuted as Google’s long-awaited answer to Apple’s uber-popular iPhone has seen disappointing sales. Google sold just 20,000 Nexus Ones worldwide in the first week after it launched. In addition, the new smart phone … Continue reading

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Action Line: How the Better Business Bureau complaint process works

I recently filed my first complaint with the Better Business Bureau regarding a problem with dry cleaning. I carefully submitted every detail of the problem and sent copies of all my receipts and pictures of the ruined items with the … Continue reading

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Complaints against DirecTV soar after A.G. charges “deceptive” practices

The state attorney general’s office received more than 50 overnight complaints against DirectTV after Rob McKenna filed a lawsuit against the company for “deceptive and unfair practices.” That follows hundreds of complaints filed against the satellite television business, which McKenna … Continue reading

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Former workers file complaint against clam plant

A group of workers at a Millville clam-processing facility has filed an unfair-labor complaint against the company, alleging that 32 people were improperly fired. In the complaint, the group, which calls itself the Workers’ Committee of LaMonica Foods, reported that … Continue reading

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Dummy perched on billboard draws complaints

The tight rope act is over for a mannequin balancing on an Interstate 93 billboard after 9-1-1 operators started fielding calls from people who thought they were looking at a suicidal jumper. The MBTA yesterday asked Clear Channel to remove … Continue reading

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