All posts by Elizabeth Bradley

Lifelong consumer advocate. Pop culture nerd. Grammar evangelist. Wannabe organizer. Travel addict. Zombie fan.

Remington Offers Free Triggers in Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

Remington is offering to replace Walker Fire Control and X-Mark Pro triggers on millions of bolt-action rifles that can fire unexpectedly. The class action lawsuit settlement involves Model 700, Seven, Sportsman 78, 673, 710, 715, 770, 600, 660, XP-100, 721,...

/ January 25, 2017

Free Cruise Robocall Settlement Offers $500 Per Call

February 1 is the deadline to sign up for a class action lawsuit settlement that pays up to $500 per robocall that offered a "Free Cruise" for taking a survey between August 2011 and August 2012.

/ January 23, 2017

Facts More Shocking than President Donald Trump

The 2016 presidential campaign exposed deep divisions among Americans, but "We the People" are united by one thing — shock and awe. Here's a few more shocking facts as our Stars & Stripes fly on #45.

/ January 20, 2017

Stryker Recalls Hip Implants for Taper Lock Failure Risk

Stryker recalled over 42,500 hip implants because a metal part that connects the hip to the femur can corrode, loosen, and dislocate — a complication known as "taper lock failure" that always needs surgery.

/ January 19, 2017

Bought Milk? Get Your Class Action Cash by Jan. 31

If you bought milk or dairy products in 15 states since 2003, you have until January 31 to get cash from a $52 million class action lawsuit settlement with the industry for killing cows to keep milk prices up.

/ January 16, 2017

Bad Boy Buggies Recalled After Rollover Death Lawsuit

Textron has recalled Bad Boy and Bone Collector XTO off-road vehicles that do not have seat belts, posing a risk of severe injury in rollover accidents. The family of a 14-year-old boy who died in 2014 has filed a lawsuit.

/ January 12, 2017

Trump’s Anti-Vaccine Skeptics May Boost Autism Claims

Vaccines do not cause autism, but they do sometimes cause brain damage. The U.S. government has paid out millions to a few kids with autism — but rejected thousands of others. Will vaccine-safety skeptics help raise awareness about compensation?

/ January 11, 2017

FLDS Polygamists Escape Food Stamp Fraud Charges

Lawyers are working out a settlement with leaders of the Fundamentalist LDS Church. They are accused of welfare fraud for using more than $12 million in food stamps to fund Warren Jeffs' polygamist cult on the Utah-Arizona border.

/ January 11, 2017

Breast Cancer Awareness Update: Question Your Mammogram

Experts say mammograms are finding more slow-growing tumors that do not actually need treatment. Furthermore, having dense breasts increases the risk of fast-growing cancer, but the tumors are harder to see on a mammogram.

/ January 10, 2017

Bicep Size May Predict Odds of Surviving Heart Attack

What does the size of your bicep say about your heart? For people over 65, it may help predict the odds of surviving a heart attack — here's why.

/ January 10, 2017