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Say what?-Lawsuits, settlements, and recalls: Ep 3400 · Challenges of Faith Radio Program

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  Speaker 1: Welcome back to Challenges of Faith radio program. I'm Gary McCance.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for joining. Today we want to talk about
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  Speaker 1: the recalls, the settlements, and the lawsuits here on episode 3400.
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  Speaker 1: Top class actions reported that Crystal Temptations recalls Halloween chocolate
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  Speaker 1: due to allergen risk. So you want to be aware
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  Speaker 1: of these because they may be sitting somewhere in your home.
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  Speaker 1: Clear Eyes recalls 39,000 bottles of Maximum Itchy Eye Relief
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  Speaker 1: eye drops. Publix Frozen Berries recall expands over E. coli
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  Speaker 1: outbreak linked to 12 illnesses. So when you went and
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  Speaker 1: picked up those frozen berries, were you aware of the recalls?
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  Speaker 1: Chrysler recalls Dodge Durango SUVs over rear spoiler detachment risk.
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  Speaker 1: Toyota recalls Tacoma models due to potential shock absorber detachment.
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  Speaker 1: So while you're riding up the street, down the street,
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  Speaker 1: through the street, did you notice the shock absorber detachment?
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  Speaker 1: Did you find out about the recall on your car?
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  Speaker 1: Louisville Ladder recalls 1.7 million attic stairway ladders in the
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  Speaker 1: United States and Canada. Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream recalls outshined
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  Speaker 1: fruit bars due to, you ready for it, glass concerns.
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  Speaker 1: Glass concerns. Why are you putting it up to your lips?
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  Speaker 1: Tesla recalls 20,000 Model Y and Model 3 vehicles due
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  Speaker 1: to headlight brightness. You ever drove down, in, through, up
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  Speaker 1: from a street and the opposing car or vehicle had
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  Speaker 1: its headlights all quadruple bright, just messing with your eyeballs,
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  Speaker 1: you can't even see? Better goods recall petoshio nut butter
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  Speaker 1: from Walmart over salmonella scared. Did you wear it? Did
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  Speaker 1: you know about it? Did you know about the 120
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  Speaker 1: million NAR Real Estate Commission class action settlement that occurred?
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  Speaker 1: Or how about the 40 million San Diego water rates
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  Speaker 1: class action settlement that took place a few weeks ago
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  Speaker 1: here on August the 31st? Now the settlement varies and
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  Speaker 1: the deadline is September 28th, so you might want to
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  Speaker 1: look into it. or the $ 685, 000 Equinox Data Breach Class
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  Speaker 1: Action Settlement. You can receive up to $ 5, 000 for documented
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  Speaker 1: losses and a prorated payment of $ 100 deadline October 23, 2026.
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  Speaker 1: And then you have the $ 3. 6 million Anthem Denied Benefits
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  Speaker 1: Class Action Settlement. Were you aware of it? You know now?
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  Speaker 1: And then you have the $ 2. 5 million Ernest Young Bank
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  Speaker 1: of America Move-It Data Breach Class Action Settlement. You can
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  Speaker 1: receive up to $ 12, 500 in reimbursement for losses on a
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  Speaker 1: $ 100 cash payment, plus two years of credit monitoring and
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  Speaker 1: identity theft protection services. Now, you know that's important. And
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  Speaker 1: the deadline is October the 8th. 8th, 2026. Did you
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  Speaker 1: hear about the Babe Lash, B-A-B-E, false advertising 2.3 million
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  Speaker 1: class action settlement that just occurred? How about American Express
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  Speaker 1: credit reporting lawsuit, which alleges that the bank reported settled debt?
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  Speaker 1: Were you aware of that? Say what? You know. A
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  Speaker 1: new credit reporting lawsuit alleges that American Express National Bank
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  Speaker 1: continued reporting two settled accounts as unpaid, charged-off debts after
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  Speaker 1: accepting full settlement payments from the plaintiff. The plaintiff, Brendan Pohl,
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  Speaker 1: claims that American Express engaged in inaccurate and misleading credit
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  Speaker 1: reporting in willful disregard of its legal obligations under federal
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  Speaker 1: and state law. Poe alleges he opened two American Express
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  Speaker 1: business accounts in May 2023 and later reached a settlement
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  Speaker 1: agreement with the bank on both accounts. According to the lawsuit,
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  Speaker 1: American Express confirmed via email on February 21, 2026, that
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  Speaker 1: Poe's settlement payments had been successfully processed. Despite this, Poe
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  Speaker 1: claims American Express began reporting both accounts to TransUnion, Experian,
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  Speaker 1: and Equifax, the three major credit bureaus as unpaid, charged
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  Speaker 1: off debts shortly after confirming receipts of his payments. Were
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  Speaker 1: you aware of that? You sure? How about the California
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  Speaker 1: Warehouse and Distribution Center workers? Maybe owed unpaid wages, and
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  Speaker 1: maybe that's you working there. So you want to take
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  Speaker 1: a moment Find out whether you may qualify to take
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  Speaker 1: legal action, especially during your break time. You know that's important.
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  Speaker 1: Did you hear about the FACTA investigation that the Federal
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  Speaker 1: Trade Commission staff have reported on? In essence, did a
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  Speaker 1: paper receipt expose too much of your credit card information?
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  Speaker 1: Now think about it. Consumers, and that's you and me too,
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  Speaker 1: whose paper receipts display too much credit card information may
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  Speaker 1: have rights under federal law. Do you save your paper
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  Speaker 1: credit debt, debit or EBT card receipts? Why not? And
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  Speaker 1: the reason being is because you may be sitting on
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  Speaker 1: a FACTA violation and may be entitled to to up
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  Speaker 1: to $ 1, 000 if your printed receipt had too much of
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  Speaker 1: your personal information on it. Now, while you're looking at
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  Speaker 1: your receipt, I'm going to take a sip of my water.
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  Speaker 1: You don't mind, do you? I know you didn't. And
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  Speaker 1: I know some of you probably said, well, Gary, that's
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  Speaker 1: a long sip of water, but it was good. So
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  Speaker 1: if you have a paper printed receipt, Receipt at the
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  Speaker 1: time of sale that shows more than the five digits
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  Speaker 1: of your credit, debit, or EBT card number or includes
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  Speaker 1: any portion of the expiration date. You may qualify to
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  Speaker 1: take legal action and seek compensation through a FACTA lawsuit.
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  Speaker 1: Snapchat lawsuit seeks compensation for victims of child exploitation on
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  Speaker 1: the app. A lawsuit investigation is seeking compensation for people
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  Speaker 1: harmed by alleged child exploitation involving Snapchat. The question is,
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  Speaker 1: did a Snapchat predator target you or your minor child?
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  Speaker 1: And if so, you're not alone. And you may be
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  Speaker 1: eligible to file a Snapchat lawsuit to pursue compensation for
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  Speaker 1: medical expenses, ongoing therapy, and pain and suffering. But the
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  Speaker 1: question is, is that true? Do you know anything about
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  Speaker 1: any of these lawsuits and settlements? You sure? Well, you
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  Speaker 1: do today. Thank you for tuning in to Challenges of
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  Speaker 1: Faith Radio Program. I'm Gary McCants.