Numerous federal and state laws in the U.S. are designed to protect consumers from unscrupulous companies, ensure that customers get the products or services they pay for and punish false advertisers.

The insurer’s core product is not the policy document delivered at the point of sale; it is the promise of financial protection when a covered loss occurs. That promise has meaning only if honored ...

An attorney for a New York consumer-protection advocacy coalition asked lawmakers to advance a fifth proposal, the Consumer and Small Business Protection Act, which didn't make it out of committee.

Advocates are pushing for the passsage of the "Consumer and Small Business Protection Act," which is sponsored by state Sen. Leroy Comrie, shown in 2015, and Asssemblywoman Helene E. Weinstein. The ...