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July 1, 2009 -- HONOLULU – Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle vetoed HB 1405 today because this legislation has immediate and adverse consequences for residents and businesses of Hawaii. This legislation would place Hawaii companies at a competitive disadvantage. As a consequence of this bill, Hawaii businesses would no longer be able to receive commissions for advertisements on their website that link to numerous national and international firms that offer goods and services to Hawaii residents.    » read more »

San Jose, Calif., April 2, 2008 -- eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY; ebay.com) today announced that Alan Marks has been named senior vice president of corporate communications. Reporting to President and CEO John Donahoe, Marks will be responsible for leading the communications strategies for all areas of the company, including business and consumer media relations, employee communications, executive positioning and issues and reputation management. Marks will join eBay's executive staff.    » read more »

Nov. 15, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Public Citizen filed a complaint late Wednesday on behalf of an eBay vendor, accusing a California-based software company of using its copyright to suppress competition from the online sale of used copies of its products. The lawsuit, Timothy S. Vernor v. Autodesk Inc., was filed in federal court in Seattle and contends that the software company’s actions are abusive and lead to higher prices for consumers. Attorney Michael Withey of Seattle also is representing the vendor in the case.    » read more »

November 9, 2007 -- Having apparently run out of policy positions to auction off this campaign season, Mitt Romney is now calling on his supporters to join him in selling off parts of their pasts too. While reports indicate Romney may spend as much as $60 million of his own money between now and the start of the primaries and caucuses, the campaign is still looking to reverse its declining fundraising numbers.    » read more »

Aug 23, 2007 -- LITTLE ROCK – While online auction scams are not new, scammers are becoming more sophisticated and going to greater lengths to defraud consumers. Today, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel wants to draw attention to a particularly shocking scam in order to encourage Arkansans to exercise caution when shopping on Internet auction sites.    » read more »

August 9, 2007 -- (Boise) – A Boise man who sold toys on eBay, but did not ship the goods after receiving payment, has paid 17 consumers $1,493.53 in restitution, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. The settlement resolves a lawsuit filed in May 2007 against Blake Freer, who operated a business called Squared Circle Toys.    » read more »

June 25, 2007 -- WASHINGTON – Two more defendants pleaded guilty in Milwaukee to charges of criminal copyright infringement as a result of their selling counterfeit software on eBay, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher for the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Steven M. Biskupic for the Eastern District of Wiscon­sin announced today.    » read more »

June 15, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today urged extreme caution to consumers who buy and sell products on website forums that may be used by scam artists to prey on unsuspecting victims.

Despite warnings on websites such as Craigslist and eBay, which provide forums for people to buy and sell items directly, Blumenthal has received several complaints from consumers victimized or targeted by "check overpayment" or "money wiring" scam artists on these sites.    » read more »

Phony Bids Cheat eBay Shoppers Nationwide; Merchant To Pay Hundreds Of Thousands of Dollars in Compensation

New York, NY (June 7, 2007) - New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a crackdown on a nationwide online auction fraud scheme that tricked consumers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.    » read more »