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Regular Or Decaf? Both May Be Healthy

Two new studies give coffee drinkers a reason to smile, whether you drink your brew with caffeine or without. Both may have health benefits.

Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that decaffeinated coffee may improve brain energy metabolism associated with type 2 diabetes. Why is this important?

This brain dysfunction is a known risk factor for dementia and other cognitive disorders like Alzheimer’s disease. The research is published online in Nutri...

Unhappy Honda Owner Gets $9,867 Judgment After Opting Out of Class Action

A Los Angeles lawyer who opted out of a class-action settlement has won a small claims court lawsuit against Honda Motor Co. that will pay her roughly 100 times what the class action would have.

"I am absolutely thrilled at the reports that I won, even though I won't see the actual judgment until it comes in the mail. It's a victory for Civic Hybrid owners everywhere! Sometimes big justice comes in small packages," Heather Peters said in an email to ConsumerAffairs...

Baby-Death Suit Against Nojo Baby Sling Moves Forward

A couple whose 3-month-old daughter died in 2004 can sue the makers of a baby sling despite a statute of limitations and despite the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) finding that the death was a "freakish accident," a federal judge ruled, according to Courthouse News Service.

Ann Heneghan placed her 3-month old daughter, Cathleen Delia Ross, in the Nojo Original Baby Sling for approximately 10 to 15 minutes while shopping in October 2004. When Heneghan tried to put Cathleen bac...

Can You Trust A Favorable Review?

Most of us are happy to read a glowing movie review. It's probably a movie we'd like to see anyway, and we're grateful someone in authority – a reviewer – has blessed it and told us we'll like it.

Does the same hold true for products? Retailers and manufacturers are betting it does, and they too are happy to believe that. Instead of spending millions on a TV commercial to run during the Super Bowl, they use a fraction of their ad budget and offer incentives for consumers to ...

J.C. Penney TV Ad Draws Strong Reactions

J.C. Penney's new TV advertising campaign, heralding its new discount pricing policy, is rubbing a lot of consumers the wrong way.

Since late last week, shortly after the commercials began airing, ConsumerAffairs.com has received dozens of complaints, mostly from women, registering strong, negative reactions. The barrage of complaints began last Friday.

"This is the worst ad of all time, stop it immediately," wrote Kathy, of Hillsboro, Ore. "We will boycott J.C. Penney until it of...

Regular Or Decaf? Both May Be Healthy

Unhappy Honda Owner Gets $9,867 Judgment After Opting Out of Class Action

Baby-Death Suit Against Nojo Baby Sling Moves Forward

Can You Trust A Favorable Review?

J.C. Penney TV Ad Draws Strong Reactions

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