In general use, a complaint is an expression of displeasure, such as poor service at a store, or from a local government, or your leg being amputated, etc.
In the common law, a complaint is a formal legal document that sets out the basic facts and legal reasons (see: cause of action) that the filing party (the plaintiffs) believes are sufficient to support a claim against another person, persons, entity or entities (the defendants) that entitles the plaintiff(s) to a remedy (either money damages or injunctive relief). For sample complaints, click here. See also petition and pleading.
In criminal cases, it is a criminal complaint (felony complaint) and the plaintiff is the State (also sometimes called the People) or Crown (in the Commonwealth of Nations) as the source of the prosecutor's authority emanates from the police power of the state with the defendant being the accused who faces criminal sanctions.
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D Moving of Danbury, CT - History of complaint and legal actions from early 2004.
Product Reports - Log a complaint about any product or service. Before making another purchase, search content to see if there are products or services that may have been recalled or should be avoided.
Meta Description: [ Business & Product Reports is a were consumers enter their opinions about the services and/or quality of product that companies have in the market place. Consumers access these opinions through searches which would tell them what other consumers have to say about a particular company or product. ... ]
7582 Smiths Creek Road - Couple in Port Huron, Michigan tells about a bad deal with Royal Mortgage Company and Crest Homes.
Meta Description: [ Royal Mortgage, Crest Homes, New City Financial, Borrowers Network, Modular Home construction gone bad ]
BankRate.com: How to Complain to Your Bank and Win - General advice about resolving bank complaints.
Meta Description: [ The first step in successful complaining to a bank - do it in person, not over the phone. ]
Best Buy Receipt Check - Shopper declines to show register receipt for purchase to door guard at Lakewood Best Buy, which is voluntary. Employees attempt to seize cart, stand in shopper's path, and park a truck behind shopper's car to prevent departure.
Blue Cross Don't Pay - Customer describes Blue Cross's reasons to avoid paying claims.
Meta Description: [ Does Blue Cross of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania deny and withold benefits in bad faith without reasonable cause?, Does Blue Cross of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania deny and withold benefits in bad faith without reasonable cause? ]
Bosley Medical Violations - Consumer information regarding the Bosley Medical Group business practices and disciplinary history of L. Lee Bosley.
Meta Description: [ Attorney General's consumer protection lawsuit against the Bosley Medical Group. Medical board violations, Consumer Protection Division and Dateline NBC findings. Consumer oriented site. ]
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BosleyMedical.com - Consumer information about The Bosley Medical Institute and Bosley Medical Group. Facts about nationwide hair restoration centers, new patients and first starts.
Meta Description: [ Consumer Protection Division report regarding deceptive business practices and patient complaints. ]
Building with Richmond American Homes - An experience in building a new house with Richmond American Homes of VA. Includes pictures, videos, letters, and documents.
Meta Description: [ Our experience in building with Richmond American Homes; in Pictures, Videos, Documents, and Letters ]
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Camera Confidential - Undercover shopping expedition reveals doubtful deals, padded prices, and pushy salespeople. Offers advice for how to keep from being burned. [PC World]
Meta Description: [ Web buyer beware: Our undercover shopping expedition revealed doubtful deals, padded prices, and pushy salespeople. Here's how to avoid getting burned. ]
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Charter Communications of Kalamazoo - Customer alleges poor cable TV service.
Meta Description: [ Charter Communications in Kalamazoo gives poor service. ]
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Chemistrycoach.com - Apologies for the interruption - Story explaining how myhosting.com killed, without warning, a teacher's popular educational website.
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Companies that Screwed Me - Complaints about several companies.
Meta Description: [ Dave Schultz is an old hippie and these are the businesses that screwed me ]
Complaints.com Consumer Complaints - Database of consumer complaints and consumer advocacy.
Meta Description: [ Complaints.com - post and research consumer complaints - gain leverage to solve your complaints - read actual consumer experiences ]
Complaints.com.my - Malaysian site for consumer complaints and compliments. Get advice, read and solve consumer problem.
Meta Description: [ Malaysia 1st Online Consumer Complaints and Compliments. Get advice, solve & read Consumer Problem ]
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CompUSA Complaint Forum - A place to add complaints or compliment about the products or services of the company.
Conscientious Consuming - A resource for people who believe in conscientious consuming, whatever their conscience.
Meta Description: [ Conscientious Consuming is the process of evaluating the conduct and activities of product manufacturers when purchasing products. This includes boycotting certain companies and supporting others. ]
Consumer Alerts - A personal list of companies the author has had dealings with in the past. Includes copies of complaints and correspondence.
Meta Description: [ Here I have compiled a list of companies that I have had dealings with in the past. ]
Consumer Soundoff - A consumer advocate who helps reconcile consumer disputes and problems with businesses, companies and corporations.
Meta Description: [ A consumer advocate who helps reconcile consumer disputes and problems with businesses, companies and corporations. Fight for your rights, FREE! ]
ConsumerAffairs.Com - Offering comprehensive information for consumers: recalls, scams, complaints, good guys, and reports about consumer problems.
Meta Description: [ ConsumerAffairs.Com: Knowledge is Power! Consumer news, reviews, complaints, resources, safety recalls ]
Consumers Union Statement about Consumer Distorts - Consumers Union's response to now-defunct corporate-backed Consumer Distorts website.
Costco Web Pharmacy Sucks - Claims online prescription service, not affiliated with the retail chain, is overpriced.
Meta Description: [ I think Costco Pharmacy could kill someone, Costco pharmacy has negative customer service values ]
Countrywide Home Loan Sucks - Tells a story of unfair business practices with Countrywide Home Loan.
Cruise from Hell - A description of a Norwegian Cruise Lines cruise with links to others who went through the same situations.
Meta Description: [ The cruise from HELL with NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE. Useful information for those planning an ocean cruise. ]
Culotta Homes - A place for current and prospective owners of a home built by Culotta Homes in Waterdown, Ontario to share experiences and information.
Meta Description: [ dating services home owner for sale short term housing selling ]
Dixie Pool Dispute in Orlando - Homeowner documents a series of complaints about the installation of an inground pool conducted by Dixie Pools and Spas in Orlando, Florida. Photographs and descriptions spanning an 18-month period.
Don't Buy from RussianArtSoul.com - Details negative buying experiences with DIADA USA, owner of RussianArtSoul.com and Unigift.
Meta Description: [ Consumer complaints about RussianArtSoul.com and its owner DIADA USA. ]
Don't Shop at Target Stores - Examines negative experiences with Target's customer service and return/exchange policies.
Meta Description: [ Your search for a wine bottle holders can be fun and gratifying - only if you're prepared with solid and accurate information. That's where we come in. Our website covers all the particulars of finding a wine bottle holders , so you can spend the rest of your time enjoying the experience. ]
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Dot Con Avenue - Gives account of the experience which ninet.co.uk had with hosting company, 'Dot Com Avenue'.
Dotcomavenue.com - A Bad and Ongoing Experience - A report of ongoing troubles with an intransigent service provider.
Ed Foster's Gripelog - A place where customers of technology products can air their beefs with vendors and read about the problems and issues other customers are raising.
Ed Foster's Gripelog - A place where customers of technology products can air their beefs with vendors and read about the problems and issues other customers are raising.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car is a Failing Enterprise - Enterprise Rent-A-Car didn't honor reservations, didn't have cars ready as stated, rented cars with nearly empty tanks, and charged higher prices to corporate account holder.
Meta Description: [ Enterprise Rent-A-Car Is A Failing Enterprise! ]
Federal Trade Commission - Billed for Merchandise You Never Received? Here's What To Do - Steps to take in a dispute, sample dispute letter, and tips for shopping online or by catalog.
Fesay's Doors - A Consumer Review - Review of the poor service customer received from Fesay's Doors and its owner, Don Fecay, located in Michigan.
Meta Description: [ This site is a review of the poor service that we personally received from Fesay's Doors Are Us located in Southgate, Michigan (Downriver) & it's owner Don Fecay. ]
Floramex, Personal Bad Experience - Customer paid for delivery of fresh roses. Roses developed purple spots the next day, and died without ever blossoming.
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FuckMacMall.com - Customer returned incorrect memory chip to MacMall for replacement in May 1996. MacMall charged for both chips. Small Claims Court awarded customer $1105 judgment, which MacMall still refuses to pay as of January 2004.
GoodYear and JustTires Aren't Very Nice - A 3-year story of a broken price guarantee, and a store that refused to pay a refund.
Meta Description: [ This is the Official Web Site Just Tires does not want you to see. Click here to read more and see why you shouldn't go to JustTires... ]
Grumbletext - Submit and read opinions and complaints on big corporations in the UK. Site creates news stories based on user contributed content and actively publicises it to the media.
Meta Description: [ Grumbletext, UK consumer complaints - post online and via SMS text message! ]
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Home Depot screwed us...you're next! - A bad experience with a major purchase from Home Depot.
Huntington Home Builders Problems - Home built by Texas builder Huntington Homes has toxic black mold, many construction defects, and has had 7 water leaks/floods and a gas leak in 5+ years of ownership.
Meta Description: [ real estate huntington west virginia honda chevy national bank online ]
I Hate Starbucks - Anti-Starbucks site with a guestbook for visitors to voice their opinions.
Meta Description: [ The Starbucks slam session. If you want to blow the foam off the top of your decaf. life, let 'er rip. Stand up against the spread of global capitalism. Whinge. ]
Infomercial Scams - Provides unedited complaints about many popular infomercial products.
Meta Description: [ Uncensored complaints about infomercial products! ]
It Pays to Complain - Provides articles, online complaint forms, forum, newsletter and contact links to corporations.
Meta Description: [ cruise hotel reservation vacation air travel discount deal agency lodging ]
JC Penney's Customer Treatment Philosophy - JC Penney sent erroneous report of $2607.93 judgment for nonpayment of store credit card debt to credit reporting agencies. Despite collection attorneys admitting error in May 2000, report still not retracted in January 2001.
Meta Description: [ JC Penney gave me and my wife a bad credit report. It caused me to be two mortgage loans.They still have not removed it from our credit files.It has been almost a year.We never used their card. ]
Jvision Image Name Dispute - Object Insight lawyers threatened trademark infringement lawsuit over filenames containing the letters jvision, such as an unrelated jvision.gif image.
Meta Description: [ The jvision gif image name dispute, threat by object insight. An image name dispute brought forth from Object Insight INC owners of jvision. JVISION is trademarked by Object Insight Inc. ]
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Kanes Furniture Fraud - Personal experience after purchasing furniture at the Sarasota branch of Savon Furniture, a branch of Kanes Furniture.
Knapp Shoes Lies - Customer claims company makes defective products and values profits over safety. Includes email contact.
Meta Description: [ Find information regarding Knapp Shoes faulty products. Work Shoes, Service Shoes and ATV series may cause injury. I want to hear about your bad experience. An E-mail link is included. ]
Lakeland Mills - Consumer claims company in Edmore, Michigan makes defective products that cause injury and urges boycott.
Meta Description: [ Lakeland Mills, Inc. of Edmore, Michigan & Their REPETITIVELY DEFECTIVE, INJURY-CAUSING PRODUCTS ]
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Malbax.com - A UK customer site warning about the problems associated with purchasing cigarettes and tobacco via the internet, from other EU countries. Includes customer comments.
Meta Description: [ MALBAX Discounted Cigarettes ]
masonite Siding Class Action Settlements - Includes Masonite hardboard siding page, Omniwood siding page, Woodruf roofing page.
MP3PlayerStore.com's Bad Business Practices - Contains a consumer complaint about an order for two MP3 players which was filled incorrectly with much cheaper items. History of the complaint and follow up action including other consumers involved with the company.
Mr. G's Sucks - Reports plastic restoration service business does not have a quality guarantee. Includes complaint letters.
Meta Description: [ How Mr. Gs (Plastic parts re chromers) abuse customers and parts! Texas fastener man. ]
My Currys Shopping Experience - Story of a Sony television, purchased in October 2000 at Currys in London.
Meta Description: [ Curry's defeated in Court after failing to honour Sony European Warranty ]
Natwest Bank Fraud - Claims against the illegal and unethical practices of National Westminster Bank, UK.
Meta Description: [ more than just a bank: news and information about the royal bank of scotland group's (aka natwest bank) deceitful acts, poor service, bad management, and incompetent bureaucracy that result in gross mistakes and customer dissatisfaction. ]
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Northwestern Mutual Complaints - National Association of Security Dealers has been investigating allegedly deceptive sales practices.
Meta Description: [ Northwestern Mutual Complaints was created so that current and prospective policyowners or those considering a career or internship with the company can make thoughtful, well-informed decisions. ]
NPR : Customer Sues Sears over Repair Service - Lawyer Joseph Williams of Baltimore County, Md. sued Sears when a repairman failed to show up to fix his dryer at the time Sears said he would. He won his case, and received a $1 judgment, but he believes he sent the company an important message.
Meta Description: [ Lawyer Joseph Williams of Baltimore County, Md., is unhappy with Sears. It's an issue of punctuality. Williams sued the company when a repairman failed to show up to fix his dryer at the time Sears said he would. He won his case, and received a $1 judgment... but he believes he sent the company a... ]
PoetryNOTcom - Detailed complaints against Poetry.com, a vanity press.
Meta Description: [ For all the people who got screwed by poetry.com, For all the people who got screwed by poetry.com ]
Price Waterhouse Coopers Discrimination - Umang Malhotra's detailed account of racial discrimination by Price Waterhouse UK and biased judgments by UK Tribunals.
Meta Description: [ Price Waterhouse Coopers (pwc) Racial and Discriminatory practices ]
Problem with Ecost.com - Full details of a problem with this a purchase of software from this company.
Quest of the Unquietmind - Web journal of thoughtful dissent.
Meta Description: [ a webjournal of thoughtful dissent ]
Reality Click - Promotes customer relationships. Realityclickers can post rant or rave messages and realityclick will then email the company mentioned and let them know that there is a posting directed towards them.
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Reportbook.com - Book of reports on local businesses, service companies and professionals, written by consumers. Organized by city and category.
Retail Ethics - Ken McIsaac complains about unethical retail moneymaking tactics.
Meta Description: [ Create Your Own Personal Or Business Website In The Next 5 Minutes FREE And Show It To The World -- On One of Most Endorsed FREE Web Hosting Providers Online. NO Forced Ads, 5GB Space ]
Rip-off Report - A venue for consumer complaints about companies and individuals who have allegedly mistreated them.
Meta Description: [ Want justice! The Rip Off Report allows you a central place to enter complaints about companies and individuals who are ripping people off. Our reports cover every category imaginable! Submit your story on our Web site for free, for millions to see. Report everything from Auto Dealers, Retail Sto... ]
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Roy True - Builder / Investor And Weasel - Justin, Texas - A bad experience with the owner of Conestoga Custom Homes, a distributor of Clear Span Modular Structures.
Meta Description: [ Roy True of Justin Texas considers himself quite the Builder / Investor. Do not to take his assurances under any circumstance. What a weasel. In fact, he is our Weasel Award Winner. ]
Scandinavian tour operator VING - How worlds biggest tour operator (Airtours) acts when an accident happens. Actual material form investigation, police reports and correspondence from VING management told by survivor of bus crash.
Screwed Central - Numerous forums for posting consumer complaints and injustices.
Selby General Hospital - Claims poor treatment in emergency room.
Spectrum Energy - Highlights controversial marketing activities of Spectrum Energy of Bournemouth.
Meta Description: [ Unscrupulous Marketing by Spectrum Energy ]
Starbucked - Consumer Activism is for Everyone - Jeremy Dorosin takes on Starbucks. A problem with a wedding gift sparks a website that major newspapers and network TV news have turned into a major consumer backlash.
Meta Description: [ Consumer Activism site featuring the 'Starbucked top 10' companies with poor customer service ]
The Complaint Station - Provides central location to complain about issues related to companies products, services, employment and get rich quick scams.
Meta Description: [ Got shitty service from some business, work for an evil corporation? Tell all. ]
The Credit Card Complaint Page - Post and read consumer complaints.
Meta Description: [ Complaints about credit card company's abuse, misconduct or wrong doing, credit card complaint site, complaints about your credit card, website that posts consumer complaints about bad credit card companies that mistreat, abuse, their cutomers, bad credit cards ]
The Glenn Canady Gorilla Website Marketing Course Review - Read my experience of Glenn Canady's Gorilla Website Marketing Course, ABDevelopment, and how I believe I wasted $8000 with these people.
The Most Expensive $94 Orbitz Will Ever Make - Orbitz refused to change impossible flight itinerary, and ignored request for refund.
The Short End of The Stick - Compares incomes of top corporate CEO's with those of entry level employees to document the growing disparity between rich and poor.
Meta Description: [ How entry level workers are abused by the corporations that hire them. ]
The Torn-Up Credit Card Application - Torn-up application for a Chase MasterCard is taped together and sent in with a different address and a cell phone number. Despite Chase's advice to tear up unwanted applications, Chase accepts application and sends out a brand new MasterCard.
The UK Consumer's Complaint List - Forum for consumers to air their complaints and accounts.
Meta Description: [ clik2complaints.co.uk gives voice to your complaint by forcing the complaint procedure into the public domain ]
The Unofficial American Express Consumer Opinion Site - Post and read about experiences on the message boards.
Meta Description: [ American Express Sucks. Find out why American Express credit cards, customer service, travel, and American Express Financial Advisors suck. If you feel you have become a victim of American Express Company, visit my non-profit website to post your experiences on the message boards. ]
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TheGripe.com - Read new gripes or submit your gripe.
Meta Description: [ thegripe.com is the place where you can let every know how you really feel. Enter your gripes or read what others are griping about. ]
TheSqueakyWheel.com: View Complaints - Browsable and searchable collection of consumer complaints posted by website visitors.
Meta Description: [ Post your consumer complaints on TheSqueakyWheel.com - we get refunds! ]
This Is Broken - A project to make companies more aware of their customers' experiences. Submit your own entry.
Meta Description: [ This Is Broken is a project to make companies more aware of their customer experience. Submit your own entry. ]
Timbron - Fire Safety Warning - Timbron brand moulding safety warning. This product, made from recycled styrofoam, is sold at Home Depot.
Meta Description: [ Timbron moulding fire danger ]
Traffic Power Sucks - SEO firm allegedly violates a number of ethical standards.
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Travel in India - Tourist tells his story about how Tour Club, a travel agency in India, ruined his vacation.
Trendwest Collection Practices and Non-Cancelable Contract - Complaints from those who have bought into Trendwest Resorts' time-share program.
Meta Description: [ What do you do if you've bought into Trendwest Resorts' time-share program? Is there any way to get out? The official word from Trendwest is, We have an ironclad, non-cancelable contract that cannot be dropped. Can they legally harrass victims? ]
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Unofficial Capital One Consumer Complaint Site - Relates bad experiences with credit cards, customer service and billing/credit reporting policies. Includes articles and forum.
Meta Description: [ What's in your wallet? Hopefully not a Capital One Card. There are so many other companies that you can get a credit card from...even with less than perfect credit. In my experience, dealing with Capital One is just not worth it...you're better off paying higher interest with another company. ... ]
Warning! Scientific Glass Works of Ambala Cantt, India - A late 1999 purchase is still undelivered in late 2001. Company does not respond to customer queries.
Meta Description: [ HAS ANYONE HAD SUCCESSFUL BUISNESS DEALINGS WITH SCIENTIFIC GLASS WORKS? ]
What's Wrong at Jiffy Lube? - Vehicle inspector at Dallas, Texas, location did not follow regulations when performing vehicle inspection, leading to investigation by Department of Public Safety. Links to dozens of other webpages reporting issues with Jiffy Lube.
Meta Description: [ What's Wrong At Jiffy Lube? Learn remedies. Add your experience. ]
Winnebago Rialta Motorhome RV - Account of problems the author experienced with a purchase.
Meta Description: [ winnebago rialta motor home rv lemon law ]
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