CHARLESTON, W.Wa. -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has sued to enjoin Illinois attorney Robert K. Lock, Jr., New York attorney Philip M. Manger, and their company CCDN, LLC, d/b/a Credit Collections Defense Network, from practicing law in West Virginia and to stop their unfair and deceptive debt settlement business.

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If you are frustrated with the BBB and their lack of response to what you consider to be unfair treatment of your business by their grading system; if you are mad as hell and are seeking some sort of recourse from what you consider to be unethical practices by the BBB, then please email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Let me know what city you live in.  We have plans to make the BBB sit up and take notice.

http://www.bbbroundup.com/

by Scott Jordan, freelance writer and business owner (Jordan Janitorial),  Mesa, AZ

What you can do to limit damage the BBB may cause your business

YOUR BBB SURVIVAL GUIDE

Because of legal loopholes concerning certain non-profit whistleblowing organizations, courts have not been able to compel the BBB to be truthful and accurate in its reliability reports.  To date, BBBs are basically exempt from the same libel and slander laws that apply to others in the business community. And the BBB has milked these legal loopholes for all they are worth.

By Jimmie Rivers

www.BBBRoundup.com

Through the eyes of the Better Business Bureau, there are only four types of businesses:  Standard, Monitored, Inherent Problem and Illegal/Scam.  Regardless of what your business actually does, the BBB is going to classify your business as one of these four types.  The reality of this is that if your business is classified by the BBB to be either one with inherent problems or of an illegal/scam nature, the highest Better Business Bureau Grade you can earn is an "F."

by Jimmie Rivers

www.bbbroundup.com

One of our original points of contention with the Better Business Bureau had to do with their complaint process.  We felt then, and feel now, that it serves no real purpose to the consumer, is poorly managed, and from first hand experience it appears to be rigged.