Consumers who believe they are buying legitimate, safe Li-ion batteries on Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Wish, and Newegg may be in for a surprise. They are extremely hazardous if misused, damaged, or improperly vented or charged.

Potentially seismic liability ramifications face the online juggernauts. Advertising revenue and fee-based consumer transactions allow the online juggernauts to reap enormous profits while escaping liability for their actions.

Holiday shoppers and gift recipients can close out the holiday season with just one more daunting task -- returning merchandise for replacement, exchange, or a refund. Tips for handling the return.

Consumers love a good deal, and Amazon is often the first stop for online shoppers. But behind the scenes at the e-commerce juggernaut is a massive retail apocalypse; an unchecked monopoly and tsunami of destruction on sellers, businesses, and consumers.

Product reviews are critical to a product's success on Amazon and Walmart. However, unscrupulous sellers go to great efforts to game the review system and deceive consumers.

Consumers love a good deal and will flock to the internet for Black Friday bargains. However, online shopping may be risky, dangerous, and little, if any, actual value.

The FBI issued a consumer warning about the dangers of counterfeit, fake, and fraudulent batteries. Criminals are leveraging a global supply chain shortage and consumer inattention to rip off the public with dangerous fakes and scams.

Amazon's quest to sell all things to all people has a catastrophic carryover -- over 75 dead and scores injured by unsafe trucking contractors.

Lawsuit accuses Amazon of antitrust behavior and unfair competition leading to higher consumer prices. Amazon penalizes sellers and suppliers that offer lower prices at other internet sites including Walmart and Target.

Walmart shoppers already face the daunting challenge of identifying counterfeit, fraudulent, and replica products, but now with an unusual twist -- Walmart is snubbing trademark owners and leaving counterfeit, infringing, and fraudulent products listed.