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Attorney General Ellison holds wedding dress shops accountable for breaking promises to Minnesota brides

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Edina wedding dress shops delivered wedding gowns late, sometimes within days of a wedding; will pay restitution for brides who suffered damages and change business practices to ensure future deliveries. 

AUGUST 18, 2021 (SAINT PAUL) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that his office has obtained relief for brides jilted by their wedding dress stores, Posh Bridal Couture and m. Elizabeth Bridal. 

“You should always get what you pay for when you pay for it. The days leading up to your wedding day should be filled with joy and excitement, not dread and anxiety about whether you’ll have something to wear down the aisle. Minnesotans trust shops like this with some of the biggest purchases we’ll ever make. When companies violate that trust by failing to deliver, my office is here to make sure Minnesotans are protected,” Attorney General Ellison said.   

Following a local news report about Posh, the Attorney General’s Office received a flood of complaints from consumers sharing similar stories. “This case highlights how the media, Minnesota consumers, and your elected officials can work together to bring accountability to businesses in our state,” Attorney General Ellison said.  “If you have a problem with a business, you might not be the only one, contact us. We may be able to help not only you, but many others,”  Attorney General Ellison continued, urging Minnesotans to report deceptive and unlawful business practices through the Office’s online complaint form

The Attorney General’s Office alleged that the two jointly-owned-and-operated wedding dress shops told buyers to expect gowns in six months or fewer, but often delivered late.  Some brides reported receiving their dress only days before their wedding, resulting in rush alteration fees, or, in some cases, forcing the brides to buy back-up dresses. 

The Office further alleged that Posh and m. Elizabeth falsely represented the reasons for the delays, blaming the tardy deliveries on international customs or on dress designers, when, in fact, delays resulted from the stores’ failure to pay the gowns’ manufacturers for the products.  The Office further alleged that the stores’ owner instructed her employees to pass misinformation on to consumers. 

Under the terms of an Assurance of Discontinuance filed in Hennepin County District Court yesterday, the stores — now consolidated into one entity — agreed to make significant changes to their business practices; not make misleading, deceptive, false, or fraudulent statements to consumers; open its books to Attorney General’s Office review; and pay $50,000.  Settlement funds can be distributed to residents by the Attorney General or remitted to the general fund of the State of Minnesota.  

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Hudda Ibrahim oo xil loo magacaabay islamarkaana ay ansixiyeen guddiga golaha deegaanka magaaladda Saint Cloud

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Saint Cloud – Guddiga golaha deegaanka magaaladda Saint Cloud ee gobolka Minnesota ayaa Dr. Hudda Ibrahim u magacaabay in ay kamid noqoto guddiga gollaha deegaanka magaaladda Saint Cloud. Hudda ayaa qabanaysa xilkii uu hayey Jake Anderson oo bishii November loo doortay in uu noqdo duqa magaaladda Saint Cloud.

Dr. Hudda Ibrahim ayaa waxaa u codeeyay dhamaan xubnaha guddiga gollaha deegaanka magaaladda Saint Cloud ee gobolka Minnesota. Dr. Hudda Ibrahim ayaa taariikh cusub ka dhigtay magaaladda Saint Cloud. Waxay noqotay qofkii u horeeyay ee Soomaali ah ee xil dowladeed ka qabta magaaladda Saint Cloud.

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Magaaladda St. Paul oo bixisay deymo lagu lahaa 32,000 oo qof

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SAINT PAUL – Magaaladda St. Paul ee gobolka Minnesota ayaa bixisay dhamaan deymo la xiriira caafimaadka oo lagu lahaa 32,000 oo qof oo deggen magaaladda. Duqa magaaladda St. Paul iyo shaqaalaha howshan ka shaqeeyay ayaa todobaadkan waraaqo u diraya 32,000 oo qof oo ay u sheegayaan in dhamaan wixii dayn caafimaad ee lagu lahaa laga bixiyay, lagan tirtiri doono.

Arrintan oo aad loo hadal hayo ayaa waxaa balanqaaday duqa magaaladda St. Paul Melvin Carter markii uu ku jiray ololaha doorashadda ee dib loogu doortay. Haddaba magaaladda St. Paul ayaa tirtirtay daymo qiimo ahaan ah $40 milyan oo ah daymo la xiriira caafimaadka oo lagu lahaa dadka deggen magaaladda. Duqa magaalada St. Paul Melvin Carter ayaa sheegay in qorshahan looga golleeyahay in taageero la siiyo dadka daynta lagu leeyahay ee deggen magaaladda St. Paul si culeyksa dhaqaale looga qaado, loona garab qabto oo loo kaalmeeyo.

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NINKII SHANTA GABDHOOD SHILKA KU DILAY OO DIIDAY HESHIIS QIRASHO AH, GO’AANSADAYNA IN MAXKAMAD LA HORGEEYO

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MINNEAPOLIS – Derrick Thompson oo ah ninkii shanta gabdhood ee Soomaalida ah shil gaadhi ku dilay ayaa diiday heshiis qirasho ah oo ay haweenayda ah Xeer-ilaaliyaha Degmadda Hennepin soo hordhigtay, balse ninkan ayaa sheegay in uu beddelkeeda maxkamadayn doonayo. Ninkan ayaa ku eedaysan dil darajada saddexaad ah iyo dil baabuur oo lagu eedeeyay in uu baabuur ku dhacay oo uu dilay shan gabdhood oo saaxiibo ah isaga oo ka baxsanaya booliiska.

Bishii hore ayeey maxkamad heer federaal ah ninkan ku heshay dhowr dembi oo la xiriira dilka gabdhaha. Qareenada Degmadda Hennepin ayaa xaqiijiyay in Derrick Thompson iyo qareenada difaacaya ay diideen heshiiska qiraalka ah, iyaga oo door biday in dacwadda la billaabo Febraayo 18, 2025 oo maxkamad la aado.

Derrick Thompson ayaa lagu soo oogay shan dacwadood oo kala ah dil darajada saddexaad ah iyo 10 fal dambiyeed dil baabuur ah oo sababay dhimashada shan gabdhood oo dhallinyaro ah oo da’doodu u dhaxayso 17 ilaa 20 jir: Salma Mohamed Abdikadir, Sahra Liban Gesaade, Sagal Burhaan Hersi, Siham Adan Odhowa, and Sabiriin Mohamoud Cali.

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