Curated Content: Consumer Rights

We’re here to inform and empower. Our team is dedicated to protecting consumers from predatory practices, fraud, and deceit.
Each article in this category is crafted to give you the knowledge and confidence to stand up against unfair treatment and safeguard your rights.
Your purchases and financial security matter. Explore our Consumer Rights blog, arm yourself with the facts, and take the steps needed to hold companies accountable. At Todd M. Friedman, P.C., we’re here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can demand fairness and fight for justice.

Consumer Sues After Receiving 1,026 calls

In a recent Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuit heard in a Federal Court, plaintiff Heather Nelson alleged that debt collection agency, Santander Consumer USA called ...

Debt Collector Accused Of Abusing A Consumer Over A Zombie Debt

A consumer has accused Global Holding & Investment Co. of threatening her with a lawsuit in regards to a 20-year old “zombie” debt.   The term “zombie debt” refers ...

Clarifying The CAN-SPAM Act

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)  recently made some clarifications regarding the CAN-SPAM Act. The clarifications include: The term “sender” in regards to multi-advertiser e-mails. The modification of the ...

Student Loans, Debt Collectors and You

Many desperate debt collectors threaten debtors with immediate wage or bank account garnishment as a tactic to intimidate them into payment.  However, it is important to know ...

Rawlins & Rivera caught violating the FDCPA by the FTC

Collection agencies, Rawlins & Rivera, Inc., Ryan & Reed, Inc. and their lawyer has been permanently prohibited from falsely representing the character, amount, or legal status of ...

Debt collector sued for FDCPA violations after allegedly pretending to be an attorney

Debt Collection agency, National Credit Audit Corporation was accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act (FDCPA) after one of its debt collectors allegedly ...