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.

Yes! You can sue a debt collector even if you owe the debt

Over the years, many clients have asked me if they are able to sue a debt collector for harassment under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), ...

You can not go to jail for being late on your credit card

A fairly common, yet illegal tactic of overly aggressive debt collectors is to threaten consumers with arrest if they do not pay their debt.  Some shady debt collectors have even go ...

Attorney General Attempts To Close Down A Debt Collector For Violating The FDCPA

New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo sued debt collection agency,  Benning-Smith Group, for allegedly violating approximately 1,000 state and federal laws.  Cuomo claims that his office received 850 complaints against ...

Debt collectors need to be careful when leaving you a voicemail

According to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), debt collectors must disclose in every voice mail left for a consumer, that the communication is from a debt collector.  ...

The Center for Clinical Research is being sued for alleged ADA violations.

University of Texas Health Science Center, University Health Science Center at Tyler, and the Center for Clinical Research are facing a lawsuit from former ...

How to ask a debt collector for a validation of debt

According to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), all consumers have the right to request a validation of a debt.  A debt collector who is in ...