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.

Rapper Gucci Mane accused of causing an injury to a fan after hitting him with a bottle

Rapper Gucci Mane, 33, was jailed on Wednesday for allegedly hitting a fan in the head with a champagne bottle at a nightclub earlier this ...

Cavalry Portfolio Service was sued for alleged FDCPA violations

According to the victim he had leased a car in 1996 and completed the lease payments as scheduled in 1999.  Neither the bank nor the dealership ...

Do you really know who is friending you on Facebook?

There have been two recent complaints by consumers accusing debt collectors of harassing them through their Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts. A mid-west gentleman received a Facebook friend request ...

Debt collection agency shut down for harassing consumers

Debt collection agencies doing business under the names Central Resource Management, Final Claims Asset Locators, Final Control Asset Locators, Interchange Payment Solutions, Next Step ...

Debt collection agency found guilty of conducting a scheme to defraud

Debt Collection Agency, Gordon, Cappolli & Associates along with its owner, Stephanie Lowinger,  were found guilty of  conducting a scheme to defraud.  Ms. Lowinger is also ...

Restaurant facing a retaliation lawsuit after a threatening online rants

According to the retaliation lawsuit, two bartenders were already engaged in a wage-and-hour lawsuit against Coyote Ugly alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act ...