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.

Debt Collector has reached a proposed $3.1 million settlement with the FTC

Debt Collectors, Luebke Baker and Associates have reached a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, (FTC) following charges that they illegally harassed consumers to pay ...

A jury awarded a woman $23.4 million against Ford Motor Co.

Cynthia Castillo, 38, was driving her Ford Explorer on Interstate 15 in Riverside County, California when the tread separated on the left rear tire. The rear ...

$7 Million Dollar Settlement Reached After Woman Is Injured By An Automatic Door At Target

Target Corporation, as well as a mechanical door manufacturer, have agreed to pay $7 million to an elderly woman injured when an automatic door at ...

$105 million awarded to Starbuck’s baristas in tip-sharing class action lawsuit

Jou Chau  a former LaJolla, California Starbucks barista alleged that Starbucks supervisors were illegally forcing baristas to share tips with them since October 2000.  In court, California Superior ...

Fake Charity Telemarketers Caught Red Handed

Attorney General Greg Abbott sued the THPA, (deceitfully named “Texas Highway Patrol Association) for taking donations under false claims they would pay money to families of slain ...

Welk Resort Sues Telemarketers For Scamming Its Timeshare Owners Out Of Money

The Welk Resort Group. located in San Diego has sued VO Financial, its CEO Adam Lacerda, and co-founder Ashley Lacerda in Federal Court, claiming that VO Financial ...