Employment law and consumer protection, explained by the attorneys who litigate it. Straight answers on your rights at work and in the marketplace.
Consumer Rights
University of Texas Health Science Center, University Health Science Center at Tyler, and the Center for Clinical Research are facing a lawsuit from former employee, Debra Ellen Cohen, who claims they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by not providing equipment to accommodate her disability. (Case No. 6:11-cv-00650) The ADA requires an employer to […]
Consumer Rights
Attorney General John Suthers has filed a lawsuit against High, High 2, Subscription Solutions, C&R Marketing & Associates, 5280 Publication LLC, Magazine Man, along with the owners of the companies, Raymond B. Jones Jr., his mother, Cora Jones for an alleged telemarketing scam.This mother and son team is accused of duping victims by calling them, pretending to […]
Consumer Rights
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 compliance with the FDCPA must send a consumer a written notice within 5 days of their first communication with them. The notice must tell the consumer, among other things, about their right to request validation of […]
Employment Law
The GEO Group, Inc., a prison management company, that runs over 100 private prison facilities across the country, has reached a $140,000 settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Arizona Civil Rights Division (ACRD). According to the EEOC and ACRD, GEO Group had an extreme tolerance for sexual harassment. Specifically, the EEOC and ACRD alleged that male managers at GEO […]
Consumer Rights
A federal class action lawsuit has been filed against Wise Media, LLC, an alleged spammer that tricks cell phone customers out of $10 a month for “flirting tips” unless they immediately reject a “tip” they never asked for, consented to, or even received. According to the class action lawsuit, lead Plaintiff Andrew Humble he received a text message from an unknown […]
Consumer Rights
Debt collection agency, Allied Interstate Inc., has agreed to a $1.75 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), following allegations that Allied Interstate violated the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) by trying to collect debts from people who did not owe the debts. The FTC also alleged that Allied Interstate made a practice of speaking to neighbors, co-workers and family members about consumers’ debts, even […]
Employment Law
It seems, as long as there have been waiters, waitresses and other service industry workers, there has been tip-pooling. For the protection of these service industry employees, California legislature passed a law in 1929, prohibiting employers from taking any portion of their employees’ tips. However, the law did permit employers to credit tips against employees’ wages, i.e., use tips in […]
Consumer Rights
Cherika Holley filed a personal injury lawsuit against her apartment’s management company, Lindsey Management Co. after the apartment manager, allegedly caused an explosion in the building by setting of an odor eliminator in a refrigerator that was actually designed to be used in a 10,000-cubic-foot room According to Holley, she was lying on her couch, watching television and napping, when […]
Employment Law
Merrill Lynch has reached a $12 million settlement, ending an unpaid overtime class action brought by their employees who provided support services to brokers. According to the lawsuit, Merrill Lynch client associates were allegedly paid overtime based on an incorrect and low regular rate of pay and that Merrill Lynch failed to properly record and account for all […]
Personal Injury
Michael LaFleur was awarded $1.5 million by a jury after being struck by a Conglobal tractor-trailer truck in an accident. According to LaFleur, he suffered a torn meniscus when he was struck by a Conglobal tractor-trailer while working at J.J. Flanagan Shipping’s chassis depot. After the accident he underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair the torn meniscus and needed physical therapy. Mr. LaFleur […]
Consumer Rights
McGavic & Finney PC, an Oregon debt collection law firm that had several complaints over its debt-collection tactics has been closed down under an agreement with Justice Department. Additionally, the settlement requires founding partner Derrick E. McGavic to pay $70,000 and surrender his license to practice law. According to the Attorney General’s office, McGavic & Finney specialized in representing national debt collectors that purchase […]
Personal Injury
Amy Jong, a 99 Ranch Market shopper has been awarded $1,077,063 in her personal injury lawsuit against the grocery store. According to court documents, Jong slipped and fell while shopping at 99 Ranch Market in Dublin, California on an unidentified liquid near a refrigeration unit. As a result of the fall Jong had to undergo reconstructive […]
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