Employment law and consumer protection, explained by the attorneys who litigate it. Straight answers on your rights at work and in the marketplace.
Personal Injury
Denise Kaba, 53, was awarded $2.9 million in her personal injury case against Carnival Cruises. According to Kaba, she slipped and fell on Carnival’s pool deck, fracturing her right patella. Her injury required open reduction and internal fixation, and five other surgeries, including a patellar tendon replacement with a cadaver allograft. Kaba claimed she remains […]
Consumer Rights
1. Most importantly, peace of mind! Make the debt collectors stop calling you in a harassing manner. Remember how nice it was to answer your phone without screening it first? Remember how peaceful it was before your phone began to ring 10+ times a day? Are you sick of telling the debt collectors to stop calling you, only to have them call […]
Consumer Rights
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is the federal law that governs how debt collection agencies can operate. The FDCPA protects consumers from abusive debt collection practices by debt collectors. The Act gives consumers protection with regards to personal, family, and household debts, including money consumers owe on a personal credit card account, auto loan, medical […]
Consumer Rights
Leading Edge Recovery Solutions is being sued by a consumer that claims he received so many collection calls that he no longer answers his telephone out of fear, in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Case No. 5:13-cv-00030 Leading Edge Recovery is accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, which […]
Consumer Rights
Russell Fuller has filed a lawsuit against debt collector, I.C. Systems for allegedly making numerous calls to him in an attempt to collect on a debt that was already paid off, in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Case No. 1:11-cv-00136 According to the Fuller, I.C. Systems began placing collection calls to […]
Consumer Rights
Allied Interstate Inc., has agreed to pay a record-breaking $1.75 million to settle a lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In a recent press release, a FTC spokesperson focused on Allied’s alleged attempts to illegally collect debts from consumers that did not owe them money. “Debt collectors had better make sure their information is accurate, or […]
Consumer Rights
Kevin Pumphrey was receiving collection calls for several years about student loans that he did not owe, in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). However, after he learned that he could sue the collection agency for harassment, the agency settled the case and left him alone. In another case, Michael L. Hughes […]
Consumer Rights
According to the Pennsylvania Attorney General, debt collection company, Unicredit, used fake court proceedings to deceive, mislead or frighten consumers into making payments or surrendering valuables without following the lawful procedures for debt collection. The Attorney General’s Office accused Unicredit of sending letters to consumers that were often hand-delivered by people dressed like sheriff deputies, implying that […]
Consumer Rights
A consumer has filed a lawsuit against the debt collection agency, AFNI Inc., for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), by calling him approximately ten times a day and threatening to place a warrant out for his arrest if he did not pay the alleged debt. The consumer further alleges that AFNI also violated the FDCPA by calling him before […]
Personal Injury
Froilan Oritz, Jr., an air conditioning repairman has filed a personal injury lawsuit against homeowner, Elton L. Hudson after his stairs collapsed causing Ortiz to fall and hurt himself. (Case No. 13-CV-508) According to the lawsuit, Oritz was in Hudson’s home to repair his air conditioner on April 4th. As he walked up the stairs to the attic, where the a/c […]
Employment Law
The California Labor Commissioner, Julie Su has filed a lawsuit against several Los Angeles area hospitals, claiming they owe their employees $9 million in wages, and the State of California $52 million in damages. Federal and state laws require most employers to pay overtime. The overtime premium is 50% of the employee’s usual hourly wage. This means an employee who […]
Employment Law
The family of Jessica Fertitta, 25, has filed a lawsuit against Mitsubishi International Corp., Smylie Unlimited and Meineke Car Care Centers for allegedly causing her death, saying she burned to death in a fire after her car malfunctioned and randomly burst into flames. (Case No. A193-933) According to the local news reports, Jessica Fertitta had only driven a half a […]
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