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Consumer Rights
Does Toyota’s $1 billion “sticky gas pedal” class-action lawsuit have you questioning the quality of your car? It is not just Toyota, Honda recently recalled over 800,000 vehicles with an issue that could cause them to slip out of park and roll away. Ford recently recalled over 89,000 Escapes and Fusions due to the danger […]
Consumer Rights
A class action lawsuit has been filed in Los Angeles after allegations that they violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). According to lead plaintiff Sayan Aboudi, he received numerous calls from T-Mobile attempting to locate a person by the name of Profit Walker. Mr. Aboudi informed them that they had the incorrect number, but the harassment persisted […]
Consumer Rights
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Forest Laboratories following allegations that the pharmaceutical company sent junk faxes in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). St. Louis Heart Center Inc. v. Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al., Case No. 12-cv-02224, The lead plaintiffs in the lawsuit, allege they received 40 junk faxes from Forest Labs promoting its hypertension […]
Consumer Rights
Overspending or spending more than is coming in, is the #1 cause of people falling into Bankruptcy. Sometimes overspending is unavoidable due to emergencies and job loss, but many times it is due to people spending emotionally rather than rationally and ending up spending more than they have brought in. Once that happens it is difficult to get caught-up. […]
Consumer Rights
An $8 million settlement was granted by a federal judge, ending a workers compensation class action lawsuit brought by injured Walmart employees in Colorado. The plaintiffs alleged that Walmart, it’s adjuster Claims Management Inc (CMI) and Concentra Health Services hindered medical providers from making independent judgements on how to treat injured workers. Under the terms of […]
Consumer Rights
Preliminarily approval of a $9.9 million class action lawsuit settlement with Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. has been made following allegations that they sent unsolicited text messages to approximately 216,000 consumers. The case titled Robles v. Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc., accuses the company of sending unsolicited text messages to cellphones offering $25 off Lucky jeans or offering store location services […]
Employment Law
Clarification of California’s employment laws regarding meal and rest breaks were given in the recent court case “Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court.” The court decided that although an employer can not undermine the employees ability to take their breaks they do not have to take measures to ensure that no work is performed by […]
Consumer Rights
Dan Harris of Flint, Michigan was awarded $65,000 in a federal lawsuit following allegations that he received 56 unsolicited robo-calls from Alliance Data Systems in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and Michigan state law. Harris reportedly received 56 robo-calls from August 18th to October 26, 2010 regarding a debt to World Financial National Bank […]
Consumer Rights
A class action lawsuit has been filed against TheHuffingtonPost.com for allegedly bombarding consumers with spam text-message “news alerts” at all hours of the day and night, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Plaintiff Alicia St. Leger alleges that she signed up for the Huffington Post’s “Daily Brief” news summary service expecting to […]
Consumer Rights
A federal judge has recently granted final approval of an amended Sallie Mae class action lawsuit settlement. Sallie Mae agreed to pay $24.15 million to student loan borrowers as part of a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve allegations it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, (TCPA) by making several robo-dialed calls and/or text messages to […]
Consumer Rights
Domino’s Pizza has reached a $9.75 million class action lawsuit settlement after allegations that they sent pre-recorded phone calls (robo-calls) to consumers’ cell phones without consent in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, (TCPA). Spillman v. Domino’s Pizza LLC and RPM Pizza LLC Class Members of the Domino’s Pizza robo-call class action settlement include anyone who received […]
Consumer Rights
Do you hate getting unsolicited telemarketing calls and text messages as much as I do? Did you know it is against the law for a company to robo-dial your cell phone without your permission? There is help, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) prohibits companies from contacting consumers on their cell phones by using an “automatic […]
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