Since the United States Supreme Court’s ruling on AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, many consumers across the nation have found it difficult to enforce their right to litigation. The Supreme Court maintained that, since arbitration is a superior means of solving disputes, the arbitration clauses many companies are adding to…
About the Lemon Law —powered by eHow.com Our Chicago class action attorneys bring class action and individual consumer rights lawsuits. We bring suit for auto dealer fraud and other car dealer scams such as selling rebuilt wrecks as certified used cars or misrepresenting a car as being in good condition…
Under the First Amendment to the Constitution and lawyers’ ethics rules, the public and litigants have a right to know about about matters that are resolved in our court and litigation system. For instance a car dealer who repeatedly engages in consumer fraud, bait and switch and false advertising or…
Class actions have become increasingly more common in recent years as attorneys are choosing to represent businesses in complex litigation on a contingent fee basis, whereby they do not collect any fees until the plaintiff is successful in its claim. Contingency class action business litigation is common in massive civil…
When things go wrong in the operating room, it can sometimes be difficult to discern who the real perpetrator is. In the case of thousands of hip implants designed and sold by Johnson & Johnson, the issue is with the company producing and selling the implants, not the hospital…
While the internet boom led to a lot of money in a very short amount of time for many people and businesses, it is important to remember that developing business and making business deals are two very different things. The makers of Dragon Systems, a company that sold speech recognition…
Mileage is a big issue these days. While some want higher mileage in their cars to try to protect the environment, others simply want to save some cash at the gas station. Whichever reason you use, it is enough for consumers to get testy when they discover the new…
The Consumer Law and Policy Blog has “reported many times on the error-prone credit reporting industry and the industry’s violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Go, for example, here, here, and here.” Today, the Federal Trade Commission issues a eight-year study of the industry showing that up to 40…
“From pretending to be police or attorneys to calling you at all hours of the night to trying to tack on interest you don’t owe” the Consumerist website presents “nearly two dozen things the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) forbids collectors from doing.” This is a great list…
Many of us are familiar with the stereotype of the dishonest used car salesman. They take advantage of those who know little about cars and the fact that we have no way of really knowing the history of the car we are purchasing. Websites such as CarFax makes us…