Consumers often make the mistake of signing away their rights to go to court. Even if you have signed away your rights we pursue crooked auto dealers in arbitration and have won large arbitration judgments or settlements of over $50,000 and even $100,000 for buyers of flooded cars or rebuilt…
It is common for parties involved in a lawsuit, especially a large class action, to settle their legal claims outside of court, instead of pursuing the dispute all the way to a court ruling. But just because one party makes an offer, does not mean the other party is required…
Our Chicago used car fraud lawyers can solve your used car dealer fraud issues. Our Chicago car fraud and Lemon law attorneys near Waukegan and Mundlein bring individual and class actions suits for defective cars with common design defects and auto dealer fraud and other car dealer scams such…
NPR reports: Spotify, the groundbreaking streaming music service, is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging that it violates the copyrights of thousands of independent musicians. If the songwriters prevail it could cost Spotify tens of millions of dollars in unpaid royalties. And according to experts in the music industry, this may…
Our business litigation firm has handled Illinois partnership disputes for many years. We have handled partnership disputes in a wide variety of different contexts from lawyer and doctor disputes to disputes by real-estate development partners. We have handled TRO’s and preliminary injunction matters and dissolution of partnerships that have lasted…
NPR reports: But more than 50 labor, legal, medical and consumer organizations have told the government that’s not enough. They want these pre-dispute arbitration agreements banned entirely. Thirty-four U.S. senators and attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia also have called for banning the agreements. “No one should be…
As useful as cars are, they can also be extremely dangerous when mishandled. The government takes measures to improve safety by installing traffic lights and road signs and requiring drivers to complete training and pass multiple tests before they’re permitted take a car out on the road on their own.…
Large companies sometimes try to look for ways of getting around the laws that protect their employees by requiring their workers to sign contracts in which they agree to forfeit certain rights guaranteed them by law. Flowers Foods, Inc. is one of the leading producers and marketers of packaged bakery…
Millions of car owners use motor oil to keep their engines running smoothly, but buying the wrong oil can do more harm than good. To many consumers, one brand of motor oil is much like any other brand. But according to a recent consumer class action lawsuit against Dollar General,…
Technology has been advancing so quickly in just the past few years that the law is still struggling to keep up, but the law is successfully keeping pace, at least in some areas. Dr. Rosalind Griffin recently demonstrated what appears to be a lack of understanding of both defamation law…