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Body Attachments for Small Claims Court Cases – Are they allowed?
One of the most troubling cases that I’ve seen in a long time involved a report of a mistaken identity body attachment arising from a small claims court case in Gary City Court, a small claims case in Lake County, Indiana (near Chicago). We have seen bench warrants issue in Gary City Court for debts […]
Does Equifax Deserve the Death Penalty?
This week it was disclosed that Equifax had its database hacked and the hackers ran off with personal information, including social security numbers of 143 million Americans, roughly half the adult population in the United States. Not only that, but Equifax hid the breach for several days, and executives sold stock before the disclosure, thereby […]
We Just Won an Award!
We just won an award – Worlds ugliest blog. Okay, I made that up. Sorry, nothing to see here. Move along.
Report of Wells Fargo Charging 800,000 Customers for Unneeded Car Insurance
If you are a Wells Fargo Bank customer, I have one question for you: WHY? Why are you still a customer of this bank which has gotten in trouble for cheating it’s customers repeatedly. In September 2016, Wells Fargo was fined $185 million for opening millions of accounts without customers’ knowledge or permisssion. (This incident […]
There’s No Magic Solution to An Underwater Car Loan
Do you owe more money on your vehicle than what it’s worth? There’s no magic solution to the problem. If you don’t beliee me, believe Jalopnik. If you have a vehicle that you need to get rid of and you owe less than $5000 more than what it’s worth (wholesale), you might be able to […]
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE STUDENT LOAN TRUST – NCSLT – PER NYT $12 BILLION IN STUDENT LOANS MAY BE UNCOLLECTABLE – But Suits Against Borrowers Continue
Today the New York Times published an article titled: As Paperwork Goes Missing, Private Student Loan Debts May Be Wiped Away. This article finally brings out in the public what consumer lawyers have been noticing for months and even years, that National Collegiate Student Loans Trusts has problems proving that the borrowers and cosigners that it […]
Alfa Romeo Giulia – Problems in the Press Fleet
If you were a carmaker, and you provided vehicles to the automotive press for them to write about how great your car is, wouldn’t you go over the press cars with a fine-toothed comb to make sure that the press vehicles are the best possible vehicles you can make and in tip-top conditions? Well, there […]
TCPA – The best way to revoke your consent to get robocalls
Probably THE hot area in consumer law right now is the TCPA, the Telephone Consumer Privacy Act. Among other things, the TCPA prohibits auto-dialed calls to personal cell phones for commercial purposes without prior written consent, and each call that violates the TCPA can bring damages of $500-1500. One of the thorniest issues involves consent […]
Even the New York Times is talking about a rise in Auto Repossession Lawsuits
From this article in the New York times, it seems like the reporter is amazed to find that lenders are suing borrowers for deficiencies arising out of automobile repossessions. Those of us in the consumer law trade are not surprised at all. We have seen the rise in subprime lending and a rise in post-repossession […]
Are you receiving Telemarketing Calls from Yodle? – ROBOCALLS
Are you receiving automated telemarketing calls from a company called Yodle? These calls, with an automated voice greeting are almost certainly autodialed and subject to the restrictions of the TCPA (Telephone Consumer Privacy Act.) The TCPA allows you to go claim $500 to $1500 in damages for all auto-dialed calls to your cellphone (or residential […]
