Recent Articles
Upstate Law Group’s Participation in Pension Assignment Operation Exposed by Newspaper
The Charleston (South Carolina) Review and Courier has posted an investigative piece describing the relationship of a South Carolina Law Firm, the Upstate Law Group, in a pension assignment operation. The article is available online here. The names of the companies selling the pension assignments changed over the years, but the participation of Upstate Law […]
More on Hometitlelock
I’ve gotten a couple calls concerning Hometitlelock since I wrote this blog post. These people didn’t read my post very carefully, because they thought I was Hometitlelock. Not only am I not affiliated with them, I feel like I would be casting shame upon my family if I were. You might be a victim of […]
Congratulations to Ron Burdge on $500,000 RV verdict
My friend, RV and Lemon Law lawyer extraordinaire, Ron Burdge, won a $500,000 jury verdict against Winnebago in July 2019. I am not taking RV cases now, and a big reason is that these cases take years to resolve and can involve commitment of hundreds of thousands of dollars into the litigation. That money either […]
Business Plaintiffs received Big Fraud Verdict Against Lexington Law.
A couple of businesses that said they were spammed by dispute letters purporting to be from consumers but really from Lexington Law received a jury verdict on a claim of fraud according to this article at InsideArm.com. This is a good time to remind people that a credit repair agency can’t do anything you can’t […]
200,000 2017-2019 Chrysler Pacificas Recalled for Stalling Issues
200,000 Chrysler Pacifica owners should be receiving recall notices about now for a recall of 200,000 Pacificas equipped with automatic stop/start systems. The recall is allegedly to fix a wiring issue that can cause stalling. Owners of Pacifica will be excused if they don’t believe this will fix the stalling issues they have been experiencing. […]
Car and Driver’s Long term 2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Many Warranty Repairs
I find the most interesting car magazine long-term tests are the ones where the vehicles experience major problems. I was majorly bummed out to read Car and Driver’s 40,000 mile summary of their experience with the Pacifica Hybrid minivan. I was seriously considering getting one of these as my next vehicle. Honestly, based on this […]
Chase is Reinstating Forced Arbitration on Credit Cards – How to Opt Out
Chase Bank is in the process of reinstating forced arbitration upon its most of its credit card holders. Chase had abandoned forced arbitration for a while in a settlement with the Obama administration over unfair practices in 2009. Thanks to an almost complete takeover of the CFPB by lender interests under the Trump administration, Chase […]
Auto Zone accused of 5 Million hazardous waste violations in in California alone – oh, and Data Privacy Breaches Too
Every time I go to an auto parts store – any auto parts store, there’s always some bozo pouring nasty stuff into his car, and tossing the container out in the parking lot. Sometimes there are people with oil leaks, putting in oil, and half of it goes straight onto the pavement. Therefore, it was […]
How about that? I didn’t even pay them anything
I was rated one of the 3 Best Consumer Protection Lawyers in Indianapolis by threebestrated.com. Congratulations to my friends, Syed Ali Saeed and Ryan Frasher, who share the top three with me. All three of us are members of the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA). We have attended conferences together, presented at conferences together, […]
Defenders: the Real “Hole in the Wall Gang?”
From WBBM-Chicago If you get scammed by a home contractor, including security contractor, you should make a complaint with your state attorney general and BBB immediately. You should also do a Google search to see if there is a pattern and practice.
