Sentences with phrase «lawsuit against a consumer»

The CFPB alleges that the firm operates like a factory, producing hundreds of thousands of debt collection lawsuits against consumers on behalf of its clients, which mainly include banks, debt buyers, and major credit card issuers.

Payday loan lenders have filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding a new rule.

The payday lending industry has filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) alleging a new rule could potentially end things for them.

Creditors and collection agencies may refuse to lower the payment amount, interest rate or fees owed by the consumer and make collection calls or file lawsuits against the consumers represented by the debt relief companies.

A bank or the collection agency it hires may still file a lawsuit against a consumer for a bank account debt beyond the statute of limitations.

Creditors / collection agencies can make collection calls and file lawsuits against the consumers represented by the debt relief companies.

My debt validation letter alerts collection attorneys for junk debt buyers to the demands for documents that will be made by a consumer should they make the mistake of paying the fee to file a lawsuit against that consumer.

Our lawyers help clients throughout California bring class action lawsuits against consumer fraud and unfair business practices.

Ever wonder how a group like RIAA could live with itself, filing lawsuits against consumers for illegal file sharing?

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Washington state filed the country's first consumer - protection lawsuit against a crowdfunding campaign in 2014.

Consumer Reports has identified about a dozen class - action lawsuits in the U.S. involving shattered sunroofs, finding complaints against Hyundai, Kia, Ford, Mercedes - Benz, Nissan, and Volkswagen, among others.

Simon Property Group Inc. filed a lawsuit against Starbucks on Aug. 21, claiming the coffee giant had not fulfilled its lease obligations and «put its stock price above its contractual obligations, the viability of Simon and its Shopping Centers, other retailers and consumers who count on the Teavana stores,» USA Today reports.

And it may be why consumers seeking remuneration have turned to joining class - action lawsuits brought against individual automakers.

The largest U.S. student loan servicer, Navient (navi), cheated borrowers out of billions of dollars, often by deceiving them about repayment options and their legal rights, the U.S. consumer financial watchdog said on Wednesday as it announced a lawsuit against the company.

«Over 240» class action lawsuits by consumers against Equifax in US federal and state courts and in Canadian courts.

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, a consumer rights action law firm that also represented consumers in a recent $ 400 million lawsuit against Apple (aapl) for price fixing, filed the New York lawsuit.

The first German consumer to file a lawsuit against VW has been identified; and many are sure to follow on the continent and in the U.S. West Virginia's attorney - general also has filed suit against VW on behalf of consumers in that state who were allegedly deceived.

Last March, Sprout's investors filed a lawsuit against Valeant claiming it overcharged consumers for the pill and failed to successfully commercialize it.

In January, the CFPB dropped another lawsuit against four online payday lenders that allegedly stole millions of dollars from consumers» bank accounts to pay debts they didn't owe.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a consumer protection lawsuit today against CLA Estate Services, Inc. and CLA USA, Inc. for operating a «trust mill» by misleading hundreds of Washington seniors about estate planning, and persuading them to purchase high - commission...

Hagens Berman prosecuted a lawsuit against TAP Pharmaceuticals Products, Inc. on behalf of a class of consumers and third - party payors who purchased the drug Lupron.

The options for federal student loan borrowers can be good, but as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's many reports and recent lawsuit against Navie

Lawsuits filed against one of the nation's largest student loan servicers by the federal government's consumer watchdog and two states highlight the importance of knowing your options for repaying student loan debt.

Noting Walmart's ongoing high - profile fight with credit company Visa, and recent news that consumers in the U.K. are preparing a 19 billion - pound ($ 24.5 billion USD) class action lawsuit against MasterCard alleging unfair practices, he added, «Whether retailers are large or small, when credit card and related transaction fees for merchants run rampant, it directly and immediately increases the cost of doing business.

Last week, credit giant Equifax, after suffering a massive data breach, drew public fury for offering consumers an identity theft monitoring service — but only if they signed away their right to join class action lawsuits against the company.

This month, consumers filed a class - action lawsuit against Blue Diamond Growers, the makers of Almond Breeze, alleging that the company falsely markets the drink as if it is primarily made from almonds when, in fact, it is composed of only 2 percent almonds, with water, sugar, and additives making up most of the rest.

The lawsuits are the latest legal challenges against oil companies over climate change and come as the firms are searching for new business models amid pressure by governments and consumers for cleaner energy.

State and federal regulators filed a lawsuit against the makers of Prevagen, in hopes of getting consumers and stores to forget the memory loss dietary supplement that's marketed to seniors.

«In New York, we have laws against business fraud, we have laws against consumer fraud,» he said on ABC's «Good Morning America» when asked about the lawsuit filed against Trump in 2013.

(Astonishingly, that is about to change thanks to a successful lawsuit against the FDA by Consumers for Dental Choice and Moms Against Mercury, which ended early in June with the FDA agreeing to change its website on the issue of mercury and to reclassify mercury amalgam fillings by Junagainst the FDA by Consumers for Dental Choice and Moms Against Mercury, which ended early in June with the FDA agreeing to change its website on the issue of mercury and to reclassify mercury amalgam fillings by JunAgainst Mercury, which ended early in June with the FDA agreeing to change its website on the issue of mercury and to reclassify mercury amalgam fillings by June 2009.

«CSPI's litigation department is acting as co-counsel in a class action lawsuit against PepsiCo, on behalf of consumers who purchased Naked Juice products that were falsely and misleadingly labeled as 100 % Juice 100 % Fruit «ALL NATURAL» suggesting that the beverages» vitamin content is due to the nutritious fruits and juices, rather than the added synthetic compounds such as calcium pantothenate (synthetically produced from formaldehyde).

Hyundai will settle in the several consumer - launched multi-million-dollar lawsuits launched against them over overstated fuel economy ratings.

When the dust finally settled from the Department of Justice lawsuit against Apple and five of the then - Big Six publishers for illegally colluding to inflate the price of ebooks, essentially bilking consumers out of hundreds of millions of dollars in an effort to grab some more market share away from Amazon, the terms of the judge's ruling included a caveat.

When the dust finally settled from the Department of Justice lawsuit against Apple and five of the then - Big Six publishers for illegally colluding to inflate the price of ebooks, essentially bilking consumers out of hundreds of millions of dollars in an effort to grab some more market share away from Amazon, the terms... [Read more...]

Creative is also well known for winning a milestone 100 million dollar lawsuit against Apple, yet it is Apple that went on to become the market leader for personal MP3 players due to clever marketing and focus on consumer - centric design.

Unlike suits brought about on behalf of consumers — such as the lawsuit brought against Apple and five of the then - Big Six publishers for artificially overcharging customers for ebooks — this one is focused on the people who bought stock in Barnes and Noble based on information that the SEC now feels might have been false.

Consumers who are expecting some payouts as a result of the Department of Justice lawsuit against Apple and five of the Big Six publishers will be waiting a little longer for their refunds.

Consumers interested in finding out what will happen in the anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and two large publishing houses will have a little longer to wait.

What began life as a class action lawsuit filed by Seattle - based law firm Hagen Bermans on behalf of consumers quickly became a Department of Justice investigation against Apple and five of the Big Six publishers.

When I asked for his reaction to the Department of Justice's anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and the Publisher Defendants over eBook pricing, he eschewed gloating and stuck to the company line: «We think it's great for customers for retailers to be able to compete and set prices for consumers and try to find a way to build a great business and a great consumer offering.»

What's more, just days after Amazon filed its «advocate for the consumer» lawsuit against phony reviewers, it published its response to The New York Times article on Medium.com.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has urged local retailers to voice their concerns about eBook price - fixing as it considers a lawsuit against Apple and five of the world's largest book publishers, The >>

On April 11, 2012, the department filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Apple, Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin and Simon & Schuster, for conspiring to end e-book retailers» freedom to compete on price by taking control of pricing from e-book retailers and substantially increasing the prices that consumers paid for e-books.

Apple has started to push out the payments to affected consumers in settlement of the e-book price fixing lawsuit filed against the company.

CEO of student loan servicing giant Navient, Jack Remondi, defended the company's practices in a long ranging interview with the Washington Post on Monday, a few days after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a lawsuit against the nation's largest student loan servicing company.

The FDCPA also provides protections to consumers, including allowing you to require debt collectors to valid any debt against you or have your attorneys» fees paid for by the debtor in a lawsuit in you are successful.

In fact, on January 18, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a class action lawsuit against Navient for knowingly defrauding millions of student loan borrowers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington D.C.CEO of student loan servicing giant Navient, Jack Remondi, defended the company's practices in a long ranging interview with the Washington Post on Monday, a few days after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a lawsuit against the nation's largest student loan servicing company.According to Remondi, the problems -LSB-...]

The lawsuit filed by Ferguson is similar to the lawsuit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed against Navient last week.

In January, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit against Navient, the nation's largest servicer of both federal and private student loans.