Sentences with phrase «on behalf of consumers»

Almost all debt settlement companies charge a large portion of their fees in advance before they perform any significant services on behalf of the consumer.

They say under these newly enforced rules, the agencies will be far more likely to act on behalf of consumers than they have been in the past.

$ 10 million recovered in a class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers financially harmed by the deceptive practices of a national retailer.

There were also a handful of class action suits brought about by independent law firms on behalf of consumers.

Members of the practice have spent much of their careers fighting on behalf of consumers and often are asked to speak on the subject at conferences.

Some brokerages / salespeople advocate on behalf of consumers, and others advocate on behalf of their income streams.

The states are seeking damages on behalf of consumers.

A settlement company specializes in negotiating with lenders on behalf of consumers.

ICC arbitration of a contract dispute with a Greek distributor on behalf of a consumer products company.

In recent years, fraud and bad faith law suits on behalf of consumers can often result in significant exposure to punitive damages.

Beyond recommendations, voice assistants may instead be empowered to make choices on behalf of consumers.

In most cases, dealerships or repair shops submit claims on behalf of our consumers.

It takes time and effort on behalf of the consumer to make sure credit histories are stable and credit scores stay high.

Like the debt settlement model, most debt negotiation companies charge all of their fees in advance, before any services are performed on behalf of the consumer.

And if you're a utility, you are supposed to buy low - cost energy on behalf of those consumers.

Insurance brokers obtain insurance quotes or policies from various insurers on behalf of consumers.

Because we all fight the same fight on behalf of the consumer, which is to provide them with the best quality service possible.

Following the court drama of the Department of Justice investigation of five of the Big Six publishers, attorneys then lined up to file their own class action lawsuits on behalf of consumers who overpaid by millions of dollars for ebooks as a result of a conspiracy to arrange the prices on titles.

Which is why we're breathing a collective sigh of relief at the news that Apple settled out of court yesterday, at least where the various lawsuits filed on behalf of consumers in thirty - three states and territories are concerned.

Retail Security Breach Litig., No. 1:07 - cv -10162-WGY (D. Mass.), a multidistrict class action brought on behalf of consumers whose personal and financial data was compromised in the then - largest theft of personal data in history.

As a dedicated advocate in the capitol and the courtroom, Ms. Kroeger has been vocal in the Florida legislature lobbying on behalf of consumers for vehicle and child passenger safety.

Mr. Shiftan is currently litigating a variety of cases, including antitrust litigation on behalf of college football and basketball players against the NCAA and various athletic conferences, a wage and hour case on behalf of minor league baseball players against Major League Baseball, and an antitrust case on behalf of consumers against Carolinas HealthCare System for anticompetitive practices in the healthcare industry.

We handle all types of cases on behalf of consumers, including:

(6) «Debt management plan» or «DMP» means a program in which an organization agrees to engage in debt settlement or debt pooling and distribution services on behalf of a consumer with the consumer's creditors and under which the consumer gives money or control of his funds to the organization for distribution to the consumer's creditors.

An amended class - action complaint was filed June 8, 2015, against the Nestlé Purina PetCare Company on behalf of consumers who purchased Beneful brand dog food and had pets suffer from internal organ injury or failure and death.

The two work for Medliminal, a company that challenges erroneous and inflated medical bills on behalf of consumers in exchange for a share of the savings.

Additionally, I'm especially proud of the exemplary bipartisan cooperation on both the state and federal level on this matter, which involved 54 states and jurisdictions working together on behalf of consumers across the country.»

Apple and five major publishing houses are being sued by a Seattle - based law firm, Hagens Berman, on behalf of two plaintiffs named in the suit and on behalf of consumers as a... [Read more...]

«The FTC will not hesitate to act on behalf of consumers when companies or advertisers make false product claims.»

«We were one of the first firms to take a stand on behalf of consumers.

Section 47B Competition Act 1988 was intended to allow consumer bodies to bring proceedings on behalf of consumers where there was anti-competitive price fixing.

As a dedicated advocate, Ms. Kroeger has been vocal in the Florida Legislature lobbying on behalf of consumers and promoting vehicle safety.

This includes the proposal for a new Directive enabling certain qualified entities to seek redress on behalf of consumers who have been harmed by an unlawful commercial practice.

«Appellate and Supreme Court Advocacy on Behalf of Consumers» and «Litigating Preemption,» Annual Consumer Rights Litigation Conference, National Consumer Law Center, Seattle, October 25 - 28, 2012

Rather than seeing Bitcoin as a democratic vehicle for change, the individuals and companies that focus on Bitcoin are progressively acting like the big banks that I have sued on behalf of consumers in my many years as a class action lawyer.

Ownership — We believe that all information yielded by work done on behalf of consumers of legal services is owned by those consumers, and as such should be deployed for the benefit of those consumers.

Most importantly, the EPA does not offer the «right to know» information Congress required on behalf of consumers in 1996: how to avoid pesticide exposures while still eating a healthy diet.

(a) No registrant shall impose any fees or other charges on a consumer, or receive any funds or other payments from a consumer or another person on behalf of a consumer:

Mr. Smith appeared on behalf of the Consumer Data Industry Association to discuss the nationwide credit reporting system and data security procedures enacted to...

There's a fatigue in the industry on behalf of consumers and agents / brokerages who are tired of the way things have been done — and anything new is almost a welcome change today.

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.

Hagens Berman has also taken on other automakers on behalf of consumers throughout the United States for safety defects and negligence, and your claim will be handled by experts in automotive consumer law.

CSPI is a nonprofit organization dealing with food and nutrition issues advocating on behalf of consumers including education on genetically engineered foods (GE) and ingredients.

«You'd have to search long and hard to find a leader with a stronger record of standing up to credit card companies and banks on behalf of consumers,» the campaign said.

In 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) accused Apple and five publishers of ebook price fixing, and since then, 33 states have sued Apple on behalf of their consumers.