Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Connecticut woman against Crimcheck.com in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, alleging the company violated the U.S. Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). According to the complaint in the lawsuit, our client applied for a position at The Job Center in
After months of incredible scientific research and work with governing authorities, Americans are finally getting vaccines to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Although distribution is happening nationwide, millions are still anxiously waiting to get their first doses and get lives back to a semblance of normal. Unfortunately, there are bad actors attempting to
Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. was well represented during the National Association of Consumer Advocates’ (NACA) recent Spring Training Conference, as the firm sent six of its talented lawyers, the most out of any other law firm participating, to the event to share their knowledge about consumer law. The virtual event took place over two weeks
Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. is proud to announce that James A. Francis, Mark D. Mailman, John Soumilas, and David A. Searles have been selected to this year’s Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list. Additionally, Joseph Gentilcore was chosen to this year’s Pennsylvania Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers selects lawyers through a multi-phase process that includes an analysis
A federal judge recently ruled in favor of Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C., and our client in a class-action lawsuit against Johns Hopkins University (JHU) regarding the school’s failure to partially reimburse tuition payments after the school shifted to online-only classes in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the court’s ruling,
A small company that specializes in selling systems designed to protect a person’s home was not as concerned about protecting peoples’ identities. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) achieved a record-breaking $20 million settlement against Vivint Smart Home, a national seller of smart home technology platforms, including security devices and monitoring services. The settlement stems from
A Ninth Court of Appeals ruling may break precedent and cause a major social media platform to be sued for content. The three-judge panel overturned a district court decision and said the families of three teens killed in a car accident could sue Snap Inc. over a Snapchat filter that recorded speed of travel. The
Weeks after lawyers gave oral arguments before the United States Supreme Court on Ramirez v. TransUnion, a case that will impact how standing is determined in class action lawsuits, the attorney for one of the law firms involved spoke with students at Berkeley Law. John Soumilas, a shareholder at Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C., who has
TikTok, one of the most popular social media platforms, settled 21 class-action lawsuits last week for a combined $92 million in restitution. The privacy lawsuits involved 89 million consumers accusing the company of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, along with state laws in California and Illinois, by collecting personal data and selling it
Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C., recently filed a federal consumer class action lawsuit against RealPage, Inc., an international consumer reporting agency that provides tenant reports to the real estate industry, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. The lawsuit alleges that RealPage, which operates its business through its “On-Site” and “LeasingDesk”