Attorney Jim Francis was recently featured in the National Consumer Law Center’s (NCLC) Consumer Impact Fall 2020 newsletter. His feature, “Personal Experience can be a Real Motivator for Supporting NCLC,” discusses why he became a consumer litigator and the impact that the NCLC has had on his legal career. The formation and continuation of the
Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C., recently filed a class action lawsuit in Minnesota federal court against MRI Software, a national tenant screening company, alleging it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by selling inaccurate tenant screening reports to landlords and property managers and by failing to provide tenants legally required disclosures about the sources of the
PayPal, a global payment website, has recently been under fire for not reimbursing their customers who have been victims of fraud. PayPal is known as a safe and secure website where customers can pay online when buying from marketplaces such as eBay or Etsy. Although PayPal holds a banking license, this does not mean that
As the United States deals with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a startling and disturbing trend is emerging. Reports indicate that there is a significant increase in the number of bogus unemployment claims. With a dramatic increase in the number of the unemployed and a supplement to unemployment benefits from the federal government, scammers are taking
Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C., filed a class action lawsuit on October 2 in California federal court against the University of San Diego over the school’s failure to reimburse tuition payments made by its students and others once the school announced on March 12 that it was cancelling in-person classes and shifting to online-only classes due
Black Friday is a highly anticipated day of the year for shoppers due to the many great deals and new product releases during these 24 hours. This year, a lot of Black Friday shopping will be done online to protect shoppers and workers from spreading COVID-19 and to help limit the amount of people who
Milliman IntelliScript, a Seattle-based consumer reporting agency that gathers and sells reports about consumers’ prescriptions and medical histories, was sued today in a class action lawsuit filed in Washington federal court. The lawsuit alleges that Milliman IntelliScript violates the U.S. Fair Credit Reporting Act by including false information in its reports on consumers, improperly requiring
Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. recently facilitated a donation of $736,649.24 to the King County Bar Association Housing Justice Project as a result of the settlement of a class action lawsuit in Washington federal court. The lawsuit was filed by Francis Mailman Soumilas on behalf of a Tacoma, Washington man against a consumer reporting agency
An ongoing class action lawsuit brought by Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. and Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP focuses on IKEA’s feeble recall of allegedly dangerous dressers. This topic is also the subject of a recent docuseries that aired on Netflix. https://www.netflix.com/title/81002391.The docuseries, Broken, highlights larger manufacturers, such as IKEA, who promote eco-friendly products
Data breaches have unfortunately become a common problem as more data is stored or shared in drives and other hackable services. There have been numerous high-profile data hacks over the years from retail companies to government agencies to credit reporting agencies. These attacks impact consumers and corporations throughout the world and cause millions of dollars