In 2019, American consumers received more than 58 billion robocalls. During the same year, nearly 4 million Americans filed federal complaints about robocalls. Many annoying robocalls are actually illegal. Most consumers are not aware that under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), they may be entitled to statutory damages of up to $1500 for every
In a victory for the American consumer, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on July 6, 2020 to uphold the provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) banning robocalls to cell phones. The court’s decision also removed a loophole passed in 2015 that allowed the use of robocalls to consumers who owed
More than 40 million Americans lost their jobs this spring as the COVID-19 pandemic gained momentum. Measures were enacted at the federal, state, and local levels to keep businesses afloat and help Americans forestay eviction and foreclosure. However, for many, the stimulus checks have been spent and bills are coming due. In the meantime, debt
Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C., recently filed a class action lawsuit in Maryland federal court against Johns Hopkins University regarding the school’s failure to partially reimburse tuition payments students made once the school shifted to online-only classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The plaintiff in the lawsuit is a graduate student in the School of Advanced
For many American families, the COVID-19 outbreak has caused some serious financial turmoil. Many people are struggling to pay bills and feed their families. On March 27, 2020 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted. Under the CARES Act, those struggling to pay bills can make special payment arrangements with creditors.
Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion have begun offering free credit reports to all Americans on a weekly basis for the next year to help you protect your financial health during hardships from the coronavirus. Checking your credit report on a regular basis is a great way to stay in control of your credit health, but until
A New York man told the Eleventh Circuit Thursday that a Florida federal court wrongly tossed his proposed class action accusing Ritz-Carlton of deceptively adding automatic gratuities on dining bills at its Florida hotels after the judge improperly limited his claims. Read the Law360 article here Want to listen? You can hear the audio of
In Ramirez v. TransUnion, LLC, the appeals court upheld the jury’s June 2017 award of roughly $8 million in statutory damages across the class, but reduced the jury’s $52 million punitive damages across the class to about $32 million. The Ninth Circuit’s decision comes eight years after Ramirez filed a class action lawsuit against TransUnion
Equifax Sued In Another Class Action Because Of Its Systemic Failure To Investigate Consumer Disputes Of Unauthorized Or Fraudulent Inquiries Appearing On Consumers’ Credit Reports Inquiry information is included on a credit report because it is part of a consumer’s credit history. Inquiries identify the persons and companies from whom the consumer sought credit and
Checkr Hit With A National Class Action By Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. And Its Co-Counsel For Reporting Inaccurate And Misleading Criminal History Information About Innocent Consumers Lead Class Action Plaintiff Jose Montanez spent more than two decades of his life in prison for a murder that he did not commit. After he was finally proven