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NBC Reports: “Consumers cry foul on aggressive debt collectors”

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Our Oakbrook, Illinois consumer rights private law firm handles individual and class action predatory lending, unfair debt collection, lemon law and other consumer fraud cases that government agencies and public interest law firms such as the Illinois Attorney…

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Chicago Tribune Reports: “Debt Collectors Pushing to Get Their Day in Court — More aggressive strategies fill court dockets, result in mistaken identities”

  The Chicago Tribune Reports that aggressive debt collectors are clogging the Cook Courts with many new debt claims and that their poor record keeping practices and other missteps are resulting in judgments sometimes entering for debts that have already been repaid. You can read the full article by clicking…

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Used Car Dealer Rips Off Military Families

Our Chicago lemon law lawyers focus on bringing suit for auto-fraud claims. We recently settled a suit involving purchase of $9,000 used car that was in reality 3 different cars welded together for $100,000. Our fees come from the recovery and we only get paid if we win or settle…

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Confessions from a Car Dealer’s Backroom

Our Oakbrook auto-fraud attorneys focus on bringing suit for auto-fraud claims. We recently settled a suit involving purchase of $9,000 used car that was in reality 3 different cars welded together for $100,000. Our fees come from the recovery and we only get paid if we win or settle your…

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Video On Various Well Worn Frauds, Scams and Tricks Used By Automobile Dealers

Although it is a bit hokey the below video provides useful information on various well worn automobile dealer scams and tricks and how consumers can avoid them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n3-U35G7Tg If you have already fallen victim to any of these scams our Chicago lemon law and auto fraud lawyers may be able…

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Amicus Brief Filed by Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and National Association of Consumer Advocates in Illinois Class Action Appeal Regarding Government Required Processing Fee That is Not in Fact a Government Charge

The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the National Association of Consumer Advocates filed an amicus or friend of the Court brief before Illinois’s First District Appellate Court in an appeal in a consumer fraud and breach of contract class action Lubin Austermuehle is prosecuting. The brief explains why the right…

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Appellate Court Certifies Class-Action in Title Insurance and Consumer Fraud Act Case

The purchase of land is a complex and multi-layered process that presents many opportunities for not only misunderstandings and mistakes, but also fraud and misrepresentations. Lubin Austermuehle has many attorneys who focus on handling consumer fraud cases, so we are always tracking developments in that field of the law. Chultem…

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Consumer Law and Policy Blog Reports on New California Supreme Court Opinion Affirming Consumer’s Right to Sue for False Advertising Claims

Consumer Law and Policy Blog reports: In a closely watched case, the California Supreme Court on Thursday issued a decision preserving the broad availability of the state’s principal consumer protection laws in cases involving mislabeled goods.The question at issue in Kwikset v. Superior Court (Benson) was whether a consumer who…

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Courthouse News Reports: “Class Claims AT&T Rigs Bills for iPhones”

Courthouse News Reports: AT&T Mobility faces another federal class action involving its iPhone and iPad services. This one claims that “AT&T’s bills systematically overstate the amount of data used on each data transaction involving an iPhone or iPad account,” and bills customers for data transactions even if they disable their…

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The Times Herald Record Reports: “Orange County Man Leads National Class-Action Suit Against Wristband-Maker”

Snake oil salesman have been around our country for well over a hundred years. With low cost cable and internet advertising readily available the art of selling products that promise the moon but don’t deliver has reached new heights. Add some celebrity endorsements and a clever informercial and the money…

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