One of the best websites to learn about junk fax law issues and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) and to find lawyers in your region who focus on junk fax lawsuits is the website of TCPALaw.com. The website contains comprehensive information about the TCPA and junk fax case…
One of the best websites to learn about consumer law issues and to find lawyers who focus on consumer rights issues is the website of the National Association of Consumer Advocates. The website contains numerous links to sections on Auto Fraud, Lemon Law, Predatory Lending Practices, Credit Reporting…
The National Consumers League’s Fraud Center is one of the best informational websites on the internet to learn about consumer rights and protection issues. Informed consumers are best armed to protect themselves from consumer scams and consumer frauds. The website contains sections for Telemarketing Fraud, Internet Fraud, Scams Against…
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) website provides useful information regarding recognizing telephone and telemarketing frauds. The website states: Who’s Calling? Recognize & Report Phone Fraud Recognize Phone Fraud Every sales call you get by phone is an opportunity for a gut check: Ask yourself these questions — and if…
One of the best websites to obtain information about consumer law topics and purchase consumer and lawyer oriented publications and books about consumer rights issues is the website of the National Consumer Law Center. A particularly well done book offered by the National Consumer Law Center is called Surviving…
Over at the Illinois Appellate Lawyer Blog, our colleague Steven R. Merican recently called our attention to an appeals court decision related to insurance coverage for “junk fax” class actions — an important practice for our firm. Eclipse Manufacturing v. United States Compliance, Nos. 2-06-0825, 2-06-0889 (11/30/07). In the…
The Illinois Supreme Court handed a victory to plaintiffs throughout Illinois with its 2006 ruling in an insurance dispute over whether insurers must cover the costs of a junk fax class action lawsuit for an insured covered for an “advertising injury.” In Valley Forge Insurance Co. v. Swiderski Electronics, Inc.,…