Our Chicago overtime rights lawyers were interested in a recent wage and hour decision out of the Second Circuit. In Whalen v. J. P. Morgan Chase Co., No. 08-4092 (2nd. Cir. Nov. 20, 2009), a group of loan underwriters sued J.P. Morgan Chase, their employer, for unpaid overtime in…
As the below video shows it is easy for dishonest cars dealers to sell you a rebuilt wreck or flood vechicle by simply making quick cosmetic fixes. Keep Dangerous Flood-Damaged Cars Out of Your Driveway @ Yahoo! Video If you believe you know someone who has been a victim of…
This video describes how senior citizens and disabled persons are often targeted for consumer scams and rip-offs. Consumer Fraud Increasingly Targets Elderly en Yahoo! Video Based in Chicago, Wilmette and Oak Brook, Ill., Lubin Austermuehle handles informercial, stock broker, auto dealer and RV dealer fraud and other consumer fraud and…
Our Chicago consumer protection attorneys were pleased to see a pro-consumer decision from the First District Court of Appeal recently. In Dubey v. Public Storage Inc., Ill. 1st No. 1-09-0094 (Oct. 23. 2009), the appeals court upheld a decision in favor of a woman who lost everything in her…
Google, the target of multiple online trademark infringement lawsuits, made a preemptive strike back in early August when it countersued the named plaintiff in a pending case against it. According to law professor Eric Goldman’s Technology & Marketing Law Blog, Google sued John Beck Amazing Profits, LLC, in the…
Our Chicago Auto Fraud and Lemon Law Lawyers can assist victims of auto dealers and automakers who purchased certified used cars that turned out to be rebuilt wrecks, salvage vechicles or involved in a serious accident. We have represented a number of victims of this practice. Automakers charge car…
Our co-counsel has sucessfully litigated cases against high interest rate small loan outfits for cheating disabled persons by putting them into small loans that they don’t need and then churning the loan so that it eats up much of the victim’s social security payments. We are looking for cases…
Our Chicago Internet trademark infringement litigation lawyers were interested to see a recent lawsuit with a new twist on the trademark infringement claims corporations are bringing against online companies. According to the Dallas Business Journal, Mary Kay v. Yahoo!, a pending lawsuit filed July 6 in Dallas federal court, does…
Our Chicago ATM fee fraud attorneys keep an eye on consumer fraud litigation around the U.S. That’s how we discovered a series of lawsuits alleging that various ATM operators around the country committed ATM fee fraud in violation of the Electronic Funds Transfer Act. Pittsburgh law firm Carlson Lynch…
The Illinois Department of Labor has a great website which provides alot of useful information on fair labor laws including the requirement that employers pay time and half for overtime work for non-exempt employees. You can find the website here. With regard to federal and Illinois overtime laws, the…