Best Websites For Consumer Law and Class Action Law Issues

Our Chicago Auto-Fraud and Lemon Law Attorneys File Suit on Behalf of Consumers Who Were Deceived Into Purchasing Flood Cars or Rebuilt Wrecks

January 15, 2010 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

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 auto fraud or has been deceived into buying a flood, rebuilt wreck or salvage vechicle or who has been cheated on car financing or an extended warranty Lubin Austermuehle may be able to help rectify the problem. We or experienced co-counsel are prepared to file suit in the right case anywhere in the country. For a free consultation on your rights as an employee, contact us today.

Consumer Frauds Often Targets the Elderly or Disabled — Our Chicago Attorneys Handle Individual and Class Action Consumer Fraud and Deception Cases Throughout Illinois and the Midwestern States

January 13, 2010 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

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 lemon law litigation for clients in Wheaton, Naperville,Wheaton, Waukegan, Evanston, Joliet, Aurora, Elgin, Lisle and in other parts of Illinois, the Midwest and throughout the United States. In addition to helping individuals and families, our Chicago class action attorneys have successfully handled numerous consumer rights class actions. If you believe you’re a victim of fraud and misrepresentations or a deceptive business practice, please contact us as soon as possible to learn about your rights at a free consultation.

Illinois Department of Labor Maintains an Excellent Website Providing Information on Federal and Illinois Overtime Laws — Chicago Unpaid Overtime Lawyers and Attorneys Who Can Protect Your Wage Claim Rights to Unpaid Overtime

November 29, 2009 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

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 website provides answers to various questions and links to other areas of the site for answers:

When is overtime pay legally due?

U.S. Department of Labor Maintains an Excellent Website Providing Information on Federal Overtime Laws — Chicago Overtime Attorneys and Lawyers Who Can Protect Your Wage Claim Rights to Unpaid Overtime

November 28, 2009 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

The United States Department of Labor has an excellent website which provides detailed information on fair labor laws including the requirement that employers pay time and half for overtime work for non-exempt employees.

The website is located here. With regard to federal overtime laws, the website states:

Overtime Pay

Best Websites to Learn About Consumer Law Issues — Our DuPage, Lake, and Cook County, and Chicago Illinois Consumer Lawyers Can Assist You in Consumer Fraud and Deception Lawsuits

October 17, 2009 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

As Illinois consumer rights lawyers we are pleased to see that Illinois Attorney General LIsa Madigan maintains an extensive website with many resources to provide information on important consumer rip-offs and ways for consumers to protect themselves. The website contains links to many publications and articles on consumer rights topics such as id theft, autobuying finance and repair, and consumer alerts and warnings. The website also provides access to consumer complaint forms to file with the Attorney General.

Our consumer rights private law firm handles individual and class action unfair debt collection and other consumer fraud cases that government agencies and public interest law firms such as the Illinois Attorney General may not pursue. Class action lawsuits our law firm has been involved in or spear-headed have led to substantial awards totalling over a million dollars to organizations including the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the National Consumer Law Center, and local law school consumer programs. Lubin Austermuehle is proud of our achievements in assisting national and local consumer rights organizations obtain the funds needed to ensure that consumers are protected and informed of their rights. By standing up to consumer fraud and consumer rip-offs, and in the right case filing consumer protection lawsuits and class-actions you too can help ensure that other consumers’ rights are protected from consumer rip-offs and unscrupulous or dishonest practices.

Our Naperville, Evanston, Aurora, Waukegan, Joliet, Elgin, Highland Park, Hinsdale, Elmhurst, Northbrook, Wilmette, Wheaton, Oak Brook, and Chicago consumer lawyers provide assistance in fair debt collection, consumer fraud and consumer rights cases including in Illinois and throughout the country. You can click here to see a description of the some of the many individual and class-action consumer cases we have handled. A video of our lawsuit which helped ensure more fan friendly security at Wrigley Field can be found here. You can contact one of our Chicago area consumer protection lawyers who can assist in lemon law, unfair debt collection, junk fax, prerecorded telephone solicitations, and other consumer, consumer fraud or consumer class action cases by filling out the contact form at the side of this blog or by clicking here.

Federal Reserve Board Handbook on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Provides a Very Good Summary of the Act — Our Chicago, Naperville, Waukegan, Wilmette, Northbrook and Wheaton Civil Litigation Attorneys Assist Victims Of Abusive Debt Collectors

July 18, 2009 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

The Federal Reserve Board has prepared an excellent summary of consumer rights available under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) in an online handbook on the FDCPA. You can view the handbook by clicking here.

Our consumer rights private law firm handles individual and class action unfair debt collection and other consumer fraud cases that government agencies and public interest law firms such as the FTC may not pursue. Class action lawsuits our law firm has been involved in or spear-headed have led to substantial awards totalling over a million dollars to organizations including the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the National Consumer Law Center, and local law school consumer programs. Lubin Austermuehle is proud of our achievements in assisting national and local consumer rights organizations obtain the funds needed to ensure that consumers are protected and informed of their rights. By standing up to consumer fraud and consumer rip-offs, and in the right case filing consumer protection lawsuits and class-actions you too can help ensure that other consumers’ rights are protected from consumer rip-offs and unscrupulous or dishonest practices.

Our Naperville, Aurora, Waukegan, Joliet, Elgin, Highland Park, Northbrook, Wilmette, Wheaton, Oak Brook, and Chicago consumer civil litigation lawyers provide assistance in fair debt collection, consumer fraud and consumer rights cases including in Illinois and throughout the country. You can click here to see a description of the some of the many individual and class-action consumer cases we have handled. A video of our lawsuit which helped ensure more fan friendly security at Wrigley Field can be found here. You can contact one of our Chicago area consumer protection lawyers who can assist in lemon law, unfair debt collection, junk fax, prerecorded telephone solicitations, and other consumer, consumer fraud or consumer class action cases by filling out the contact form at the side of this blog or by clicking here.

Best Websites to Learn About Consumer Law Issues — Our DuPage, Lake, and Cook County, and Chicago Illinois Consumer Lawyers Can Assist You in Illinois Debt Collector Abuse Lawsuits

June 21, 2009 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

As Illinois consumer attorneys we were pleased to see that the Illinois Attorney General has a very informative website highlighting the protections provided by Illinois and Federal Law against abusive debt collection practices. You can link to the website here.

The Attorney General’s website describes how the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Illinois Collection Agency Act and the Illinois Consumer and Deceptive Business Practices Act can protect Illinois residents from debt collector abuse:

If you use credit cards, owe money on a loan or are paying off a home mortgage, you are a “debtor.” If you fall behind on your payments to these creditors, you may be contacted by a debt collector. You should know that the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Illinois Collection Agency Act and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act all provide protections guaranteeing that debt collectors treat you fairly. These laws do not, however, forgive any legitimate debt you owe. Personal, family and household debts are covered under the Federal Fair Debt Collection Act. This includes money owed for medical care, charge accounts or car purchases.

New FTC Question and Answer Brochure on the Federal Debt Collector Abuse Law — Know Your Rights — Our Chicago, Naperville, Wheaton and Waukegan Attorneys Can File Suit to Stop Abusive Debt Collectors

June 18, 2009 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

A very informative brochure just published by the Federal Trade Commission contains the following very useful questions and answers regarding the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act:

What debts are covered?

Personal, family, and household debts are covered under the Act. This includes money owed for the purchase of an automobile, for medical care, or for charge accounts.

Video Describing 4 Common Types of Consumer Fraud — Our Chicago Attorneys Handle Many Types of Individual and Class Action Consumer Fraud Lawsuits

June 18, 2009 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

Our Chicago, Wheaton, Naperville and Waukegan, Illinois consumer fraud attorneys found the below video on 4 common types of consumer fraud to be informative.

Based in Chicago, Wilmette and Oak Brook, Ill., Lubin Austermuehle handles informercial, stock broker, auto dealer and RV dealer fraud and other consumer fraud litigation for clients in Wheaton, Naperville,Waukegan, Evanston, Joliet, Aurora, Elgin, Lisle and in other parts of Illinois, the Midwest and throughout the United States. In addition to helping individuals and families, our Chicago class action attorneys have successfully handled numerous consumer rights class actions. If you believe you’re a victim of fraud and misrepresentations or a deceptive business practice, please contact us as soon as possible to learn about your rights at a free consultation.

Best Websites to Learn About Consumer Law Issues — Our DuPage, Lake, and Cook County, and Chicago Illinois Consumer Attorneys Can Assist You in Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act Lawsuits

June 7, 2009 | Peter S. Lubin and Patrick Austermuehle

One of the best websites to learn about consumer law issues Is the Illinois Attorney General’s website. The site contains numerous links to useful consumer protection warnings and links to other top consumer websites. The Illinois Attorney General also provides forms for filing consumer fraud complaints with the Attorney General.

Our consumer rights private law firm handles individual and class action cases that government agencies and public interest law firms such as the Illinois Attorney General may not pursue. Class action lawsuits our law firm has been involved in or spear-headed have led to substantial awards totalling over a million dollars to organizations including the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the National Consumer Law Center, and local law school consumer programs. Lubin Austermuehle is proud of our achievements in assisting national and local consumer rights organizations obtain the funds needed to ensure that consumers are protected and informed of their rights. By standing up to consumer fraud and consumer rip-offs, and in the right case filing consumer protection lawsuits and class-actions you too can help ensure that other consumers’ rights are protected from consumer rip-offs and unscrupulous or dishonest practices.

Our Naperville, Aurora, Waukegan, Joliet, Elgin, Highland Park, Northbrook, Wilmette, Wheaton, Oak Brook, and Chicago consumer lawyers provide assistance in consumer fraud and consumer rights cases including in Illinois and throughout the country. You can click here to see a description of the some of the many individual and class-action consumer cases we have handled. A video of our lawsuit which helped ensure more fan friendly security at Wrigley Field can be found here. You can contact one of our Chicago area consumer protection lawyers who can assist in lemon law, unfair debt collection, junk fax, prerecorded telephone solicitations, and other consumer, consumer fraud or consumer class action cases by filling out the contact form at the side of this blog or by clicking here.