Month: January 2013

GM has announced a recall of 8,519 Chevrolet Malibu sedans in the United States due rear suspension bolts that may not be tightened properly, which could lead to loss of handling, increasing the risk of crashing.   Consumers may notice noise and minor handling issues,...

The latest recall effort by Toyota is due to faulty air bags in their Corollas that can improperly inflate and faulty windshield wipers in their Lexus IS that can get stuck if there is heavy snowfall. According to Toyota spokesperson, Naoto Fuse 2 crashes were...

According to a report released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,  (EEOC)  2009 held the second highest number of discrimination complaints filed (93,277) in its history. Many commentators have pointed to the recession as a contributing factor to the...

A class action lawsuit has been filed following allegations that Hewlett-Packard Company,  (HP) has been incorrectly categorizing some of its employees as "exempt" and failing to pay them for overtime hours in violation of federal employment law. HP's technical...

The lawsuit,  alleges that Kia Motors knowingly concealed a defect in the crank sprocket of its 2002-2009 Sorento models, leading to severe over heating, the release of debris, and subsequent loss of steering control, engine failure and the potential for a hazardous...

The parent company of Bimbo Bakeries, BBU, has voluntarily recalled 8 varieties of Thomas bagels, 4 varieties of Sara Lee bagels, 3 varieties of Publix’s bagels and 1 type of Weight Watchers bagel following reports of bagel packages that contained metal bits and...

Peter A. Holland of Maryland has written The One Hundred Billion Dollar Problem in Small Claims Court: Robo-Signing and Lack of Proof in Debt Buyer Cases, 6 Journal of Business & Technology Law 101 (2011). Here's the abstract: Recent years have seen the rise of a...

We have heard many complaints from consumers stating that they are getting collection calls from this number regarding debts owed by people that they do not know.   When a debt collector finds out that they have the wrong phone number, they are not supposed to...

Our consumer protection law firm has been getting several complaints about repetitive calls from this company. We have a client who has informed them that they are calling the wrong number and she does not know the person they are looking for, but the calls continue....

In recent years, reports of consumers receiving harassing calls by scam artists pretending to be payday loan debt collectors attempting to collect on supposedly delinquent payday loans has been on the rise.  These scam artists use various coercion techniques,...