Employment law and consumer protection, explained by the attorneys who litigate it. Straight answers on your rights at work and in the marketplace.
Consumer Rights
Allied Interstate Inc., has agreed to pay a record-breaking $1.75 million to settle a lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In a recent press release, a FTC spokesperson focused on Allied’s alleged attempts to illegally collect debts from consumers that did not owe them money. “Debt collectors had better make sure their information is accurate, or […]
Consumer Rights
Kevin Pumphrey was receiving collection calls for several years about student loans that he did not owe, in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). However, after he learned that he could sue the collection agency for harassment, the agency settled the case and left him alone. In another case, Michael L. Hughes […]
Consumer Rights
According to the Pennsylvania Attorney General, debt collection company, Unicredit, used fake court proceedings to deceive, mislead or frighten consumers into making payments or surrendering valuables without following the lawful procedures for debt collection. The Attorney General’s Office accused Unicredit of sending letters to consumers that were often hand-delivered by people dressed like sheriff deputies, implying that […]
Consumer Rights
A consumer has filed a lawsuit against the debt collection agency, AFNI Inc., for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), by calling him approximately ten times a day and threatening to place a warrant out for his arrest if he did not pay the alleged debt. The consumer further alleges that AFNI also violated the FDCPA by calling him before […]
Personal Injury
Froilan Oritz, Jr., an air conditioning repairman has filed a personal injury lawsuit against homeowner, Elton L. Hudson after his stairs collapsed causing Ortiz to fall and hurt himself. (Case No. 13-CV-508) According to the lawsuit, Oritz was in Hudson’s home to repair his air conditioner on April 4th. As he walked up the stairs to the attic, where the a/c […]
Employment Law
The California Labor Commissioner, Julie Su has filed a lawsuit against several Los Angeles area hospitals, claiming they owe their employees $9 million in wages, and the State of California $52 million in damages. Federal and state laws require most employers to pay overtime. The overtime premium is 50% of the employee’s usual hourly wage. This means an employee who […]
Employment Law
The family of Jessica Fertitta, 25, has filed a lawsuit against Mitsubishi International Corp., Smylie Unlimited and Meineke Car Care Centers for allegedly causing her death, saying she burned to death in a fire after her car malfunctioned and randomly burst into flames. (Case No. A193-933) According to the local news reports, Jessica Fertitta had only driven a half a […]
Employment Law
Joseph Gauthier, a field engineer has filed a $10 million class action lawsuit against Trican Well Service Ltd, an oil and gas well company, for misclassifying the field engineers as exempt employees in an attempt to deny them overtime wages. If the allegations are true, Trican would be in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). (Case No. 6:13-cv-00046) […]
Employment Law
Dawn Drago, the former nanny for rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs’ twin daughters, has filed a lawsuit against their mother, Kim Porter and Combs’ company, Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group for battery and wrongful termination. According to Drago, she was originally hired her as a personal chef. However, after Porter fired their previous nanny, Drago became the chef, house manager and full-time nanny for […]
Personal Injury
Pamela Maxwell has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Greyhound Bus Lines, Inc., Maximino Arellano and Rudolph Mazin Jr. following a collision allegedly caused by one of its bus drivers. (Case No. B194-202) According to their website, Greyhound Lines is the largest provider of intercity bus transportation, serving more than 3,800 destinations with 13,000 daily departures across […]
Employment Law
Irving Head, a former employee of Luper Self Storage facility has filed a lawsuit claiming that he was not paid the federal minimum wage and overtime wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. (Case No. 9:13-cv-00032) The FLSA establishes minimum wage and overtime pay in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. Covered […]
Employment Law
Ayrton Stenovitch filed a lawsuit against Action Powersports Inc., claiming the company violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by not paying him overtime wages even though he worked over 40 hours in a week. (Case No. 6:13-cv-00253) According to the FLSA, non-exempt employees must be paid overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a work-week at a rate of at least time and […]
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