Debt collectors prey on consumers who do not know their rights and who do not know how to handle calls from debt collectors This article gives just a few short and simple tips for handling debt collector calls, since these are becoming ever more common as the market for “junk debt” booms among unscrupulous investors

My firm handles a lot of personal injury litigation, so, at the suggestion of friends and former clients, I am writing this blog on a regular basis to give readers info on how to handle their personal injury cases I will go over several topics

Debt collectors prey on consumers who do not know their rights and who do not know how to handle calls from debt collectors This article gives just a few short and simple tips for handling debt collector calls, since these are becoming ever more common as the market for “junk debt” booms among unscrupulous investors

Here’s an email exchange I believe should be helpful to a lot of you out there This is a situation where a debt collector contacts a consumer after serving a summons on the consumer for a very old debt, one likely past the statute of limitations

My firm handles a lot of personal injury litigation, so, at the suggestion of friends and former clients, I am writing this blog on a regular basis to give readers info on how to handle their personal injury cases I will go over several topics

I’m continuing to get calls from people who believe they have had their identities stolen or who may have been the subject of one of the big “data thefts” that have afflicted so many companies These cases likely are not yet ripe for handling through litigation because there are really no serious damages at the point where the consumer learns his or her identity has been stolen

The Federal Credit Reporting Act [“FCRA”] makes it mandatory for Credit Reporting Agencies such as Experian, Equifax and Trans Union “to follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of the information in the [consumer’s credit] report…” A willful and negligent failure to do so is violation number 1 of the FCRA

On Yahoo today there was an article providing some tactics for not getting cheated at the car dealer and I thought it was worth passing along Here it is: Our reviews, road tests, and Buying Guide will help you choose a single vehicle from the 430 or so on sale today, but how do you negotiate the often contentious dealer experience

Just today one of my good friends wrote & wanted a consultation with me because he gave out some of his personal information to an unrecognized website He is now concerned about a possible identity theft and wrote to ask me of the best way to prevent this from happening

This articles on the "Tampering Defense" to Lemon Law claims should be of special interest to Mercedes and BMW owners living in the Southern California area Here in Southern California, there are a good number of BMW and Mercedes dealerships around