Consumer Fraud
Consumer fraud litigation can involve individual cases as well as class actions that have been filed on a national level. These cases involve wrongful conduct of insurance and finance companies including fraud and bad faith.
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| 28 Jul 2010 12:56:31 GMT IRS Opens Dedicated Phone Line for Gulf Oil Spill Victims The Internal Revenue Service today announced the opening of a special telephone line for taxpayers affected by the Gulf oil spill. Individuals who have questions about the BP payments or who are experiencing filing or payment hardships because of the oil spill should contact the IRS at 866-562-5227. The special services phone line will operate weekdays from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time. In certain cases, the IRS can assist oil spill victims by suspending collection and examination actions. Taxpayers who need this assistance must request it. Others may decide to continue making payments because interest will continue to accrue on outstanding balances, even if some penalties are abated. Read more... Click here to read this Consumer Fraud news article. |
| 19 Jul 2010 13:07:01 GMT Where Oil Hits Shore, ?Job Training' Scams Are Quick to Follow Scroll through Craigslist in cities along the Florida's Panhandle and in Alabama, and dozens of ads appear with offers for expensive training guaranteed to net jobs cleaning up oil. Just as the earthquake in Haiti, Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters prompted an outpouring of financial help, people looking for a quick profit have surfaced since oil began gushing after the Deepwater Horizon incident in April, preying on people who are unemployed, looking to make fast cash in the stock market or donate to the needy. Read more... Click here to read this Consumer Fraud news article. |
| 14 Jul 2010 15:46:27 GMT As You Head Out for Vacation, Protect Your Home and Your Identity Against Burglars Burglars who break into your home this summer may be after more than your jewelry and electronic equipment - they may also steal your identity. As you prepare to leave on vacation, it is important to protect yourself against both a physical and a virtual break-in. Read more... Click here to read this Consumer Fraud news article. |
| 9 Jul 2010 18:58:08 GMT USDA Offers Summer Grilling Tips - Be Food Safe This Independence Day USDA is reminding consumers that following safe food handling steps are the key to making your cookout safe and healthy for your guests and has four basic steps to help you Be Food Safe and declare independence from foodborne illness any time of year. Read more... Click here to read this Consumer Fraud news article. |
| 24 Jun 2010 17:54:34 GMT Seven Manufacturers Announce Recalls to Repair Cribs to Address Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards: Industry Launches New Initiative to Secure Drop Sides with Free Immobilization Devices The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), with the cooperation of seven firms, announced voluntary recalls of more than two million cribs to address drop-side hazards and other hazards that affect the safety of young children. The recalling firms are providing consumers with free repair kits to immobilize the drop sides or other remedies. Do not attempt to fix these cribs with homemade remedies. The drop-side and fixed-side crib recalls announced today are of units manufactured between 2000 and 2009 Read more... Click here to read this Consumer Fraud news article. |
| 18 Jun 2010 13:34:54 GMT Entertainment Centers Recalled by American Signature Due to Fall Hazard The recalled entertainment centers' shelves can detach and fall onto consumers when the entertainment centers are moved. The recalled entertainment centers with model names "Arts and Crafts", "Vineyard Manor", "Lake Cottage", "Studio One", "West Indies" and "Plantation Cove" were sold in various colors including dark brown, natural, black and white with fixed or adjustable shelves. Read more... Click here to read this Consumer Fraud news article. |
