Consumer Rights Law Firm Serving Clients in Chicago, Illinois, and Nationwide Posted: June 27, 2016 The FTC recently issued a challenge to software developers: find a solution to effectively and easily block robocalls and receive a $50,000 prize. The challenge garnered over 800 submissions, but only two made the final cut. Serdar Danis and Aaron […]

Consumer Rights Law Firm Serving Clients in Chicago, Illinois, and Nationwide Posted: June 20, 2016 HSBC has agreed to pay $1.58 billion to settle a class action lawsuit – now in its 14th year – regarding alleged misleading business practices during the subprime lending crisis. The settlement has not yet been approved by the courts,

Consumer Rights Law Firm Serving Clients in Chicago, Illinois, and Nationwide Posted: June 13, 2016 A federal judge in Atlanta has approved a class action lawsuit against CapitalOne filed by consumers who claim to have been bombarded by robocalls from the banking giant. According to the plaintiffs, CapitalOne robocalls were so persistent, phones were rendered

Consumer Rights Law Firm Serving Clients in Chicago, Illinois, and Nationwide Posted: June 7, 2016 The TCPA prohibits non-emergency calls from autodialers to cellphone numbers unless “prior express consent” is given by the owner of the number. But what exactly is “prior express consent” and are some companies abusing this relatively vague term to harass

Consumer Rights Law Firm Serving Clients in Chicago, Illinois, and Nationwide Posted: June 3, 2016 On June 2nd, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed new regulations to protect consumers against “debt traps” created by short-term lenders. Often simply called “payday” or “auto-title” loans, these high-interest loans typically have the largest impact on men and

In May, the Obama administration signed into law a bill that extends overtime pay to more than 4.2 million Americans. Currently, if you make under $23,660 a year, you are automatically eligible for overtime pay. As of December 1, 2016, this benefit will be extended to salaried employees who make up to $47,476 a year