You may be able to sue a company, corporation or business that is responsible for false or misleading advertising. You have certain rights and protections under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act, as well as protections under Federal law. In general, if a business or company is deceptive in their advertising to get […]

  Consumer Rights Law Firm Serving Clients in Chicago, Illinois, and Nationwide Posted: March 22, 2019 False advertising is a deceitful and potentially dangerous form of consumer fraud. Unfortunately, many companies think they can get away with lying to the public to sell products. At Markoff Leinberger, we believe companies that defraud consumers should be

Is Food Mislabeling A Type of Fraud? The act of food mislabeling should be a serious concern to consumers. Food mislabeling, whether intentional or accidental, can lead not only to consumers being defrauded out of their hard earned money on a product that is not as advertised, but can also lead to serious cases of

  There are many different types of credit card fraud which are unfortunately more common than people think. If your credit card is compromised, your credit score could take a hit, and you could spend years trying to repair the damage done. If your identity was stolen as well, it can upend your life. The

Consumer Rights Law Firm Serving Clients in Chicago, Illinois, and Nationwide Posted: January 31, 2019 Class action lawsuits are a way for consumers to stand up to large corporations when it’s not feasible for one person alone to bring a lawsuit. There is power in numbers, and when enough people have been affected negatively by

The statute of limitations on debt collection in Illinois varies depending on the type of contract entered into on the debt. For written contracts, such as car loans, the statute of limitations is 10 years. For oral contracts or open accounts, which often includes credit card debt, the statute of limitations is 5 years. It’s

Consumer Rights Law Firm Serving Clients in Chicago, Illinois, and Nationwide Posted: January 24, 2019 Under federal law, you have a right to be free from unsolicited fax messages. The Chicago junk fax lawyers at Markoff Leinberger have 15 years of experience helping people like you pursue justice from companies or other entities that clog

Unfortunately, wage theft (including overtime violations) is all too common an occurrence here in Illinois, especially for lower-income workers who may not feel like they can stand up to their employer because they need the job. However, you should know that wage theft is illegal, and you can hold your employer accountable as well as

Wage theft, most commonly overtime and minimum wage violations, is unfortunately very common. Employers often take advantage of their employees, trusting that the fear of losing their job will prevent employees from speaking out about incorrect wages or unpaid overtime. However, you should know that even minimum wage employees still have rights. This holiday season,

If you’ve been harmed or misled by a large corporation and you know that many other people have also been affected, you may want to consider filing a class action lawsuit. Class action lawsuits are different from standard lawsuits in that they are specifically designed to be able to represent large numbers of people. They