The short answer to the question of whether it’s illegal not to refund sales tax is yes. If you bought something and paid sales tax for it, then you should receive that same sales tax back if you return the item. In general, this should happen regardless of location, and regardless of whether or not […]

  Watch the full interview Our consumer law attorney Karl Leinberger was recently interviewed by CBS Chicago regarding the problems users have had with the subscription service MoviePass. MoviePass allows subscribers to watch unlimited movies for less than $10 per month, but the service has begun placing limitations on what movies you can watch and

If you’ve been a victim of identity theft, you may wonder if your credit score is safe. Unfortunately, identity theft often does negatively affect your credit score. Luckily, there are steps you can take to fight identity theft and repair your credit score. One of the first things you should do is use the FTC’s

18 patients of MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn were discharged only to find that their homes had been ransacked and burglarized while they were away. Most of the victims were elderly females who lived alone, and this was no coincidence. A rehabilitation tech employed by the hospital, named Eric Albavera, used personal information collected by the hospital to

Each year, the FTC releases a list of top consumer fraud complaints. Although the exact numbers change from year to year, 3 types of complaints are consistently at the top. These are debt collection, identity theft, and imposter scams. In total, consumers lost $905 million to fraud in 2017. If you or a loved one

  Consumer Rights Law Firm Serving Clients in Chicago, Illinois, and Nationwide Posted: April 12, 2018 There are a number of different types of consumer fraud that are unfortunately fairly common across America. The FTC releases an annual report of the top consumer complaints of fraud, and we’ve put together this infographic to help you

Recently, our attorney Paul Markoff was chosen to lead a class action suit against Midland Credit Management on behalf of consumers who were misled by a form letter sent by Midland. The lead plaintiff, Renetrice Pierre, argued that the letter did not warn debtors that by agreeing to pay any amount to Midland Credit Management,

As technology advances and more and more uses for biometric data are becoming mainstream, living in Illinois gives you key protections in the form of the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA). Facial recognition technology in particular has come under scrutiny with the release of the iPhone X, which uses facial recognition software to unlock the

Consumer Rights Law Firm Serving Clients in Chicago, Illinois, and Nationwide Posted: December 14, 2017 Technology has been advancing rapidly, and unfortunately the law has been slow to catch up. Luckily, here in Illinois, we are one of the few states that have protections in place against misuse of an individual’s biometric data. The Illinois

With the advent of new technologies, many employers have turned to biometric data to more accurately keep track of employees clocking in and out. However, the use of biometric data such as fingerprints and retina scans to track employee movements is regulated under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and many employers are coming