Consumer Rights Law Firm Serving Clients in Chicago, Illinois, and Nationwide Posted: October 13, 2017 Most people in America have one or more credit cards that they use on a regular basis. Unfortunately, this widespread use of credit cards opens the door to all manner of credit card fraud. Credit card fraud can be […]

Anyone who is selling something wants to make money, and in some cases will resort to fraudulent tactics in order to sell higher priced items or services to consumers. Bait and switch schemes occur when a product or service is advertised at one price, but then when a consumer tries to purchase it, it is

Under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (also known as simply the Consumer Fraud Act), it is illegal for a business to act in a deceptive manner in order to try to sell a product or service. This includes making false promises through advertising. If you have bought something under false pretenses,

Paul Markoff and Karl Leinberger are representing lead plaintiff Renetrice Pierre in Pierre v. Midland Credit Management, a class action suit with 68,754 members. In this suit, Pierre alleges that MCM violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) through failing to disclose in letters sent to thousands of debtors key information such as: Debtors

Although nowadays there are regulations put in place protecting consumers against false advertising, that unfortunately doesn’t meant that false advertising doesn’t happen. Corporations are in the business of making money, and if they think that advertising a certain way is more likely to get consumers to purchase their product, they’ll do it. False advertising is

Wage theft, including overtime violations, is a widespread problem among many industries. If you’ve been a victim of wage theft, you might not think there’s anything you can do about it. This is not the case. Wage theft is illegal, and you can sue to recover lost wages as well as other damages. The experienced

Consumer Rights Law Firm Serving Clients in Chicago, Illinois, and Nationwide Posted: July 11, 2017 Wage theft occurs across income levels and industries, although it is more common in certain industries than others. Learn how to recognize wage theft and what to do about it in this infographic. If you have been a victim of

One of our consumer law attorneys Karl Leinberger was featured on NBC 5 in a story they ran about two local men who had to shell out for car repairs after unknowingly pumping gas that was tainted with water. Watch the video here. After heavy rains, the underground holding tanks at a local gas station were contaminated with

The elderly are prime targets for scammers, as they are more likely to be less technologically savvy, more trusting, more easily confused, and sometimes even cognitively impaired. Robocalls, where thousands of numbers can be autodialed at the same time, have become an effective way for scammers to reach a large number of potential targets. If

Who hasn’t received an annoying telemarketing call at an inconvenient time? Most people simply accept robocalls as a fact of life, but you should know that under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), some of these robocalls may actually be illegal. If you suspect that you may be being harassed illegally by robocalls, contact Markoff