It may seem hard to believe, but Christmas is officially less than 10 days away. This means that over the coming week, people will be gathering with family and friends to exchange gifts, share a meal and, of course, enjoy one another's company. As idyllic as the...
Negotiated Resolutions For Tough Legal Problems
Year: 2016
How consumers can protect themselves against fake debt collectors — II
Last month, we began discussing how the Federal Trade Commission was officially sounding the alarm about the growing problem of phone calls from fake debt collectors. To recap, consumers across the nation are being inundated with calls from fake debt collectors...
Debt collection gone wrong is sadly common
Imagine if your child, the center of your world, becomes ill. And not just run-of-the-mill sick, either, but goes into kidney failure due to a debilitating disease. She needs constant medical treatment to keep her alive and will likely need a transplant. You do your...
What are my rights under the Florida Lemon Law? – II
In our last post, we began discussing how those consumers here in the Sunshine State whose newly purchased vehicles are causing them no shortage of headaches are not without options. Specifically, we discussed how the Florida Lemon Law provides these consumers with 24...
What are my rights under the Florida Lemon Law?
It can prove to be an incredibly exciting day for consumers when they finally decide that it's time to consign their aging vehicle to the scrap heap and head to the local dealer to find a new model on which to spend their hard-earned money. Conversely, it can prove to...
How consumers can protect themselves against fake debt collectors
While the National Do Not Call Registry has proved highly beneficial in reducing the number of unwanted calls from solicitors and other unscrupulous parties, anyone who owns a smartphone or has a landline knows that it hasn't stopped all unwanted calls from getting...
How do you know when creditors violate the law?
If you have an account that has gone to collections - maybe you couldn't pay a staggering medical bill following an illness or a credit card balance after divorce - you are not alone. Seventy million American have debts in collections. This has spawned a whole...