On May 2nd, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a government agency that protects American consumers, filed a complaint against Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com, two of the largest credit repair companies. The suit alleges that the companies violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) by requesting and receiving upfront payment for their credit repair services. The TSR […]
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Whole Foods Can’t Escape Allergen False Ad Suit
Original article by Mike Curley – Law360 (April 1, 2019, 3:58 PM EDT) A California magistrate judge has kept alive a suit alleging Whole Foods affiliates have been selling foods containing allergens under a false hypoallergenic label, ruling that the court has jurisdiction because one affiliate runs Whole Foods’ website, which serves the state. In […]
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Jim Francis of Francis & Mailman Argues Thomson Reuters Lawsuit to U.S. Court of Appeals for Second Circuit at UConn School of Law
Jim Francis of Francis & Mailman argued his case Kidd v. Thomson Reuters Corporation to the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals at a session held at the UConn School of Law on February 4, 2019. In Kidd v. Thomson Reuters, plaintiff Lindsay A. Kidd brought a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) putative class […]
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Watch Jim Francis Argue Major TransUnion Class Action Lawsuit to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Consumer protection attorney Jim Francis, of Francis & Mailman, P.C., appeared in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to argue an appeal of the Sergio Ramirez v. Trans Union LLC class action settlement. In 2017, Francis & Mailman PC represented the plaintiff Ramirez, whom TransUnion mistakenly confused with someone on […]
