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Consumer protection law protects consumers against unfair or deceptive practices.
A purveyor of goods or services may be liable if it has exhibited any of the following practices:
- Misrepresenting the condition of a product if it is refurbished or used.
- Bait and switch.
- Misrepresenting a warranty, and/or failing to abide by a warranty.
- Representing that services, replacements, or repairs are needed if they are not.
- Providing a product or service of inferior quality or below the standard agreed to.
- Misrepresenting the origin of the goods or purveyor of the service.
- Misrepresenting the certifications or endorsements of a product.
- Any other conduct that encourages misunderstanding.
Consumer Protection Topics
Apple iPhone Screen Cracking
Apple iPhone Touchscreen's Durability
The iPhone is one of the most sought after cell phones in recent history. Its multi-functionality and attractive design have led many professionals to adopt it ... read more »
BMW - Bridgestone Turanza Tires
BMW 3 Series Tires
BMWs are sporty luxury vehicles with a driver-oriented design. Owners of BMWs tend to have high expectations with regards to the performance as well aesthetics of their cars. BMWs ... read more »
BPA & Baby Bottles
BPA (Bisphenol A)
BPA is used in the production of polycarbonate, which is commonly used in water bottles and food storage containers, as well as a wide range of other plastic products including some... read more »
Cell Phone Early Termination Fees
Seeger Weiss is prosecuting and investigating claims for potential class action lawsuits against cellular phone companies involving "Early Termination" (ETF) and "Early Cancellation" fees. Cellular ... read more »
Cell Phone Locking
Seeger Weiss LLP is currently investigating claims for a potential class action involving cell phone service carriers that sell "locked mobile" phones. "Locked" mobile phones have software that preven... read more »
Chase Home Finance
Seeger Weiss LLP is conducting an investigation to determine whether to file a class action lawsuit respecting claims that mortgage lenders, such as Chase Home Finance, have failed to provide consumer... read more »
Cingular Overcharge
Seeger Weiss LLP is investigating claims for a potential class action regarding Cingular Wireless and AT&T. These claims allege that Cingular changed AT&T’s cellular phone network, requiring AT&T’s c... read more »
Coleman Heaters
Coleman PowerMate 5045 Heater
Seeger Weiss is investigating reports of carbon monoxide poisoning resulting from the use of the Coleman PowerMate 5045 heater. Various other heaters may also be defect... read more »
Comcast P2P Intervention
Comcast Blocks P2P Applications
Peer to Peer (P2P) file-sharing is a common method by which to transfer large amounts of data to disperse users. Instead of having the information on one server, w... read more »
Cough / Cold Medicine
Childrens' Cold Medicine: No More Effective than Home Remedies
It is difficult for parents to know what to do when their children get sick and have a bad cough. Coughing is perceived as an unwante... read more »
Crest Pro-Health Oral Rinse Discloration
Crest Pro-Health Oral Rinse
Mouthwashes have generally killed bacteria with alcohol. Crest’s Pro-Health Oral Rinse does not, relying instead on a chemical that is meant to burn less than alcohol base... read more »
Damage Waivers
Seeger Weiss LLP is investigating claims for a potential class action that involves damage waiver charges imposed by rental companies.
Companies such as Hertz Equipment, United Rentals and NES Rent... read more »
Data and Security Breaches
Data and Security Breaches
As businesses are increasingly storing records digitally, it has become more difficult to ensure the security of the information. A tiny disc is easier to misplace or steal... read more »
Defective Products
Seeger Weiss LLP and Defective Product Lawsuits
Seeger Weiss actively investigates reports of defective products on behalf of consumers and has a demonstrated history of success in defective product ... read more »
Deferred Annuities
Seeger Weiss LLP is investigating claims regarding the sale of deferred annuities for a potential class action. Deferred annuities offer consumers an interest rate that will not fall below a certain ... read more »
Dell & HP Laptops - Nvidia GPU Failure
Dell and HP Laptops’ Nvidia Graphics Chip Failures
Laptop computers comprise a high percentage of the personal computer market, with many consumers relying on their laptops for both business produc... read more »
Dell XPS 700
Seeger Weiss LLP is investigating claims for a potential class action charging that Dell computers made misrepresentations about the quality and capability of its XPS 700 desktop computer. Other cons... read more »
Diet Pills
Diet Pill Manufacturers Fined $25M
Marketers of diet pills can no longer claim that consumers will lose weight by taking them, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says. The companies implicated agree... read more »
Facebook Beacon Ads
Facebook "Beacon" Advertising Raises Privacy Concerns
Facebook is one of the largest social networking websites, with many millions of users registered. Recent additions to the underlying method ... read more »
Franchise Fraud
Seeger Weiss is investigating claims for a potential class action involving fraud perpetuated by franchisors against franchisees.
Franchisors offer potential business owners the opportunity to as... read more »
H&R Block Fraud
H&R Block Express IRA Fraud
New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has recently filed a lawsuit against the nation's largest tax preparation company, H&R Block Inc, alleging violation of New Y... read more »
Home Depot Damage Waiver
Seeger Weiss LLP is investigating claims involving Home Depot for a potential class action lawsuit.
These claims involve a 10% “damage waiver” fee Home Depot allegedly automatically adds to “reli... read more »
HP DV9000 Laptop Hinge Cracks
HP DV9000 Laptop Hinge Cracks
Seeger Weiss LLP is investigating claims of HP DV9000 Laptop hinge cracking for a potential class action lawsuit. HP DV9000 Notebooks have been cracking at the hinge or ... read more »
HP Inkjet Printers
HP Inkjet Printers
Seeger Weiss LLP is investigating claims against Hewlett-Packard Inkjet printers that utilize "smart chip" technology for a potential class action lawsuit. According to HP, “smart ... read more »
iMac Screen Lines
Apple iMac Screen Lines
The iMac is Apple's mid-level desktop, featuring an integrated 17”, 20” or 24” LCD monitor. The iMac’s LCD flat screen display suffers from a manufacturing defect that creates... read more »
iPhone 3G Performance
Apple iPhone 3G Performance Disappoints
The iPhone 3G, the successor to the original Apple iPhone, created a stir when it was released because it claimed to offer improvements in performance over ... read more »
Jackson Hewitt Preseason Loans
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., the second-largest U.S. tax preparer next to H&R Block, has ceased offering the "pre-season" loans that many officials and consumer advocates say took advantage of low... read more »
Kitec Brass Fittings Failure
Pex Pipes
Pex tubing is a generic name for a type of flexible plastic plumbing tubing that recently has become popular with home builders. Pex tubes are a direct substitute for copper pipes and thei... read more »
Laptop Batteries
Seeger Weiss LLP is currently investigating for a potential class action claims relating to lithium-ion batteries in laptops or computer notebooks. On August 15, 2006, Dell issued a recall for 4.1 mi... read more »
Lawn Mower Horsepower
Lawn Mower Horsepower
The horsepower of a lawnmower is important to a consumer and is the type of information upon which a buyer would be expected to rely in making a purchasing decision. Retailers c... read more »
LP Composite Deck Failures
Louisiana-Pacific Manufactured Decking Materials Deteriorate Prematurely
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) announced that it received claims showing accelerated deterioration of several lines of i... read more »
Macbook Air Overheating
Macbook Air Overheating
The Macbook Air is a laptop computer that, unlike many others, has managed to combine computing power together with small size and is therefore a very desirable computer. Its ... read more »
Macbook Cracks
Macbook Case Cracks
The Macbook is the entry-level laptop computer produced by Apple, Inc. There have been reports of cracking at the junction between the keyboard and the computer case, and Apple h... read more »
Mattel
In August 2007 Mattel, Inc. issued two major voluntary recalls of children’s toys, involving over 9 million Chinese-made toys. Some of these toys contain magnets that children can swallow, others hav... read more »
Miele Front Load Washers
Pricey Front Loaders' Selling Points
High-end home-appliance manufacturer Miele sells several lines of front-load washing machines. The washers individually start at prices around $2,000.00. A wa... read more »
Mortgage Insurance
Seeger Weiss LLP is investigating claims involving consumers who obtained “no-doc” or “low-doc” mortgages through Fannie Mae or Fannie Mae lenders. “Low-doc” or “no-doc” mortgages can include: stated... read more »
Mortgages & Fire Insurance
Home Mortgages & Fire Insurance
Many times, when consumers are financing the purchase of their home, there are provisions in the mortgage contract that state that fire insurance must be kept on th... read more »
NETGEAR WNR854T RangeMax Next Wireless-N Router Failures
Wireless-“N” High Speed Wireless
The 802.11n wireless networking standard increases the maximum data rate to 248Mbit per second from the 54 Mbit per second offered by the previous “G” standard. Many ... read more »
ProMeris' Undisclosed Side Effects
What is ProMeris?
ProMeris is a topical drug sold by Fort Dodge Animal Health, a division of Wyeth, Inc., used to treat and prevent flea and tick infestations in pets. It contains one or both of two ... read more »
Qui Tam-Whistleblower
False Claims Act and Qui Tam Actions
The False Claims Act is a long-standing statute that was signed into law by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 to combat fraud perpetrated on the Union during the Civil War.... read more »
Restocking Fee
Seeger Weiss LLP investigating claims for a potential class action involving restocking fees imposed by several companies on certain returned items.
Companies that charge restocking fees include ... read more »
ServiceMaster
Seeger Weiss LLP is investigating ServiceMaster for a potential class action. ServiceMaster claims to provide services to 10.5 million residential and commercial customers through its many brands whi... read more »
Subprime Mortgages
Seeger Weiss LLP is investigating claims regarding the sale of subprime mortgages, particularly those with an adjustable rate feature for a class action lawsuit. These loans are deceptively structur... read more »
SUV Rollovers
Increasing Popularity of Sports Utility Vehicles
The increasing popularity of sports utility vehicles or "SUVs" on the roads today has had a significant impact on road safety. In the early 1990s, f... read more »
T-Mobile Roaming Charges
Cell-Phones: Always On, Always With You
Cell-phones are a large part of most people's daily lives. People receive communications at all hours and many are loath to leave their home without their cell... read more »
Title Insurance
Seeger Weiss LLP is investigating claims for a potential class action involving Reissue rate premiums. Reissue rate premiums are applied to title insurance for the purchase of raw or unimproved land;... read more »
Whirlpool Duet Mold Problems
Front Load Washing Machines' Promising Design
Homeowners are always looking for ways to reduce their energy bills, and many are also looking for ways to reduce their water consumption. Front-load was... read more »
Yamaha Roadstar 1700cc Stalling Problems
Yamaha Roadstar 1700 Stalling / Popping Noises
The Yamaha Roadstar has a distinctive profile and is powered by a substantial 1700cc engine. However, many owners of previous models of the bike, that... read more »
Zurn Pex Failures
Pex Piping Systems don't deliver for Home-owners
Pex piping is a generic name for a type of flexible plastic plumbing tubing that has become popular with new home builders. Pex tubes or pipes are a... read more »
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