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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
Aluminum Macbook / Macbook Pro Crashes
Aluminum Macbook and Macbook Pro Gaming Crashes
Apple (Mac) enthusiasts were pleased to find out that the latest generation of the Macbook line would sport discrete graphics, even on the base mode... read more »
American Cellular Labs
Dietary Supplements Harbor Potentially Dangerous Steroids
Dietary supplements are commonly used by athletes and bodybuilders to enhance recuperation and ensure maximum benifit from strenuous traini... read more »
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 »
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 »
Certainteed Shingles
Certainteed Shingles Class Action
Many consumers have experienced problems with several lines of Certainteed Shingles becoming damaged and failing within only a few years of their installation. Of... read more »
Chinese Drywall Problems
Chinese Drywall Corrodes Piping, Breaks Appliances
Home builders in South Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and many other states got a nasty surprise when drywall they installed in their newly built or ... 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 »
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 »
Credit Consolidation Failures
Credit Settlement Companies Offer No Help to Consumers with High Debt
Credit consolidation companies promise to renegotiate the outstanding balances of your debt by ?working with creditors? which ... read more »
CVO 110" Engine Problems
Harley Davidson Custom Vehicle Operations Engine Problems
"Screamin' Eagle 110 cu.in." Engine Problems
The high performance 110" (1800cc) "Screamin' Eagle" engine found in the Harley Davidson Cus... 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 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 Click Fraud
Facebook Click Fraud Angers Web Advertisers
Companies and advertisers on the popular social networking site Facebook have been shocked to find that ads they placed on Facebook have generated many h... read more »
Ford Edge AWD Smoke
Ford Edge Crossover AWD Problems
The Ford Edge is one of Ford's 'crossover' vehicles which includes styling and functionality that is somewhere between a van, a station wagon, and a small SUV. The... 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 »
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 Pavilion i7 BSODs
Pavilion Elite Crashes and Problems
Hewlett Packard, or HP is the largest computer manufacturer in the world. They produce a wide variety of PC's ranging from small net-books to large business ser... read more »
iMac G5 Black Screen
iMac G5 Logic Board Failures
The world of computers is one of ever increasing performance, and ever declining prices, new processors, more ram, more storage, bigger monitors, more pixels. The compu... 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 »
Kellogg's Immunity Advertising
Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies and Rice Krispies Claim Immunity Benefits
Kellogg's has added labels to some of their cereal products' boxes claiming that the cereal, such as Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies, can... 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 Battery Life
Laptop Battery Life Not Up to Manufacturer Claims
Shopping for laptops is an exhausting task; there are thousands of different models to choose from, and millions of different configurations to sel... read more »
LG and Sears French Door (3 Door) Refrigerators
LG French Door (3 Door) Refrigerators
LG has become one of the world’s largest manufacturers of consumer electronics and home appliances, such as refrigerators. They pride themselves with being on... read more »
Loan Modification Scams
Subprime Lenders Leave Home owners in a Tight Financial Bind
Subprime mortgage lenders created an unprecedented amount of turmoil in the US housing market by selling thousands of negative-amortiza... 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 interface of the keyboard and the computer case, and Apple has n... 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 »
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 »
PS3 YLOD
Playstation 3 Yellow Light of Death (YLOD)
Most gaming enthusiasts have been impressed by Sony's Playstation 3's reliability. In the early days after it was sold, Sony reported a very low failure ... 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 »
Reverse Mortgages
Tough Times for Retired Americans
Many retired Americans are facing increasingly difficult times caused by the volatility of the economy affecting their retirement investments? value added to the i... 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 »
Sharp DLP Projector Blubs Burnt Out
Sharp DLP Projector Bulbs
Multimedia projectors have been growing in popularity in recent years, the large screen size and flexible positioning of projectors have been seen as a positive feature f... read more »
SPORE's SecuROM DRM
Computer Game DRM: Infringing on Consumer?s Rights
Companies that design and sell computer games, like Electronic Arts, have an interest in making sure that their games are not copied and distribu... 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 »
Vehicle Repossesion Fraud
Repossessions in a Brutal Economic Climate
The current economic outlook is worse than it has been in generations; unemployment has risen, and many have seen their income plummet along with other e... read more »
Weil-McLain Boiler Failures
Weil-McLain Commercial Steam Boiler Problems
Although steam heating has generally been displaced by other methods of home or apartment heating in single-unit residential buildings, it still can be... 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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