Educate Yourself About Consumer Law—from Auto Fraud to Debt Harassment—Here
Consumer law, like any area of the law, has complexities and subtleties that aren’t always apart to the public; however, being well-informed and educated about your rights as a consumer is one of the best ways to avoid being taken advantage of or being harassed. That’s why we blog regularly: to make sure you have the information you need to make informed decisions, or to strike back if your consumer rights are being abused. Read on to begin educating yourself now!
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VA Supreme Court Establishes Burden of Proof for VCPA Claims In the summer of 2015 the Virginia Supreme Court established the burden for the burden of proof for Virginia Consumer Protection Act fraud claims. Learn more here. -
Learn Your Rights: Arbitration An overview of arbitration and forced arbitration that many corporations are using these days. Learn your rights. -
The New Arbitration Scam by Chrysler By signing a form to get a one-percent discount on a car, you could be giving up your rights. Here’s what you need to know about the Chrysler arbitration scam. -
Signs of Odometer Tampering Knowing the accurate mileage of a vehicle when purchasing it is essential, and so is knowing the signs of an odometer that has been tampered with. -
Why You May Have Been the Victim of Credit Fraud When people become credit fraud victims, they often wonder how it happened to them. Here, we discuss the reasons why they were targets. -
Arbitration in Nursing Homes Corporate America is now targeting nursing home patients with arbitration and we need to help stop this. -
Stop CarMax from Selling Unsafe, Recalled Cars CarMax has been selling unsafe, recalled cars. -
How You May Be Blamed When Claiming Your Car Is a Lemon If you try to claim your vehicle is a lemon under Virginia’s lemon law, the dealer or manufacturer may try to blame you for the vehicle's problems. -
Judgment Creditors and Fair Credit Reporting Act Rights The Fair Credit Reporting Act restricts people from accessing credit reports. Judgment creditors may face limitations depending on the type of debt. -
When Pulling a Credit Report Is Impermissible Credit reports are important to our lives and therefore access is limited. A credit report cannot be pulled for an impermissible reason. -
Avoid Filing Blanket Disputes With Credit Reporting Agencies While consumers are entitled to accurate credit reports, some do contain errors. To have these errors corrected, avoid filing a blanket dispute. Learn why here. -
When Credit Reporting Agencies Don't Have to Investigate Consumers are entitled to an accurate credit report. Credit reporting agencies, however, are not obligated to investigate frivolous disputes about the report. -
Debt Collection Tactics for Unpaid Hospital Debt Unpaid hospital bills are one of the most common forms of debt among consumers. Unfortunately, debt collectors may use abusive methods to try and collect. -
5 Commonly Used Methods for Debt Collection by Phone Debt collectors will use many different tactics to try to collect unpaid debt, including several annoying approaches by telephone. Learn how to stop them here. -
Top 5 Ways to Keep Your Car In Good Condition in Hot Weather Summer heat can take a toll on your car, but there are simple steps you can take to prevent breakdowns. Check out our 5 tips for simple summer car maintenance here. -
Stop Telemarketing Calls by Using the TCPA Telemarketers are certainly annoying, but did you know that their actions may be illegal as well? Learn more about the Telephone Consumer Protection Act here! -
How Some Manufacturers Use Certified Pre-Owned Scams Certified pre-owned scams are used to give consumers a false sense of security as to the condition of the vehicle. It is important to understand this scam. -
Manufacturers Must Disclose for Nonconforming Vehicles If a vehicle does not conform to its warranty, a consumer may have a lemon law claim. Manufacturers are required to make certain disclosures or risk liability. -
Reasonable Allowance for Use Under the Lemon Law If a vehicle does not conform to its warranty, the consumer may be entitled to remedies under the lemon law. A reasonable allowance for use may be subtracted. -
Two Primary Categories of Auto Fraud Utilized by Dealers Auto fraud can affect consumers in many different ways. There are two primary categories to look for: non-disclosures and affirmative misrepresentations.