In re: Bail Bond Antitrust Litigation, 4:19-CV-00717-JST (N.D. Cal.) The class action lawsuit attacks illegal price fixing by the California bail bonds industry. The case was filed against the surety companies that underwrite bail bonds alleging that an unlawful antitrust conspiracy has kept bail bond premiums higher than they would be if the California bail-bonds…
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NCLC joined other consumer and workers’ rights advocates in this case involving equitable estoppel and forced arbitration. The amicus brief explains how an arbitration-specific version of equitable estoppel imposed by some courts to allow non-signatories to enforce an arbitration clause is wholly divorced from the traditional principles and interpretations of the doctrine, which require a…
Coerced debt occurs when an abuser utilizes coercive control or identity theft to incur debt in the name of an individual.
Property tax systems can foster sustainable homeownership, be fair and reasonable for property owners, and still provide the revenue needed for quality public services.
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This class action challenges exploitative rent to own contracts for storage sheds.
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Carolina Lease Management Group v. GreeneNo. 21 CvD 134 (Jones Cty. Super. Ct., N.C.) This case involves a class counterclaim filed in response to a replevin action. The counterclaim alleges that Mr. Greene and hundreds of others like him entered into a rent to own contract for storage sheds with Carolina Lease Management Group. The…
Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People and Families Movement, The Shriver Center on Poverty Law, and the National Consumer Law Center submitted an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in support of the respondents in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson. The case involves a constitutional challenge to a city ordinance that imposes both…
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NCLC served as a named Plaintiff in this class action against the electronic filing system used by the federal courts (PACER), which challenged PACER's practice of overcharging users for its services.
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This class action complaint alleged claims under the State Rosenthal Act Fair Debt Collection suit against Midland and a law firm in California.The suit alleged that the defendants used false affidavits of personal knowledge in collection actions and that the law firm used automated procedures for sending dunning letters and filing lawsuits with little to no meaningful attorney input.
This class action complaint, filed in late 2023, seeks damages and injunctive relief against an attorney and a junk debt buyer and debt collector challenging their practices of misleadingly and inaccurately asserting amounts due in debt collection attempts to consumers and in small claims court, including collecting amounts that were not actually due.
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The settlement resolves the class action challenge to the “rent-to-own” scheme perpetuated by the owners of the mobile home park.
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A new NCLC Digital Library article looks at widespread implications for consumers using the FCRA to recover damages from federal agencies.
