Consumer Rights Law

Consumers and their rights – Businessday Online

Specifically, the CPC, established by the Consumer Protection Council Act under Decree No. 66 of 1992 … Many consumers do not even know the agencies responsible for protecting their rights. And when they are aware, they doubt the ability of … Continue reading

Copyright law a win for consumer, educators, and telecoms as court reins in multiple fees – Toronto Star

“I think it’s definitely pro-consumer,” said University of Ottawa law professor and Toronto Star columnist Michael … The court’s findings reflect a discomfort with the “layering of rights,” Geist said. For example, a business that had bought …

State Supreme Court Addresses Consumer Responsibility in Lemon Law Ruling – 24-7PressRelease.com

The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently ruled that unless a consumer intentionally prevents the manufacturer … contact an experienced Lemon Law attorney to protect your rights.

Consumers can sue companies together – Times of Malta

The law will also allow entities such as consumer associations to take companies to court on consumers’ behalf,” Dr Azzopardi added. He described the upcoming Bill as “a quantum leap forward in the protection and enforcement of consumer rights …

Portable Persistency Now Prop. 33; Consumer Watchdog Attacks – Insurance Journal

based Consumer Watchdog. Prop. 33, the 2012 Automobile Insurance Discount Act, will reward Californians for maintaining … brought to public attention by the 1985 California civil rights case King v. Meese. While Prop 103 made that scheme …

Consumer group: Elderly, vulnerable losing homes over just few hundred dollars in back taxes – CBS News

Outdated state laws allow big banks and other investors to reap windfall profits by buying the houses for a pittance and reselling them, the National Consumer Law Center … make sure they understand their rights. Tax lien sales differ from … Continue reading

Elderly losing homes over $400 in back taxes  – New York Daily News

Outdated state laws allow big banks and other investors to reap windfall profits by buying the houses for a pittance and reselling them, the National Consumer Law Center said … and make sure they understand their rights.

Consumer Rights Group: Outdated Laws Are Causing Second Crisis – DSNews.com

Outdated state laws are fueling a second foreclosure crisis-this one affecting the elderly and the disabled, according to a report from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC). The report, titled The Other Foreclosure Crisis: Property Tax Lien …

Opening arguments set stage for Texas ID law trial – Consumer Electronics Net

WASHINGTON (AP) The state of Texas and the Justice Department are beginning their arguments in a trial over Texas’ new voter ID law, setting the stage for a legal battle over the federal Voting Rights Act. Lawyers for Texas are … Continue reading

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP is Investigating United Technologies Corporation on Behalf of its Shareholders (UTX) – Yahoo Finance

NEW YORK, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a national law firm concentrating on investor rights, consumer rights and the enforcement of federal antitrust laws, is investigating potential wrongdoing at United Technologies …