by John O'Toole | Jun 12, 2015 | Employment
Many large businesses would like to eliminate class action lawsuits altogether. They know that with those types of class action cases prohibited, they would be rendered virtually immune from suit on a huge variety of topics. Since they would be unlikely to be...
by John O'Toole | Jun 5, 2015 | Consumer Fraud
With a class action lawsuit, there are two distinct groups of plaintiffs. There is the class representative, who as the name implies, represents the class of similarly situated plaintiffs and may attend the hearings and trial, working with the lead counsel for the...
by John O'Toole | May 29, 2015 | Consumer Fraud
Especially with cable or data providers. One of the concerns with internet/cable providers is the amount of information they accumulate regarding your personal habits. With sad irony, your usage of their product is turned into data that they use to keep selling you...
by John O'Toole | May 22, 2015 | Consumer Fraud
Sometimes when you go into a store, you may see and item on a display, that catches your eye. You walk over, check the price and wince. Then you notice that it has a “Sale” sign that knocks off 30 to 50 percent of the price. Now, you begin to seriously...
by John O'Toole | May 16, 2015 | Consumer Fraud
Advertising and marketing is designed to induce a consumer to buy a particular service or product. Sometimes the ads are general and appeal to the emotional element of a purchase. A pickup truck advertisement may show the truck driving up a rugged mountain road or at...
