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SUMMARY:Class Action Town Hall 2
DESCRIPTION:NACA is seeking to expand its education offering to help class action attorneys become more successful in their practices. To develop educational programs and resources that meet the needs of this community\, NACA is hosting a series of summer town hall discussions to brainstorm innovative programming NACA can offer to meet the concrete educational needs of both class action attorneys and class action firms. Please note this is the second town hall discussion.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/upcoming/class-action-town-hall-2/
CATEGORIES:Upcoming
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SUMMARY:What's in Store in Federal Regulator’s Proposed Auto Fraud Regulation
DESCRIPTION:The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finally done it. In 2010\, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act granted the FTC the specific authority to write a rule tackling the unfair\, deceptive\, and abusive practices of motor vehicle dealers. This power lay dormant until now. The FTC recently announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to the sale\, financing\, and leasing of motor vehicles by dealers. \nThis webinar will cover the main points of the proposed rule\, including NACA’s and its consumer allies’ previously submitted petition to the FTC to rein in abusive yo-yo financing. There will be a discussion on how consumer advocates should respond to the agency’s proposed actions. A particular focus will be how to help your clients file their own stories as part of this rulemaking process. \nVehicle dealer fraud runs rampant. If you’re a consumer advocate who has ever faced down dealers on behalf of defrauded and deceived consumers\, and if you would like better federal protections for your clients\, this is the webinar for you. \n\nWhat You Will Learn \n\nWhat policy changes the FTC is proposing to make in consumer-vehicle dealer sales\nWhat actions advocates and consumers can take in response to the proposed rule\n\n\nSpeakers \nTom Domonoske began practicing law in California in 1990 before moving to North Carolina where he taught classes at the UNC Law School. He then practiced as a legal aid lawyer with the Virginia Legal Aid Society\, Inc.\, from 1993 through 1996. From July 1996 through August 2000\, he was a Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke Law School\, while also maintaining a small consumer law practice in Virginia as Of Counsel with the Law Office of Dale W. Pittman. In August 2000\, he returned to Virginia and continued focusing his practice on consumer law\, particularly the federal statutes that regulate financial transactions. After working with the Legal Aid Justice Center for many years\, he joined Consumer Litigation Associates in 2016. A past board member of NACA\, he has worked on dealer fraud issues for over twenty-five years. \nErin Witte is the Director of Consumer Protection for Consumer Federation of America (CFA)\, where she advocates for consumer protections\, communicates policy positions\, and provides educational tools for consumers and CFA members about various consumer protection topics. Prior to joining CFA\, Erin was an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia\, where she litigated consumer protection cases in Virginia state and federal courts. Erin also worked in private practice at Surovell Isaacs & Levy in Fairfax\, VA\, where she represented individual consumer clients against used car dealers\, abusive debt collectors\, insurance companies\, predatory lenders\, subprime auto lenders\, and medical providers. \nChristine Hines is Legislative Director at the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA)\, where she advocates on consumer protection issues\, including financial services\, auto fraud\, and access to justice\, which covers the ongoing fight to end forced arbitration in consumer and worker contracts. Before joining NACA\, she was Consumer and Civil Justice Counsel at Public Citizen for seven years. Previously\, she practiced law briefly before moving into consumer protection policy advocacy.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/taking-heed-of-federal-regulators-proposed-auto-fraud-regulation/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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SUMMARY:Defending Nursing Home Collection Lawsuits
DESCRIPTION:There has been a significant increase in collection lawsuits filed against family members and loved ones to collect on nursing home residents’ debts. The nursing homes’ claims against these third parties are often tenuous at best\, but due to a lack of legal representation\, families are pressured into paying the debts out of their own pockets to avoid costly litigation. In this webinar\, you will learn the basics of nursing home collection lawsuits and how to effectively defend these abusive actions against third parties and residents. No prior experience with or knowledge of nursing homes or long-term care is needed. \n\nWhat You Will Learn: \n\nWhat common claims are brought by nursing homes against residents and third parties\nWhat affirmative defenses and counterclaims to bring in nursing home collection cases\nHow to resolve these cases quickly through motion practice\n\n\nSpeaker \nAnna Anderson is a Supervising Attorney at Legal Assistance of Western New York (LawNY)\, where she oversees the Consumer and Economic Justice Unit\, serving fourteen counties in Western New York. Prior to the formation of the Consumer Unit\, Anna served as an Equal Justice Works Fellow at LawNY and helped lay the groundwork for LawNY’s consumer practice. In her current role\, Anna continues to manage the program she established during her Fellowship\, which has served over 2\,000 people to date and helped eliminate more than $1\,000\,000 in debt for low-income New Yorkers. Anna is admitted to the New York State Bar\, Fourth Department (2016)\, and the United States District Court\, Western District of New York (2019). She is the co-founder and chair of the National Coalition of Nursing Home Debt Advocates.
URL:https://www.consumeradvocates.org/events/online-training-courses/defending-nursing-home-collection-lawsuits/
CATEGORIES:Online Training Courses
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