Tax Initiative Update – 2018

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Palazzo v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC

…plaintiff’s lawsuit seeking damages for Nationstar Mortgage’s unlawful charging of junk fees in violation of the FDCPA. In the underlying case, the plaintiff challenged Nationstar Mortgage’s use of a fee…

Triage Your FCRA Practice

…and consumers, rather than large corporations. Jeff’s consumer rights law practice focuses on litigation under the FCRA, including claims for credit reporting errors, employment background reports, tenant screening reports, and…

Credit Reporting

…must delete or modify information that is found to be inaccurate or incomplete or that cannot be verified. CRAs must complete reinvestigation within thirty days or forty-five days if it…

The “Passive” Debt Buyer Issue

If you are suing debt buyers under the FDCPA, you need to understand the recent Circuit Court of Appeals decisions on whether these entities are debt collectors. Debt buyers are…

Spotting FCRA Violations by Reviewing Your Client’s Credit Reports

…and collections accounts supposedly associated with a particular consumer, such as the balances over time, payment history, and credit usage. Consumers have important rights and powerful remedies under the Fair…

After Disney Wielded Its Terms of Use Against Customer, Groups Call on Congress to Pass FAIR Act

…In the letter sent to the Judiciary Committees, the organizations said, “(p)redispute forced arbitration clauses in corporate terms and conditions undermine consumers’ ability to enforce their rights when harmed in…

Trees and Fruit: How Fee Agreements May Change the Taxation of Attorneys’ Fees

…(“tree”) rather than the income itself (“fruit”)—may eliminate clients’ tax liabilities on attorneys’ fees paid under fee-shifting statutes. What You Will Learn How to understand this nontraditional structure for fee…

Electronic Funds Transfer Act: What to Know

…needs to take to properly bring a dispute under EFTA; the limits on consumer liability for unauthorized transfers; and what damages the consumer is entitled under EFTA. This webinar is…