Where a man alleged that South Carolina’s Financial Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Protection Acts were violated when he was required to enter six digits of his social security number, or SSN, to access certain information, but he never alleged ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Consumer Protection Judge Albert Diaz

Where a man alleged that Home Depot refused to honor an alleged promise to discount his moving truck fee because of his race, but he failed to plead any facts supporting this allegation, his suit was dismissed. Background Hazem Garada’s ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Leonie M. Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where counsel for two objectors to a putative class action settlement sought to recover $237,500 in attorney’s fees, but they obtained only a modest result, their conduct delayed relief to the class and they impermissibly block billed for their time, ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A class action lawsuit alleging that a treadmill manufacturer violated warranties and fraudulently misrepresented its horsepower capabilities outran dismissal in the Western District of Virginia. After allowing the plaintiff to sidestep a jurisdictional roadblock, Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon refused to ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

Where plaintiffs reached a settlement over claims that long-term care, or LTC, insurers failed to disclose material information to policyholders, a husband and wife then objected to that settlement and the defendants agreed to increased compensation to policyholders in exchange ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the purchaser of a vehicle argued she was entitled to void the transaction and keep the vehicle because the defendant failed to make certain required disclosures, her suit was dismissed. She relied on statutory provisions that apply only to ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge John A. Gibney Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Attorneys who successfully represented a class of persons who alleged that carriers failed to disclose material information to policyholders of long-term care, or LTC, policies, to their detriment, were awarded up to $13 million in fees. Background Plaintiffs filed a ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Robert E. Payne U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the purchaser of a treadmill alleged that manufacturers made false representations about the treadmills’ horsepower, her Virginia warranty and fraud claims survived their motions to dismiss. Background This is a putative class action brought by Wendy Prince, on behalf ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Elizabeth K. Dillon U.S. District Court - Western District

Where an automotive manufacturer who was sued for allegedly violating the Lemon Law failed to timely respond to requests for admissions, or RFAs, and only discovered the error when the vehicle owner moved for summary judgment, the court allowed the ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Thomas T. Cullen U.S. District Court - Western District

Where the owner of a truck who is suing the manufacturer for violating Virginia’s Lemon Law and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act failed to identify his expert within the deadline set by the court, but there was sufficient time to ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Thomas T. Cullen U.S. District Court - Western District