A plaintiff who purchased a 2007 Chev­rolet Cobalt with 103,724 miles and a his­tory of front-end damage, for $14,995, when the Kelley Blue Book retail price for such a vehicle was $6,000 or less, can sue defen­dant dealer for violation ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District

A plaintiff who has defaulted on her mortgage loan with Freddie Mac adequate­ly alleged that a Virginia Beach foreclosure firm, Samuel I. White PC, and the substi­tute trustees, are “debt collectors” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and the ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Consumer Protection Judge Paul V. Niemeyer

Although plaintiff buyer contends he took his 2004 Dodge Durango to Berglund Dodge dealership within a few months of purchas­ing the vehicle and was advised of potential issues with the lower end of the car, he made no attempt to ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

In plaintiff commuters’ suit alleging de­fendant operators of the High-Occupancy Toll Roads in Northern Virginia violated various federal and state laws by assess­ing massive fees and penalties for minor toll violations, the Alexandria U.S. District Court grants final certification of ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge James C. Cacheris U.S. District Court - Eastern District

In this Fair Credit Reporting Act suit filed by plaintiffs who allege they were denied employment based on allegedly inaccurate and incomplete criminal his­tories supplied by defendant CoreLogic National Background Data LLC, a Rich­mond U.S. District Court denies plaintiffs’ renewed ...

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

In this Fair Credit Reporting Act suit filed by plaintiffs who allege they were denied employment based on alleged­ly inaccurate and incomplete criminal histories supplied by defendant Core­Logic National Background Data LLC, a Richmond U.S. District Court denies defendant’s motion ...

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

In this suit challenging defendants’ use of employment background checks, the Richmond U.S. District Court grants reconsideration of its earlier decision in order to dismiss claims of some plain­tiffs, but denies reconsideration as to additional claims. Plaintiffs allege in count ...

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

In this class action asserting defendant employer violated the Fair Credit Report­ing Act with inadequate disclosures about obtaining pre-hiring consumer reports, the Richmond U.S. District Court says the Safeco “objective reasonableness” test does not ap­ply to defendant’s action and any ...

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

Bankruptcy debt buyer Atlas Acquisitions LLC did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by filing proofs of claim based on time-barred debts in appellants’ separate chapter 13 bankruptcy cases; the 4th Circuit says that filing a proof of ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Consumer Protection Judge Henry F. Floyd

Although a Richmond U.S. District Court says it’s a “close question,” it holds that a consumer’s allegation that defendant Fannie Mae unlawfully ob­tained her credit report under the false pretense of an “account review,” even though no account existed, states ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District