A plaintiff who, while playing Game of War on her mobile device, used “virtual chips” purchased with real money to spin a “virtual” casino wheel in order to win virtual gold or other virtual resources to use while playing the ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Consumer Protection Judge Barbara Milano Keenan

A plaintiff who challenges a medical-records vendor’s $23 sales tax imposed on records he ordered may not bring a class-action consumer complaint in federal court based on his claim that the state exempted medical-records sales from its general sales tax; ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Consumer Protection Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III

A plaintiff owing money for student loans has stated claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act against defendant collection agency for a letter’s alleged false representations that defendant was authorized to and about to garnish plaintiff’s wages, but the ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A Richmond U.S. District Court will not dismiss plaintiff’s suit alleging Fannie Mae violated her rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act by unlawfully obtaining her credit report under the false pretense of an “account review,” even though no account ...

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

A defendant car seller’s false repre­sentation that a vehicle conformed to a particular description and quality as being a “numbers matching” vehicle, which he sold to plaintiff for $45,000, when the vehicle was not a “numbers matching” vehicle and thus ...

Tagged with: Consumer Protection Montgomery County Circuit Court

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