Consumer Protection, Employment & Technology Archive

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on February 27, 2019, a class action lawsuit was filed against Adobe, Inc. (“Adobe”) in United States District Court for the Northern District of California, allegedly, for “routinely violat[ing]” the Telephone... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on April 15, 2019, a class action complaint was filed in United States District Court, Central District of California, against Hyundai Motor America, Inc. (“Hyundai Motor”) “. . . for legal... Read More →

Avant, LLC to Settle FTC Charges It Engaged in Deceptive and Unfair Loan Servicing Practices – Will Pay $3.85M For Harming Thousands of Consumers On April 15, 2019, the FTC announced that Avant, LLC (“Avant”), an online lending company, has... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on April 3, 2019, a class action lawsuit was filed in United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Coldwell Banker Real Estate, LLC (“Coldwell Banker”) and NRT... Read More →

On March 27, 2019, the FTC announced that Office Depot, Inc. and a California-based tech support software provider agreed to pay a total of $35 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the companies tricked customers into buying millions... Read More →

The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that two Philadelphia restaurants J.H.S.K, Inc. and Osaka Japan Restaurant, Inc., both doing business as Osaka, and their owner, have agreed to a consent judgment ordering them to pay $935,000 in back wages... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on February 7, 2019, a class action complaint was filed against New Day Financial, LLC, d/b/a Newday USA, and others, as of yet unknown, in United States District Court, Eastern District... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on February 11, 2019, a class action lawsuit was filed in United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against Century 21 Real Estate, LLC “. . . to... Read More →

On February 1, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is mailing 227,995 checks totaling more than $6 million to consumers who purchased health products from three individuals and the 19 companies they controlled—collectively known as Tarr, Inc. Affected... Read More →

DOJ Announces G Nova Corporation and Its CEO Indicted for Conspiracy to Fix Prices of Koozies; Netbrands Media Corporation and Two of Its Top Executives Agree to Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Fix Prices of Wristbands, Lanyards, Temporary Tattoos, and... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on January 27, 2019 a class action lawsuit was filed in United States District Court, District of Minnesota, “. . . for damages, injunctive relief, and any other available legal or... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on January 28, 2019, a class action lawsuit was filed against Quicken Loans Inc. in United States District Court, Central District of California, “. . . for legal and equitable remedies... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on January 28, 2019, a class action lawsuit was filed in United States District Court, Central District of California, against Navient Solutions, LLC “. . . for legal and equitable remedies... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on January 28, 2019, a class action lawsuit was filed against AT&T Teleholdings, Inc. in United States District Court, Central District of California, “. . . seeking damages and any other... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. Investigating Class-Action Claims on Behalf of Purchasers of the Now-Discontinued Dual-Ended Combat Arms™ Earplugs (CAEv2).  3M Company Agrees to Pay $9.1 Million to Resolve Allegations That it Supplied the United States With Defective Dual-Ended Combat Arms... Read More →

On January 3, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced a settlement with USAA Federal Savings Bank, a federally chartered savings association headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. As described in the consent order, the CFPB found that USAA violated... Read More →

On December 6, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it issued the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2018. The FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry allows consumers to choose not to receive most legal telemarketing calls.... Read More →

On December 6, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is mailing 43,456 checks totaling more than $3.5 million to consumers subjected to deceptive and unfair sales and financing tactics by the Sage Auto Group and its owners between... Read More →

Breach of Marriott’s Starwood Guest Reservation Database Exposed Personal Information of Up to 500 Million People On December 4, 2018, the FTC advised that Marriott International said that a breach of its Starwood guest reservation database exposed the personal information... Read More →

On November 28, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is mailing 1,251 checks totaling more than $647,000 to non-profit organizations, churches, schools, small businesses, and volunteers that were tricked into buying office supply products at higher prices or... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that a class action lawsuit was filed against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) on November 19, 2018 in United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, “for damages... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on November 12, 2018, a class action lawsuit was filed against AIG Direct Insurance Services, Inc. (“AIG Direct Insurance”) and other defendants, as of yet unknown, in United States District Court,... Read More →

On November 2, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission reported that at the request of the FTC, a federal judge temporarily shut down a Florida-based operation that, allegedly, collected more than $100 million by preying on Americans in search of health insurance,... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on October 25, 2018, a class action complaint was filed against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”).  Wells Fargo, allegedly, “placed... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on October 16, 2018, a class action lawsuit was filed against Lyft, Inc. in United States District Court, Northern District of California, “ . . . for legal and equitable remedies... Read More →

Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. is making consumers aware that on October 19, 2018, a class action lawsuit was filed in United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division, against Mercedes-Benz Financial USA, LLC (“Mercedes-Benz Financial” or “Mercedes”) for... Read More →

On October 11, 2018, the FTC announced that the marketer of a scheme to make money on Amazon, and his companies, have been banned from marketing and selling business opportunities and business coaching services under a settlement with the Federal... Read More →

If so, you may be paying too much for Epson Printer Cartridges.  Epson Ink Cartridge consumers are encouraged to contact Kehoe Law Firm, P.C. to discuss their purchases of Epson Printer Cartridges. Some Reasons Why Printer Ink So Expensive? According... Read More →

FTC, DOJ Return a Record Amount – 1,179,803 Refund Checks For More Than $505 Million to Consumers On September 27, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission announced that the FTC, working jointly with the U.S. Department of Justice, is mailing 1,179,803... Read More →

On September 25, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is sending out 22,671 refund checks to people who lost money to a mobile cramming operation that placed tens of millions of dollars in charges on their mobile phone... Read More →

On September 24, 2018, a class action complaint was filed in United States District Court, Central District of California, against Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, Ltd. (“Subway”) for “negligently and/or intentionally contacting Plaintiff on her cellular telephone, in violation of... Read More →

On September 21, 2018, the FTC announced that the operators of an illegal debt collection scheme have agreed to be permanently banned from the debt collection business in order to settle FTC charges that they falsely threatened to have people... Read More →

The FTC announced that beginning September 21, 2018, consumers concerned about identity theft or data breaches can freeze their credit and place one-year fraud alerts for free. Under the new Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, consumers in... Read More →

On September 7, 2018, the FTC reported that the operators of a Georgia-based debt collection business that allegedly used false claims and threats to get people to pay debts – including debts they did not owe or that the defendants... Read More →

On September 4, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it charged a telecommunications expense management company for its use of fraudulent accounting practices that artificially boosted company revenues between 2013 and 2015.  Four former members of the company’s... Read More →

On August 21, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it settled charges with two former top officers of Endurance International Group Holdings Inc. for overstating the company’s subscriber base, and charged a former executive of Constant Contact Inc.... Read More →