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Plaintiffs File Lawsuit Regarding Student Loan Credit Reporting
The CARES Act placed the federal student loans of all borrowers into a suspended status. At present, no payment is due and interest is not accruing. Even though borrowers are not currently paying these debts,...
Stop Companies and Governments from Grabbing Your Unclaimed Assets
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have lost money, jobs, and opportunities that could cost them in the long run. Of course, that means that it's critical for everyone to safeguard what they alr...
Avoid Unclaimed Funds Scams This Christmas
Bottom Line: The good news here is that unclaimed funds in general are not a scam and you might actually have unclaimed funds out there waiting for you. If you own a phone, then you have likely received a call before tell...
Oregon Treasury Holds Over $10 Million in Unclaimed Funds
Oregon Treasury Holds Over $10 Million in Unclaimed Funds According to news from Salem, Oregon, last Tuesday, the Treasury department is set to return around $10 million in unclaimed funds to Oregon residents in t...
Target Settles Illegal Debt Collection Practices Class-Action Lawsuit for $2.3 Million
If you are a consumer, there are limits to what debt collectors can do in terms of contacting you for payment of a debt. If they cross a certain legal line, they can even be made to pay...
Lawsuits Recover Consumers' Money Spent on Defective Kitchen Appliances
Stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic increased sales of kitchen appliances by 70 percent from March 15 to April 11, 2020. Sales of air purifiers increased 144 percent and the demand for...
Unclaimed Funds: Don't Leave Your Money on the Table
Have you ever thought about the billions of dollars in unclaimed funds lying around? Unclaimed assets — including forgotten bank accounts, undelivered insurance payouts, and neglected property — ...
States Face Numerous Lawsuits Filed Over Lockdowns
Numerous state and local governments are facing lawsuits over their stay-at-home orders from citizens and businesses that want the lockdowns to end. So far, litigants have had little success overturning these orders in co...
Amazon Hit with Lawsuit Brought by Sickened Employees
One of the major litigation issues arising from the COVID-19 outbreak is whether employers will be liable in civil lawsuits when employees contract coronavirus at work. The usual remedy for this is that the employee ca...