On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Dec 30, 2015 | Consumer Fraud
One practice that is almost universally disapproved of by consumers is the use of autodial marketing pitches received on their cellphones and by text messages from companies to whom consent was never given. The federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Dec 28, 2015 | Consumer Fraud
You may have heard about consumer woes back in 2012, when iPhone users switched to Android phones. Some consumers who made the switch complained that they were unable to send texts or receive texts from other iPhone users. This caused three plaintiffs to file a class...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Dec 21, 2015 | Consumer Fraud
Some people may not remember the ill-fated Trump University that halted operations in 2010 when students in several states joined in two class-action lawsuits in federal court, claiming that the online, unlicensed school was a sham of false promises and false...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Dec 17, 2015 | Consumer Fraud
A product intensively advertised by cable TV direct marketing ads and online is feeling the heat recently as the parties involved fight a class action claim filed in a federal court located in California. The case is joined in by 200 women from throughout the...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Dec 11, 2015 | Consumer Fraud
The federal government, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has the authority to regulate the labeling and marketing of organic foods. It also gives permission to retailers to affix the word ‘organic’ on the labels of approved products. For that...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | Dec 2, 2015 | Employment Discrimination
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard a case that presents an issue for which the lower federal courts, including those in California, are in conflict. The question is when does an employee’s resignation from a job constitute a constructive termination to meet...