Attorney Jeffrey Wilens - Pending Lawsuits

HERE ARE SOME PENDING OR RECENT CASES OF INTEREST

·         Lawsuits against payday and installment loan lenders such as Cash America and Check N' Go.  Go to this web page for details. 

·         United Law Group is being sued for illegal practices in connection with its loan modification services.  United Law Group failed in its efforts to have the case dismissed but has now filed bankruptcy.  We have permission from the Bankruptcy Court to pursue a judgment against United Law Group and are also proceeding against the former owners and managers. The lawsuit is now approved to proceed as a Class Action on behalf of 5,000+ victims.  Check this web page for important news.

·         Bankers Warranty Group and related companies, which provide extended warranties on home electronics, was sued for failing to honor the warranties or service contracts.

·         Equity Trust, Sterling Trust and Trust Administration Services are being sued for mishandling IRA accounts allowing Bernie Madoff-type Ponzi schemes to flourish.

·         Extra Space Storage and Storage USA are being sued for illegally selling California tenants' property.

·         Evergreen Royalle Motel is being sued for forcing tenants in California to move out illegally every 28 days.  A monetary settlement is pending.  Go to this web page for important news.

·         American Laser Centers was sued in California for illegally conducting unsupervised laser skin treatments and refusing to give refunds for unused services.  A monetary settlement for thousands of patients was obtained.  Go this web page for important news.  

·         RCI, the time share exchange service, is being sued for breach of contract in connection with its practice of renting out vacation slots for its personal profit instead of making them available to members for exchange.

·         Delta Airlines was sued in California for advertising low fares and then refusing to honor them after the customer purchase the ticket.

·         Verizon was sued for falsely advertising consumers will get up to a certain download speed on DSL modems, even when it is not possible for them to get that speed.

·         Selection.com, HireRight, USIS, Intelius, Blackman Detective Services, Employers Choice Online,  and Corporate Screening Services were sued in California for illegally providing employment screening reports on job applicants.  The law carries a $10,000 penalty per violation.Go this web page for more information.

·         Overtime, minimum wage, meal and rest period violations by companies big and small are still all too common. We have pending lawsuits against Tuesday Morning Inc., Citibank, Vitamin World, 24 Hour Fitness, Hertz Rent-A-Car, and General Nutrition Corporation.

·         Do you live in an apartment where you charged utility charges based on a percentage of the bill for the entire complex? This is called the RUBS method and it rubs us wrong and may be illegal.  A lawsuit against AIMCO, BRE and their billing company ISTA was recently settled.  Those companies agreed to pay refunds and change their business practices.  Go to this web page for further details.

·         We have sued apartment complexes and credit bureaus like First Advantage Saferent and U. D. Registry for providing illegal credit reports on tenants.  Anyone whose application to rent an apartment in California was denied Essex Properties, Prometheus Management, CTL Management, FPI Management, Far West Management, Irvine Company, Lyon Apartments, Oakwood Apartments, VPM Management, Progress Management, Shea Properties, Fairfield Properties, or others should contact this office.