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California has passed multiple laws that protect consumers against unscrupulous merchants that sell inferior products and services. The California Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) covers most consumer products, from defective toasters to inoperable lawnmowers. However, the State of California has created a separate class of consumer protection laws that apply to vehicles. If you spend an inordinate amount of time waiting for your vehicle to receive repairs and maintenance service, you might have a lemon on your hands.

Lemon law in the State of California typically covers new vehicles that possess “serious defects.” The statutes that protect consumers against new vehicle malfunctions place time and mileage limits for consumers to pursue cases under California lemon law.

Your cell phone rings and your heart begins to pound. No, your racing heart is not caused by a call from a secret admirer. Instead, your racing heart is caused by a phone call from a creditor that demands immediate payment of what you owe on a loan or credit card bill. Tired of the threats and intimidation, you choose to send the call to voice mail, which you will erase later, without listening to the contempt of the creditor.

You have another option and that is the protection of the federal law called the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).

When you buy any product from a retailer or manufacturer, you have certain rights as a consumer under California and Federal Law. The most basic rights are that the product will work as advertised and be safe when used as designed. Contrary to the perception that product defect lawsuits are filed by people who have been physically injured, you don’t have to be hurt to have your rights violated. If you bought something that does not work the way it is supposed to, either through false advertising or defective design, you have rights to protect as well.

If you believe you are an innocent victim of negligence or unsure of whether or not you have a claim, you can speak to one of our defective products lawyers at a free, no-obligation initial consultation.

Over the last fifty years, numerous federal and state privacy laws have been enacted and updated in response to new technologies, information products, and data storage capabilities.

Although these laws have varying focuses, all of them protect against unauthorized use or collection of private records. Additionally, many of these laws allow consumers to file privacy lawsuits to hold companies accountable when they  collect or use information unlawfully.

In short, if a business possesses information about you that can identify you personally, they have an affirmative duty to keep that data safe, and to only use it for purposes for which they have received your prior informed consent.

A class action lawsuit brings together a group of plaintiffs that have suffered identical or similar injuries caused by a product or incident in which a defendant is charged with being responsible. For example, a group of people that suffered injuries from a defective lawnmower have the legal right to seek damages as a group against the manufacturer and/or the retailer that sold the lawnmower. Also referred to as mass tort litigation and multi-district litigation, a class action lawsuit can include motor vehicles, medical devices, and pharmaceutical drugs, among countless other consumer products. Mass tort litigation involves a group of plaintiffs suing a company because of a major accident, such as an airplane crash or a scaffold falling on a number of people attending a concert. Consumer fraud cases also lead to the filing of class action lawsuits.

Why File a Class Action Lawsuit?

Class action lawsuits consolidate the services provided by attorneys, as well as the evidence used to seek damages in a lawsuit. Many class action lawsuits originate from a group of plaintiffs that suffered minor injuries not fit for individual lawsuits, but when added up in a group, the injuries become a major legal issue for a company liable for the injuries. Class action lawsuits represent the most effective legal strategy for a group of people that face huge legal obstacles filing lawsuits individually. Class action lawsuits have special relevance in employment laws cases in which a large group of employees file racial discrimination charges against an employer that spans several years of wrongdoing.