What’s the Best Way To Deal With Consumer Fraud?

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Deceptive Trade Practice Act or DTPA When faced with a potential consumer fraud issue, most people wonder what laws are available to them.  The most commonly used law is the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“DTPA”).  The DTPA is a law that exists in every state that allows a party to go after a business that has deceived them.  The DTPA is a very broad law that is designed to cover as many possible … Read More

Damages – What’s My Case Worth?

When I was in law school, a professor on the first day of class... talked about the evolution of thinking as a law student.   As a first-year law student, you ask the question, can I sue?  The answer is you can always sue.  It may not be a good idea, but you can always sue.  As a second-year law student, you ask can I win?   The answer is, in some cases, that yes you could possibly win.   As a … Read More

My Trade-In Hasn’t Been Paid Off

(What do I do?) In a typical car purchase at a dealership, a buyer does two things.   The first thing they do is find a car to buy and the second thing is negotiating their trade-in.  Once everything is agreed upon, the dealership takes possession of the trade-in and the buyer drives off in a new car.  It is a simple and straight-forward transaction that happens thousands of times per day in … Read More

Finances and the CoronaVirus (COVID-19)

Right now, there is a global pandemic gripping the world.   Everyone is being asked to self-quarantine and social distance in order to stop the spread of the CoronaVirus (COVID-19).  Businesses are laying off mass number of employees.  The amount of work shifts employees are working are being reduced. Retail, service and restaurant workers are being hit the hardest due to restrictions on how many … Read More