Lieff
Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP represents
consumers across America in cases involving consumer
fraud, false advertising, deceptive billing and
collection practices, defective
products, and unfair competition. Lieff Cabraser
has a proven track record of protecting the rights
of consumers and addressing the damages they have
suffered by obtaining significant relief.
Examples
of cases in which we have protected consumer rights
include:
- We
represented customers of Associates First
Financial, one of the nation’s largest
“subprime” lenders in a class
action suit alleging that it packed mortgage
loans with unwanted and unnecessary insurance
products and engaged in improper refinancing
practices. In 2003, the Court approved
a settlement of the action that provided
up to $240 million in relief to former
Associates customers across the nation.
- We
represented California residential and
business consumers of natural gas in
a class action lawsuit against El Paso
Natural Gas. The complaint alleged that
during the California energy crisis
in 2000-2001, El Paso rigged bids and
otherwise manipulated the market for
natural gas pipeline transmission capacity
into California so that its energy trading
subsidiary would acquire the capacity,
and then used the capacity to drive
up prices on the spot market for California
consumers and businesses in violation
of antitrust and unfair competition
laws. In 2003, the Court granted approval
to a settlement that would provide almost
$1.5 billion to personal and business
consumers of natural gas throughout
the State of California. In June 2007,
the Court granted final approval to a
$67.39 million settlement of a series
of class action lawsuits brought by California
business and residential consumers of
natural gas against a group of natural
gas suppliers, Reliant Energy Services,
Inc., Duke Energy Trading and Marketing
LLC, CMS Energy Resources Management
Company, and Aquila Merchant Services,
Inc.
- We
succeeded in preventing Wells Fargo Bank
from charging customers, often seniors
on fixed income, fees on checking accounts
that Wells Fargo had promised would remain
free for the lifetime of the accounts
when they were opened.
How
Can I Submit A Consumer Complaint?
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are welcome to click
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to submit a complaint against a business or corporation. There is no charge or obligation on your part for
our review of your claim. All information will be
held strictly confidential.
Please
note: Submitting your complaint does not mean that
Lieff Cabraser is serving as your attorney. As we
explain in our disclaimer,
which you are encouraged to read, both you and our
firm must first agree in writing that we will represent
you in a legal proceeding.
Consumer
Law Links
A. Consumer
Law Information
B. Non-Profit
Consumer Organizations and Online Sites
C. Federal
Government Consumer Resources
- eConsumer.gov
Site provides information on consumer affairs
in English, French, German, Korean and Spanish.
Allows consumers to file complaints.
- National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Provides extensive information on automobiles
and auto related safety issues. Allows consumers
to search for and report automobile defects
and safety concerns.
- U.S.
Consumer Gateway (U.S. government resources
for consumers)
- U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Provides extensive information on consumer products.
Allows consumers to report unsafe products and
view recall notices, safety reports and injury
statistics.
- U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The FDA's mission is to promote and protect
the public health by helping safe and effective
products reach the market in a timely way, and
monitoring products for continued safety after
they are in use. Allows consumers to search
for and report information on drugs, food, food
additives and medical devices.
D. State
Attorney Generals
About Lieff Cabraser
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP is a fifty-plus attorney law firm that has represented plaintiffs nationwide since 1972. We have offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville. We represent plaintiffs in class and group actions and in individual lawsuits in cases involving substantial losses. For the last six years, the National Law Journal has selected Lieff Cabraser as one of the top plaintiffs' law firms in the nation.
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