Consumer Protection

Stepping on a Screw

Michigan Buyers: Beware of Weak Consumer Protection Laws

By Amanda Narvaes | Apr 7, 2016

State consumer protection laws provide the main lines of defense for consumers against deceptive, predatory and/or unscrupulous business practices. Michigan was an early leader in consumer protection. In 1962, Michigan was the first state to ...

Medicare Reporting Requirements

By Amanda Narvaes | Nov 17, 2015

Following the event of an accident, Medicare beneficiaries can expect Medicare to cover the resulting health care costs. This coverage comes with strings attached, however, as Medicare recipients are subject to strict requirements for reporting ...

RadioShack Customers Allege Violations of Federal Law – Settlement of Class Action is Pending

By Amanda Narvaes | Aug 5, 2013

Customers of RadioShack should be aware of Redman, et al. v. RadioShack Corporation, Case No. 11-C-6741, a class action lawsuit filed in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In the lawsuit, ...

Have you been served with a Federal Subpoena or Summons by Attorney Jonathan Tappan on behalf of “AF Holdings LLC?”

By Amanda Narvaes | Jan 30, 2013

I have become aware of an internet patent “trolling” case captioned “AF Holdings LLC v. Matthew Ciccone” and filed in the Eastern District of Michigan. The company AF Holdings claims to own the copyright to ...

ACA’S Medicaid Expansion Upheld by the Supreme Court

By Amanda Narvaes | Jul 5, 2012

On June 28, 2012, public attention to the United States Supreme Court swelled, as that eminent body handed down its landmark decision in Natl. Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, 567 U. S. ____ (2012). ...