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That same year, Harris also secured a $60 million settlement with JPMorgan Chase to resolve allegations of illegal debt collection with respect to credit card customers, with the bank also agreeing to change practices that violated California consumer protection laws by collecting incorrect amounts, selling bad credit card debt, and running a ...
Bet Tzedek was founded in 1974 by a group of Jewish attorneys, law students and community members concerned about gentrification and housing issues living in the Beverly Fairfax neighborhood of Los Angeles. The group's volunteer attorneys provided free legal representation to low-income residents of Los Angeles.
According to the survey’s results, about 1 in 5 people said they got a medical bill they disagreed with or couldn’t afford over the past year, 61.5% of whom said they contacted billing offices ...
🔍 If a medical facility claims you’re a guarantor and asks you to pay outstanding fees left behind after a loved one has died, contact a lawyer or elder law attorney.
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Pub. L. 95-109; 91 Stat. 874, codified as 15 U.S.C. § 1692 –1692p, approved on September 20, 1977 (and as subsequently amended), is a consumer protection amendment, establishing legal protection from abusive debt collection practices, to the Consumer Credit Protection Act, as Title VIII of that Act.
‘A rude awakening’: Scarecrow laws threaten to make middle-aged Americans responsible for their parents’ medical bills — and long-term care costs are soaring Lou Carlozo May 7, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Los Angeles: 1941 1985–present — — Reagan: 56 District Judge David O. Carter: Santa Ana: 1944 1998–present — — Clinton: 61 District Judge Percy Anderson: Los Angeles: 1948 2002–present — — G.W. Bush: 62 District Judge John F. Walter: Los Angeles: 1944 2002–present — — G.W. Bush: 63 District Judge R. Gary Klausner: Los ...
In 1993, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors created the Alternate Public Defender's (APD) Office in order to curb the costs in cases where the Public Defender had a conflict of interest. Bruce Hoffman was appointed the first Alternate Public Defender and upon his retirement in 2002 was succeeded by his then Chief Deputy Janice Fukai.