Robocalls are more than pesky, unsolicited phone calls we all receive. But did you know that these unwanted solicitations from businesses are often not legal? Recently, questionable telemarketing tactics by smart home products and systems manufacturer Alarm.com led to a $28 million settlement in a class action lawsuit. Also, Jenny Craig recently settled a $3 [...]
If you’re under the impression that it’s only your phone that receives a litany of unwanted phone calls on a regular basis, think again. Americans received over 30 billion robocalls in 2017, and it’s a problem that will likely get worse before it gets better. In December 2017 alone, 89.6 million robocalls were placed—about 967 [...]
Unfortunately for many homeowners in the Sunshine State, foreclosures are back; and South Florida is at the epicenter. The Miami Herald recently reported that the number of foreclosure starts in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach area jumped 29 percent in July. There’s even more bad news for some South Floridians struggling to maintain their homes—banks [...]
In Miami, news reports of cosmetic surgeon Dr. Arnaldo Valls’ botched Brazilian Butt Lift resulting in the death of a 40-year-old Baton Rouge mother are helping to expose potential medical risks with this popular procedure. Unfortunately, less attention is being paid to the fact that similar tragedies could occur as South Florida continues to rise [...]
Recently, a Miami doctor performed a plastic surgery procedure on a patient—commonly referred to as a Brazilian butt lift when the patient went into cardiac arrest and died. Kizzy London, a 40-year-old woman from Baton Rouge, had traveled to the area specifically for the operation. Similar to medical tourism where patients travel to other countries [...]
South Florida lenders are engaging in predatory practices leaving homeowners with legal costs they do not owe. These lenders are bring foreclosure actions, which ultimately are dismissed and then unbeknownst to the homeowner, unilaterally add their attorney’s fees to the homeowner’s mortgage causing a higher mortgage and often a default. See the story on NBC [...]
Hot cars and kids are a dangerous combination. Recently in Pembroke Pines, Florida, a toddler died of heat stroke after his mom forgot to drop him off at daycare while driving to her job at a local hospital, then left him in the car during her 8-hour shift. In Delray Beach, Only a week prior, [...]
Enjoying vacation time at a vacation resort can easily turn from relaxing to tragic, if the property owners don’t put the safety of their guests first. Throughout Florida, the U.S., the Caribbean, and on cruise ships, individuals are seriously injured or worse as a result of the lack of precaution and safety in their attempt [...]
Filed in New Jersey on June 14, 2018, the first case involving recently recalled Taytulla birth control pills brings to light the true physical and emotional toll that can be exerted on an individual by an unintended pregnancy. Represented by the law firms Baron & Herskowitz and Chaffin Luhana, the plaintiff alleges [...]
An entire lot (#5620706) of Taytulla birth control sample packs were distributed to doctor’s offices and then to patients with the pills out of order. This creates the very real potential of unwanted pregnancies and other serious complications. A case was filed by Baron & Herskowitz and Chaffin Luhana in New Jersey on June 14, [...]