False advertising. Misleading or deceptive labeling. Bait and switch marketing. Unconscionable sales practices. Charging for services that were never provided. These are just some ways big businesses exploit and take advantage of consumers. Fortunate…
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Talent Scams The entertainment industry’s proximity and prominence in California has bred consumer fraud schemes which are unique to the state. In one such scheme, the operators of a talent scam operators claim experience and connections with t…
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Consumers who have been taken advantage of by large corporations often feel powerless. Many people don’t have the time or resources to fight to hold large companies accountable. But when a company has harmed a large group of people in similar ways,…
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Legoland Annual Passes Preston Law Offices is investigating whether Legoland’s Annual Passes comply with federal and California law. If you recently purchased an Annual Pass, or if Legoland recently renewed your Annual Pass, you may be entitled…
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SeaWorld Annual Passes Preston Law Offices is investigating whether SeaWorld’s Annual Passes comply with federal and California law. If you recently purchased an Annual Pass, or if SeaWorld recently renewed your Annual Pass, you may be entitled…
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Oral-B Floss and Picks Preston Law Offices is investigating whether Oral-B floss and toothpicks contain dangerous chemicals or are manufactured in a way that exposes their users to dangerous chemicals. You may recognize the Oral B logo below: You may…
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Six Flags Season Passes Preston Law Offices is investigating whether Six Flags Season Passes comply with federal and California law. If you recently purchased an Season Pass, or if Six Flags recently renewed your Season Pass, you may be entitled to c…
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Around one-third of Americans have debts in collection. For too many of these Americans, harassment by debt collectors is a fact of life. But it doesn’t have to be this way. In 1978, Congress passed the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) to…
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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) at 47 U.S.C. § 227 prohibits anyone from calling you using a prerecorded or synthetic voice without your prior consent. It also makes it illegal for telemarketers to call or text your residential telephon…
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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) prohibits certain robocalls. Specifically, it prohibits calls to cellular telephones using an “automatic telephone dialing system” or autodialers, meaning “equipment which has the capacit…
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You enrolled in college to invest in your future. But the economy tanked, jobs disappeared, and your student loans became an enormous burden. You’re not alone. In 2023, roughly forty five million Americans have student loan debt, totalling over $1.…
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In 2023, roughly forty five million Americans have student loan debt, totaling over $1.7 trillion dollars. Most of these loans were made under the William D. Ford Direct Loan Program: these loans (called Stafford loans) are owned by the government bu…
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In 2023, about nine (9) million individual Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans are outstanding, totaling nearly $200 billion. Before 2010, most student loans were made under FFELP, but the William D. Ford Direct Loan Program replaced…
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Did You Make Student Loan Payments to Navient During COVID? The Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) ended in 2010, when it was replaced by the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. (Students who entered college in 2010 would be the l…
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FFELP Borrowers in California Who Received a Natural Disaster Forbearance Preston Law Offices is investigating whether Navient and other servicers complied with federal and California law while servicing student loans under the Federal Family Educati…
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