Data breaches have unfortunately become a common problem as more data is stored or shared in drives and other hackable services. There have been numerous high-profile data hacks over the years from retail companies to government agencies to credit reporting agencies. These attacks impact consumers and corporations throughout the world and cause millions of dollars
Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. recently filed a class action lawsuit in Pennsylvania federal court against the TransUnion credit reporting agency alleging that the company violated the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act when it misreported two terrorist alerts on a credit report based simply upon a man having the same first name as two individuals on
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently ruled that the Ritz-Carlton hotel chain will need to face a class action lawsuit under accusations of deceptively adding gratuities to customers’ dining bills at its 49 restaurants in Florida. The lawsuit was originally dismissed by a federal trial court. At the heart of the
Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. recently filed a class action lawsuit in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, against Navient Solutions, LLC/Navient Credit Finance Corporation (Navient) for allegedly depriving consumers of rights granted to them by discharge injunctions. The complaint, Teran v. Navient, also alleges that Navient violated the California Consumer Credit Reporting
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has granted class certification in a fair credit reporting lawsuit filed by Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. against TransUnion, a credit reporting agency. The class is comprised of over 246,000 American consumers nationwide. At issue in the case are inaccurate inquiries or inquiries that do not
On September 16, 2020, founding partner Jim Francis delivered a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presentation discussing class actions pertaining to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Attorneys in most U.S. states must complete a minimum number of CLE credits in order to maintain their license to practice law. This presentation, produced by Strafford Publications, was
According to a report yesterday on 6abc.com, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office says that voters are receiving a flood of intimidating robocalls, telling them that voter information will be used to collect on credit card debts and issue arrest warrants. Voters should not be intimidated by these calls. In fact, the calls themselves may be
Jim Francis, founding partner of Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C., appeared on News 10 NBC in Rochester, NY on September 14, 2020 to provide background on the lawsuit that the firm is filing against the University of Rochester. In the complaint, Carstairs v. University of Rochester, the plaintiff alleges that he did not get full value
The consumer protection law firm, Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C., has opened new offices in New York and San Francisco, bringing on board two additional consumer litigation attorneys to support its growing practice. The firm is actively engaged in a number of high-profile class action suits, filed on behalf of students, rideshare drivers, and consumers in
Francis Mailman Soumilas, P.C. filed a class action lawsuit on August 14 in Illinois federal court against Northwestern University over the school’s failure to reimburse tuition payments made by its students and others once the school canceled one week of classes in late March and then shifted to online-only classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.