After six years of litigation, Kelly Guzzo, PLC recently obtained a $43 million dollar judgment against an individual, Matt Martorello, who was operating an illegal payday loan business. Prior to the entry of the judgment, the Court determined that the plaintiffs (who were represented by Kelly Guzzo, PLC) demonstrated that
Kelly Guzzo has recently filed another lawsuit related to the credit bureaus inaccurately reporting a consumer as deceased. In this case, our client applied for a store credit card only to learn that her credit reports included an erroneous deceased indicator. As a result of the inaccurate reporting, our client
According to the Federal Trade Commission, consumers lost $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022—$2.7 billion more than was reported as lost in 2021. Aggregate losses increased by 44% over one year even though 500,000 fewer reports were filed in 2022. In other words, fraudsters made significantly more per episode of
The lawyers at Kelly Guzzo have successfully litigated multiple cases where mortgage servicers have messed up escrow accounts for disabled veterans and the elderly. Even though many people are exempt from paying property taxes, mortgage servicers often force these consumers to pay estimated taxes into their escrow account, billing them
Kelly Guzzo, PLC recently filed a class action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act against a debt collector that was collecting unlawful fees on behalf of a large, multistate rental company. The unlawful fees included so-called “payment convenience fees” and “early termination fees.” The payment convenience fees were assessed
As highlighted in other installments of this series, a consumer whose money was stolen via an electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) probably has a better claim against their financial institution than a consumer whose money was stolen via a wire transfer. This is because the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (“EFTA”) governs
If you believe your consumer rights have been violated, don’t hesitate to reach out to Kelly Guzzo, PLC. Our consumer protection and credit lawyers are here to help.
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