I looked up attorneys in the yellow pages, but I could only find divorce, traffic, and criminal attorneys.
I'm not talking about million-dollar stuff here; just nickel and dime dishonesty. Offering a product but not truly delivering on it.
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
You could call your state Attorney General, ask about consumer fraud protection laws, or you could complain to the pertinent BBB.
Posted by Artemisia Tridentata (Member # 8746) on :
I agree that attorneys listed in the yellow pages are generally offering a product but not truly delivering on it. However, as long as the Bar has the policical clout it does, nothing is likely to change.
Ninty-nine percent of Lawyers give the others a bad name.
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Send them the Nigerian Email Scam, for a taste of their own medicine
-Bok
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
quote:Originally posted by Artemisia Tridentata: I agree that attorneys listed in the yellow pages are generally offering a product but not truly delivering on it. However, as long as the Bar has the policical clout it does, nothing is likely to change.
Ninty-nine percent of Lawyers give the others a bad name.
Sorry, I was unclear. I am not complaining about attorneys, just saying that they didn't seem to be the way to go.
That is, I looked into attorneys to deal with the fraud, and couldn't find an appropriate attorney from the listings I looked at.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
I usually find that my best bet is to ask a friend to recommend an attorney. I have never had any luck picking one out of the phone book.
If your problem is just nickel and dime stuff, sounds like a small claims court case. I had heard there is a way to file a small claims case on your own, but I have never actually done it.
Posted by David G (Member # 8872) on :
You can try searching for an attorney at Lawyers.com. On this site, you can search for attorneys by area of practice, and I recommend searching under the category "Consumer Law." This website is affiliated with Martindale-Hubbell, which is probably the largest directory of attorneys in the U.S.
Most states have consumer protection laws that can be quite effective against consumer fraud. Also, sometimes local police or prosecutors can be effective. I have seen instances where police working in the financial crimes and fraud units get problems resolved, and consumers compensated, just by investigating an alleged fraud.
Posted by David G (Member # 8872) on :
Also, many of the consumer protection laws in the U.S. allow successful claimants to recover their attorney's fees and costs, plus punitive damages when the fraud is shown to be malicious.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
you could also tell a bunch of people, say, on an internet message board about it. bad pub is always good revenge.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
What type of product, and what type of fraud?
Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :
That's a start.
Posted by OSTY (Member # 1480) on :
Always contact the bbb as stated before. Then the next step is a formal complaint to the company informing them of your problem and such, carbon copy the letter to the bbb also and forward a copy of any response to then also. Then if no action is taken by the letter, ask the bbb for assistance. They often will help consumers set up a small claims case.
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