Carvana is one of the biggest online retailers of cars. But they’ve also racked up a number of complaints about their business practices and the cars they sell on the Better Business Bureau website—and in most states, consumers are protected by lemon laws from car dealers that break the rules. Even aside from lemon laws, […]
One of the most common car dealer scams—to the point that a lot of dealerships do this on almost every sale—is called the Yo-Yo financing scam. It’s also been called a “spot delivery” scam or a gimme-back scam. It works just like a Yo-Yo does: the car dealer gives you the car and tells you […]
Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC (which also goes by PRA Group, Inc., its parent company) is one of the biggest “debt buyers” in the entire United States. The first time you hear about them may be when they’re trying to collect a debt from you, and you might be wondering who they even are. Their business […]
Vroom is a car dealer that sells cars online, advertising that you can complete the entire purchase process with them on the Internet. But the company has over 2,000 complaints to the Better Business Bureau, and the BBB has even issued an alert about the company. If you’ve bought from Vroom and had a bad […]
Let’s say you’ve bought a car at a dealership. You’ve even driven off with it. But months and months go by, and they still haven’t given you the title, and you still can’t register it in your name. That’s not normal, and it’s not OK. Most states have a time limit for how long car […]
If you’ve been sued out of nowhere by a company called Midland Credit Management, you’re not alone. This company is one of a group of companies that are some of the biggest “debt buyers” in the United States. The “debt buyer” business model works like this: companies will buy up large numbers of debts, sometimes […]
At Kneupper & Covey we regularly represent people who have problems getting a company to repair or replace a product under a warranty. That’s especially frustrating when the entire product you paid for was the warranty itself. Home warranties are sold by a lot of companies, but one of the biggest ones is a company […]
A refrigerator is a big purchase. You’ve spent hundreds of dollars on it, and you expect it to work. The manufacturer usually provides a warranty—but sometimes, even when the fridge breaks, they won’t fix it. Our attorneys have handled lawsuits involving broken refrigerators, and we may be able to use warranties to make sure you […]
If you’ve been contacted by Sandia Resolution Company LLC (or sued by them) you may be wondering who they are. Sandia is a company that buys packages of debt from other companies, and then tries to make money by collecting those debts from consumers. They’re based out of New Mexico, but they may be trying […]
Our law firm is experienced in representing consumers in lawsuits involving residential solar power systems. Often companies involved in selling solar panels to consumers don’t treat their customers properly. Sometimes they damage people’s roofs while they’re installing the panels. Sometimes they sell the entire residential solar system to a company you’ve never heard of – […]
Most solar panels come with warranties. Our attorneys are experienced in handling lawsuits to enforce consumers’ warranty rights, including cases involving residential solar power systems. If you’ve tried to get a company to repair your solar panels under a warranty but they’ve refused, call us at 657-845-3100. We may be able to help. We represent […]
One new tactic that some less scrupulous loan companies have started using in recent years is sending people checks—real checks that you can actually cash—in the mail. These aren’t just the kind of promotional checks you might be used to (the ones that say they’re void, or are a teaser to try to get you […]
If you’re thinking of suing Wayfair, you may not be able to go to court – you may have to go to arbitration instead. Wayfair has an arbitration agreement in their contract, at least as of the most recent version from January 2020. That contract requires customers to either go to small claims court, or […]
If your car has been damaged by an oil change, you have legal options, and our firm can help. We’ve represented people who go in for a simple oil change and come out with an engine that’s been totally destroyed. And it happens more often than you’d think. If you’ve gone in for an oil […]
Santander Consumer USA is a financing company that provides new and used car loans and other automotive financing. They’ve had legal issues before, and most notably Santander settled a $550 million multistate investigation by various state attorney generals into their subprime lending practices, including the attorneys general of California and Georgia. But like a lot […]
Our law firm helps consumers stop debt collectors from harassing them. We have offices in Duluth, Georgia, where attorney Cyclone Covey (yes, real name) leads our Atlanta practice. If you’re being harassed by debt collectors, we may be able to help. Call us at 657-845-3100. We represent consumers on contingency in most of our cases, […]
If you’ve disputed a charge on your debit card, you have rights created by federal law. Banks had such a bad track record with helping consumers that Congress had to step in, and they created the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA), which applies to debit card accounts (but not credit cards). Usually this happens when […]
One of the worst things that can happen in the middle of summer is having your air conditioner go out. And it always seems to happen then. You’ve spent hundreds of dollars on it, and you need it to work. If you have a warranty—maybe from the manufacturer, maybe from whoever installed the air conditioning […]
It depends on the reason. But as consumer protection lawyers, we run into a common situation where banks flag your account for potential fraud for some reason and freeze it—but then when you try to prove who you are, they run you in circles. If your bank has frozen your money and won’t let you […]
If you have fallen victim to shady claims and advertising tactics contact us today for a free evaluation of your case.
