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Posts Categorized In: Current Affairs

10 Steps of a Lawsuit

November 1, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

People hear all the time about filing a lawsuit. But no one really explains what happens. While this is not comprehensive, it is a guideline of how a lawsuit proceeds. Please talk to your attorney about your specific case. 1….

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Hiring an attorney, Insurance Operations, Law, Personal Injury Tags: arbitration, court case, lawsuit, personal injury, steps of a lawsuit, steps of a legal case

California Debt Blog: Beware of FS Mediation Group

November 1, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

I wrote before about Regional Arbitation Services. You can read it here and here. I sued them twice and have two defaults against them. I will soon be turning those into judgments. In the meantime, I received a call from…

Categories: Credit, Current Affairs, FDCPA, Hiring an attorney, Legal Process, News, Rosenthal FDCPA Tags: debtors jail, debtors prison, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, FCRA, FDCPA, FS Mediation Group, jail, R-FDCPA, RAS, Regional Arbitration Services, Rosenthal Act, Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Rosenthal FDCPA, Toronto

California Debt Blog: The End of Brachfeld Law Group

October 28, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

Today in my mail came a letter dated October 22, 2013 from GGG Partners in Atlanta, GA. The letter states “On October 20, 2013, Brachfeld Law Group, PC (“Brachfeld”) determined that it was in the best interests of all stakeholders…

Categories: Current Affairs Tags: Brachfeld, Brachfeld Law Group, Brachfeld Law Group PC, debt collection Erica Brachfeld, debt collector, Erica Brachfeld

7 of the Strangest Personal Injury Claims Ever

October 18, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

I came across this today on the internet and had to share it. It makes me think of some of the claims I handled when I was an adjuster. Here are a few of my more memorable cases: the woman…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Business Insurance, Claims, Current Affairs, Homeowners Insurance, Law, Personal Injury Tags: business insurance, car insurance, homeowners insurance, injuries, injury, insurance, personal injuries, personal injury, road traffic collision

California Debt Blog: Debt collection industry ripped – again

October 18, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

In the “not so surprising” news category, a new report rips the debt collection industry. This report, however, goes a step further. The report suggests that states are not doing enough to help struggling consumers. The report from the NCLC,…

Categories: Credit, Current Affairs, FCRA, FDCPA, Hiring an attorney, Legal Process, News, Rosenthal FDCPA Tags: bank account, consumers, debt collection, debt collections, debt collector, debts, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, FDCPA, levy, proof of service, R-FDCPA, Rosenthal Act, Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Rosenthal FDCPA

10 Steps of a Personal Injury Case

October 11, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

I got a lot of calls from people who do not understand how a personal injury case works. They are unsure what happens. I have written about this before, but I thought I would lay out what I see are…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Hiring an attorney, Homeowners Insurance, Insurance Operations, Law, Personal Injury Tags: accident, auto accident, auto collision, auto crash, car accident, car collision, car crash, demand letter, insurance, medical records, medical treatment, non-economic damages, property damage, settle, small claims court, suit

California Debt Blog: 4 More Concerns about Short Term (Payday) Loans

October 11, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

Last week’s post received such a response that I thought I would share more concerns about payday loans. These short term loans look like a good solution for some people, but for over 90% of the population, they are a…

Categories: Credit, Current Affairs, FDCPA, Hiring an attorney, Legal Process, News Tags: ACH, bank account, credit counseling, fees, FTC, loan agreement, payday loan, process server, short term loan

5 Errors People Make During the Claims Process

October 4, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

I know that most people have never been in an accident. And that is a good thing. Hopefully most people will never be in an accident. But when you are, through either your fault or someone else’s fault, you need…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Claims, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs, Hiring an attorney, Insurance Operations, Law, Personal Injury Tags: auto accident, auto crash, automobile insurance, automobile insurance claim, car crash, car insurance, car insurance claim, insurance claim, internet

California Debt Blog: 4 Concerns about Short Term (Payday) Loans

October 4, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

I just helped a woman with a payday loan. The interest rate was 180%. Her payments were going to total over $9,000 in this loan from California Check Cashing, LLC. Her $2500 loan was going to cost her $10,000 when…

Categories: Credit, Current Affairs, FDCPA, Hiring an attorney, Legal Process, News Tags: ACH, bank account, credit counseling, fees, FTC, loan agreement, payday loan, process server, short term loan

Slow for the Cone Zone

September 27, 2013 by Jonathan Stein

I read this story yesterday and just had to write about it. In California, we have all seen the ads or the billboards that say “Slow for the Cone Zone.” The new electronic billboards say something to the effect of…

Categories: Auto Insurance, Consumer Issues, Current Affairs Tags: accident, California, Caltrans, CHP, collision, cone zone, construction zone, slow down

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