After getting a call from a friend over the weekend, I realized most folks do not know what to do if they are a passenger in a car that is involved in a car accident. If you are the driver,…
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California Debt Blog: Aggressive Debt Collection Tactics
Jim Puzzanghera of the LA Times wrote a great story on debt collection tactics. Jim’s first paragraph tells the story of most people these days: “Hard economic times have helped push millions of Americans deeply into debt, plunging many into…
Types of Damages in a Personal Injury Case
So you have been injured in a car wreck (although I prefer collision and some people still call it a car accident) and you don’t know what you can recover from the other party’s insurance company. Here is a short…
Free legal reports
It has been a while since I have shared this so I thought I would put it out there again. I have written a TON of free reports about the legal system, the law, insurance companies and personal injury cases….
California Debt Blog: Free Consumer Reports
It has been a while since I have shared this so I thought I would put it out there again. I have written a TON of free reports about the legal system, the law, insurance companies and personal injury cases….
California Debt Blog: Problems with Debt Collection Lawsuits
The New York Times has an excellent article on the problem with debt collection lawsuits. The article starts with this: “The same problems that plagued the foreclosure process — and prompted a multibillion-dollar settlement with big banks — are now…
California Debt Blog: Debt collectors are not your friends
I have seen a new trend and one that troubles me. Debt collectors are not being the big mean jerks we expect. Rather, they are trying to be your friend. I even had a guy call me on behalf of…
I’ll Say it Again: Don’t Post Damaging Information Online!
On this blog, I have warned before about the dangers of posting personal information online when involved in a personal injury lawsuit. I have also warned about debt collectors using social networking sites to find debtors. If you are involved…
California Debt Blog: Senator Plans Reforms to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Minnesota Senator Al Franken recently announced that he plans on introducing additional protections for consumers under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Franken’s actions were prompted by a newspaper’s investigative reporting which uncovered some of debt collectors’ shadier tactics, including…
California Debt Blog: Stolen Credit Card Numbers Sell for $1.50
You may be surprised to learn that your credit card information, which many of us go to great lengths to protect, is worth only about $1.50 on the black market. A Washington Post reporter recently shopped for stolen credit and…