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Last week, attorney Dan Blinn and I attended the National Consumer Law Center's Consumer Rights and Litigation Conference in Washington, D.C.  The day before the conference began, we and other members of the National Association of Consumer Advocates ("NACA") visited...

   As the weather gets cooler, many consumers begin to think about trying to control heating costs by entering in to a Guaranteed Price Plan (“GPP”).  Here’s some information that may help..1.  What is a Guaranteed Price Plan (“GPP”)? A GPP is a contract that offers...

 Ordinarily, when a car dealership sells a car, there is an “implied warranty of merchantability”.  This warranty is called an “implied” warranty because it arises under the law even without the dealer doing anything to give the consumer the warranty rights.  Under...

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The September 23, 2013 issue of the Connecticut Law Tribune features an article on Attorney Dan Blinn's work within the Humanist community.  As summarized by the article, Humanism is a belief that people are responsible for living ethical lives dedicated to helping...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") released a bulletin today directed toward companies that provide information to credit reporting agencies (these companies are also known as "furnishers").  According to a CFPB press release, the bulletin stresses that...

US News reported this week on "5 Sneaky Car Dealer Sales Tricks". All of the tricks in the article are tactics that we've seen time and time again.  While the article does not discuss the legal recourse available to victims of these classic tricks, it offers some...

According to data from the most recent survey conducted by Consumer Federation of America ("CFA") and the North American Consumer Protection Investigators ("NACPI"), auto fraud is the most common complaint among american consumers.  CFA and NACPI surveyed 40 general...

Recently CBS Moneywatch's Jerry Edgerton wrote an article alerting bargain hunters to the possibility that used cars might be a better deal than new cars: "Values for used cars sold at wholesale auctions hit a three-year low in April, according to Kelley Blue Book....

Many consumers applying for credit have heard this phrase at least once.   Most often, it seems to be heard in the finance offices of car dealerships. Over the years, we’ve met many married clients who have visited auto dealerships with the intent to apply for credit...