Protecting What's Right

Baron & Budd Goes After Another Online Scam, This One Perpetrated by "Freeshipping.com"

Mar212011

By Baron & Budd Attorney Mazin Sbaiti Ever seen mysterious charges on your credit or debit card statement?  Baron & Budd recently filed Cox v. Clarus Marketing Group LLC, et al., 11-cv-0729, in San Francisco federal court.  This is about an internet fraud that has generated millions of dollars of profits and affected innocent consumers nationwide. [...]

Baron & Budd Supports Congress's Crackdown On Debit Card Fees

Mar102011

By Mazin A. Sbaiti – Baron & Budd Attorney We’ve previously reported that Baron & Budd is one of seven firms directing the In re Checking Account Overdraft Fee Litigation, MDL 2036 pending in the Southern District of Florida.   These cases involve just about every major U.S. bank who reorders debit card transactions from highest [...]

Big Business At It Again Crushing America’s Small Businesses – Part II

Mar072011

By Mazin A. Sbaiti – Baron & Budd Attorney I recently submitted this post about how large companies have shifted to paying small business vendors on 90 day terms rather than 30 day terms.  This is really interfering with the small businesses’ cash flows and even driving a few out of business because they can’t [...]

HSBC Sued for “Excessive” Overdraft Fees

Mar032011

An HSBC Holdings Plc. unit was sued earlier this week for collecting what are described as “excessive” overdraft fees and failing to alert consumers when they make a transaction that incurs the bank’s $35 overdraft charge. The lawsuit, filed in the New York state Supreme Court by a group of customers who claim they were [...]

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