Protecting What's Right

When Consumers Speak Up, Change Happens

Nov022011

On what must be the happiest day in her 22 years, Molly Katchpole, a Washington, D.C. nanny who started an online petition urging Bank of America to drop its new debit fee, scored a big win for herself – and for consumers everywhere – when Bank of America announced plans to scrap its $5 monthly [...]

Money: When Banks Aren’t Fair

Oct062011

For anyone out on a weekend spending spree (a.k.a. running errands), it’s pretty simple: you check your bank balance before you leave the house and do the simple subtraction in your head as you hand your debit card to the mega (and well-priced) grocery store, the cleaners, the coffee shop and wherever. And, by Monday [...]

What's the Newest Thing for Mortgage & Insurance Companies?A Nice Little Arrangement that Just Might Be Fraud …

Jun222011

Everyone knows that if you have a home mortgage you are required to have home insurance. And that makes sense. But are you aware that, depending upon where you live, you may also be required to have certain types of hazard insurance? Most people don’t realize this – and it’s one of several ways that [...]

OSHA Issues Hazard Alert For Brazilian Blowout; Baron & Budd Appointed Class Counsel in Related Litigation

Apr192011

Just last week, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) issued a Hazard Alert for the popular hair straightening treatment Brazilian Blowout. The very same day, the class in the class action lawsuit against GIB, the maker of Brazilian Blowout, was certified by a California federal court and Baron & Budd was appointed class [...]

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