- Divorce
- FraudYour credit report is the key to consumer fraud. It is a record of your financial history and includes personal information listing all of your open credit accounts, payment history, balances, charge-offs, collections and public records.
- Theft
- Identity TheftFlitter Milz may be able to help you assist your client in these specialized areas of federal and state statutes and regulations. We understand consumer protection issues that arise during divorce cases, such as inaccurate credit reporting, debt collection abuse, harassing phone calls, vehicle repossession, and identity theft. If you have a client experiencing consumer protection problems, contact us. We may be able to help.
- Forgery
- Workers CompensationAn accident or serious injury can have devastating ramifications for the victim's finances. All of a sudden, a credit report is obtained, collectors begin to call, or a car is repossessed.
- Property Damage
- Personal InjuryBelow are some examples where consumer rights litigation often intersects with personal injury and workers’ compensation law.
- Bankruptcy
- ForeclosureCredit applications allow prospective lenders to review information on your credit report to gauge your creditworthiness. Factors such as the type of credit, credit usage and payment histories are evaluated. In addition, a lender will look to see if there are judgments, liens, foreclosures or vehicle repossessions listed.
- Debt CollectionCan your bankruptcy client file a case in bankruptcy court as well as federal district court? A debt collector violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in one or more ways, but your client is in an active bankruptcy. Can he sue under the Act in federal district court, where the remedy may be better, as well as in bankruptcy court? The trend is decidedly a “yes.” He has a choice of forum.