Yesterday, the Oregon Senate passed legislation that provides Oregon consumers with a powerful tool to fight bank fraud. HB 3706 amends the Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act so that banking and credit practices are now included in Oregon’s signature anti-fraud law. The bill previously passed the Oregon House. But there… Continue Reading →
Recently, Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Richard Baldwin signed this order (pdf) certifying an Oregon consumer fraud class action against Western Culinary Institute and Career Education Corp. It took us a while to get to an order. That’s not unusual in class action cases. There is a quiet feature… Continue Reading →
For those interested, here is an update on the Oregon late fee class action against Comcast. The short version is that with my co-counsel, Tim Quenelle, I filed a class action against Comcast for its illegal assessment of cable TV late fees in Oregon. We filed this case in July… Continue Reading →
This is an update on the Oregon consumer fraud class action against Western Culinary Institute and Career Education Corp. that I am handling with co-counsel, Brian Campf. Lots of background here and here. I know many people have questions about where we are on this. We’re… Continue Reading →