Consumer Fraud
Both state and federal consumer protection laws are designed to protect consumers from unscrupulous business practices such as the following:
- False advertising
- Misleading advertising
- Unfair business practices
- Deceptive business practices
- Marketing consumer products without sufficient safety testing
- Placing products on the market without sufficient safety warnings
Experienced Consumer Attorneys
Unethical business practices have been the subject of several cases handled by Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff consumer protection attorneys. These cases include:
- Misrepresenting the rollover risks of Ford Explorers
- Overcharging for auto insurance policy premiums (Allstate)
- Misleading bereaved families regarding wrongful cremation, respectful disposition of cremated remains, and the improper handling of cremated remains in multiple class action lawsuits:
Neptune Society Case; Hoefner, et al. v. Viera Flying Service; Sconce/Lamb Cremation Cases; Bushnell, et al. v. Cremar, Inc.,et al.; Noerdinger, et al. v. City of Santa Clara, dba Mission City Memorial Cemetery, et al.
- Misrepresenting the safety and effectiveness of dangerous drugs such as:
- Fen-Phen diet drugs
- Bausch & Lomb ReNu Moisture Loc contact lens solution
- Ortho Evra birth control patch
- Intergel surgical anti-adhesion product
- Vioxx painkiller
- And many other
dangerous drugs...
- Misrepresenting the safety and effectiveness of medical devices such as:
- Misleading customers and overcharging for internet security certificates that did not provide any greater security than lower priced products offered by the same company (VeriSign)
- Adding bogus "environmental surcharges” to restaurant linen supply services
Attorneys at Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff have recovered millions of dollars on behalf of consumers throughout the country and have successfully represented consumers in class action lawsuits against some of the nation's largest corporations including:
- Ford Motor Company
- United Parcel Service (UPS)
- America Online (AOL)
- Allstate Insurance Company
- Yahoo
See Proven Results for more examples of Successful Class Action Litigation