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Lawsuits Against Big Picture Loans, High-Interest Lender

By on July 12, 2018 in Current Cases, Hot Topics

Following up on its investigation of internet lenders, Caddell & Chapman has sued Big Picture Loans, LLC on behalf of Oregon, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Maryland, and Georgia residents.  The lawsuits allege that Big Picture Loans’ unlicensed lending at high interest rates violated several state and federal laws.  The plaintiffs request that the court declare that all Big Picture loans to Oregon, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, and Georgia residents are illegal, void, and uncollectible.  If the …

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FCRA Prison Jail Address Class Action

Outdated Prison or Jail Addresses on Credit Reports

By on May 30, 2018 in Current Cases

On May 10, 2018, Caddell & Chapman filed a class action lawsuit regarding outdated prison or jail addresses on credit reports. Plaintiff James Mello brings suit against Trans Union, LLC. Mr. Mello alleges that TransUnion unlawfully reported the address of the Bristol County Jail as one of his previous addresses, with Mr. Mello’s former prisoner identification number referenced as the apartment number. Mr. Mello had been released from the Bristol County Jail over 7 years …

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Could PG&E be at fault for starting the wildfires that have devastated Sonoma Country?

PG&E Wine Country Wildfires Lawsuits

By on October 11, 2017 in Current Cases, Investigations

The wildfires that burned across the California Wine Country in October 2017 have become one of the worst disasters in California history. 44 people are dead; more than 150,000 acres have been burned; and more than 14,700 homes, 728 businesses, and 3,600 vehicles were damaged or destroyed. Over half a dozen fires burned in eight counties—including the Atlas and Nuns fires in Napa County, the Tubbs fire in Sonoma County, the Redwood fire in Mendocino …

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Sirius XM TCPA Settlement

Sirius XM TCPA Class Settlement

By on November 20, 2015 in Current Cases, News

Caddell & Chapman represented Francis Hooker, Jr., who in 2011 filed claims individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals against Sirius XM Radio, Inc. Mr. Hooker alleged that Sirius XM illegally used autodialers to make telemarketing calls to his cellular phone. Mr. Hooker and his wife purchased a new Hyundai Elantra which came with three months of complimentary satellite radio programming on a promotional basis. Halfway through the promotional trial period, …

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