We may be able to help you recover substantial sums of money if any of the following matters apply to you.

Credit Card Receipts

Do you have any electronically generated credit / debit card receipts for purchases after December 4, 2006 which show either the card expiration date or more than the last five digits of the credit / debit card number? If so, contact consumer rights attorney Tom Zimmerman to arrange a free consultation.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act was amended by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act to protect consumers against identity theft. The law prohibits merchants from printing (a) the expiration date and (b) more than the last 5 digits of the credit / debit card number on your electronic credit / debit card receipt. If your receipt contains either the card's expiration date or any digits of the card number other than the last 5 digits you may be subject to identity theft, as it is possible for someone to use this information to recreate your entire card number.

You may recover statutory damages of a minimum of $100 and a maximum of $1,000 per receipt for a merchant's willful violation of the law. In order to recover statutory damages, it is not necessary that you actually suffered any identity theft or any other actual damages.

Unsolicited Faxes

Have you received any unsolicited fax advertisements during the past 4 years? If so, the junk fax may violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and you may recover statutory damages of a minimum of $500 per fax, and a maximum of $1,500 per fax if the fax was sent in knowing violation of the law.

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act expressly prohibits unsolicited fax advertising. In order to recover for a violation of the law, you must have received a fax promoting goods or services for sale, and you cannot have given express consent to receive the fax or have an established business relationship with the sender prior to the faxing.

Numerous courts across the nation have allowed these cases and certified class actions for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Consumer Fraud Act, and for the tort of conversion, because the senders cause recipients of their advertising to bear the costs of receiving the unwanted advertising.

Contact consumer rights attorney Tom Zimmerman to arrange a free consultation.