THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES OF CONSUMER RECOVERY ARE ALL BASED ON ACTUAL CASES FROM THIS OFFICE. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY RECOVERED BY THE CONSUMERS IS IN ADDITION TO PAYMENT OF OUR ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COURT COSTS. Please note the results portrayed below are dependent on the facts of each specific case. Your results will differ if based on different facts.

• Class action settlement for 10,000 persons who overpaid prepayment penalties on Ameriquest Mortgage loans.
• Class action settlement against Axin Financial Services and E-Commerce Exchange for deceptive "virtual terminal" leases.  Nearly 2.4 million in debt forgiveness and rebates.
• Class Action settlement against Ricochet Networks, Inc., a provider of wireless Internet Access, for falsely advertising download speed.
• Class action settlement against Fairbanks Capital for including false charges in "payoff statements" used at the time of refinancing a home. 
• Class action settlement for thousands of merchants who used Cardservice International to process credit card payments.  Refunds and debt forgiveness of up to $8.6 million awarded.
• Class action settlement for consumers who purchased crypts in Inglewood Park cemetery, but the proposed mausoleum was not built in timely fashion.  $200,000 was distributed to several hundred consumers.
• Class action settlement for consumers whose vehicles were repossessed and auctioned by The Finance Company without providing proper legal notices.  $100,000 in cash and $900,000 in debt forgiveness provided to claimants.
• Class action settlement for 14,000 owners of Westec home alarms who received $100 (better than 50 percent off) discounts to upgrade their systems as compensation for being subject to misleading contract terms.
• Class action settlement with RealNetworks which allegedly spied on consumers who downloaded its music-listening software.  Class members were entitled to receive free premium services.   
• Class action settlement for consumers who leased equipment to process credit card orders.  As compensation for deceptive business practice, each consumer to have refund of moneys paid, $2,000 lease cancelled and negative credit information deleted.
• Class action settlement for employees of small mortgage brokerage who were not paid in full compliance with minimum wage, overtime laws and who will share $100,000 fund.
• Class action settlement for consumers who downloaded former Internet company Aureate's "spyware" along with shareware programs.  This was followed by a successful action against Aureate's insurance carriers after it went out of business. 
• Class action settlement for Enterprise Rent-A-Car customers who made a cash deposit to rent a car but were delayed in getting a timely refund of the unused portoin of the deposit. 
• A consumer leased a car which the dealership then attempted to illegally repossess by breaking into his garage. The consumer received the $30,000 car for free in compensation.
• A consumer purchased a car which the dealership then illegally repossessed. The consumer received $7,500 in compensation, the dealership had to pay the amount owed on the "trade-in" and the deal was cancelled.
• A consumer invited a door to door salesman into her house after being promised a specified vacation. When the described vacation was not forthcoming, she sued and received $10,000 in compensation.
• Two consumers attended a timeshare sales presentation on false pretenses. Although they did not purchase anything, they received compensation of $4,000 each.  In another timeshare case, 72 plaintiffs received $250 each.
• A renter's whose possessions were unlawfully auctioned by a storage facility was awarded $61,000 plus attorney's fees by a jury.
• Consumer who attended a vacuum cleaner sales presentation after being promised a bogus prize received $7,500.
• A debtor received a settlement of $5,000 plus legal fees after receiving a deceptive collections letter.  She had been promised a chance to settle her debt "at a substantial discount," but when she called the collection agency they pressured her to make full payment.  The company also agreed to change its business practice.
• A consumer desperate to raise cash sold his $2,000 car for $500 which was leased back to him at exorbitant rates by a lender, who later repossesed the car. The consumer received $9,000 in damages.
• Six women paid from $500 to $1,500 for pills advertised over the Internet to make female breasts larger. Each woman received $5,000 in damages.
• A consumer bought a car based upon an inaccurate odometer dislosure statement even though the odometer itself was accurate. She received $7,500 in damages.
• A consumer received bills from medical providers which were improper because she was on Medicare. Although she did not pay the bills and had no financial loss, she recovered $5,000 in damages for the violations.
• Two consumers paid $9,000 by telemarketer selling phony "car auction" lists. 
• Numerous consumers have retained this office to "break" a car lease or finance contract on the grounds the car was a "lemon" or the dealer committed fraud. In most cases, at a minimum the consumer was successful in being allowed to return the vehicle, cancel the contract and keep their credit report clear of any adverse consequences from the incident.