Category: Consumer Fraud

Consumer Fraud

Unsuspecting Consumers Pay for Quartzite but Receive Marble or Something Else Instead: Fake Quartzite Countertops Easily Stain, Scratch or Show Other Imperfections.

New countertops are one of the most expensive items in a remodeled kitchen. So when a consumer pays a premium for a Quartzite Countertop with assurances that Quartzite is a superior product to other countertops because it is essentially maintenance free, the consumer expects to receive Quartzite. Quartzite is a […]

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August 1, 2022

Consumer Fraud

The 2016 & 2017 Kia Optima & 2017 Kia Sportage Are Royal “Panes”: All Four Power Windows Will Stop Working Once Defective Window Regulators Break, Fail and Require Replacement

Pretty much every car or truck made in the United States comes equipped with windows. Yeah, sure, some millionaires and billionaires may drive what’s best described as a race car without windows (or a roof or backseats for that matter). But the vast majority of us will spend our entire […]

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November 2, 2021

Appliance Defect

EcoVacs Deebot N79 Robot Vacuums: Malfunction, 4 Beeps and It Will Never Start Again

EcoVacs Robot Vacuums are advertised to “provide[ ] a versatile, everyday cleaning solution.” Despite their high price tag, however, EcoVacs Robot Vacuums experience various malfunctions (including main brush malfunction, sensor malfunction, and battery malfunction) and/or failure. Although EcoVacs is well-aware of these issues through consumer complaints and warranty coverage requests, […]

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September 17, 2021

Consumer Fraud

Apple Unlawfully Profits From Gift Card Scams

Attorneys at Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP (“CCMS”) filed a class action lawsuit against Apple, Inc. on behalf of consumers who have been damaged by Apple’s perpetuation of, and profiting from, Apple App Store and iTunes gift card scams. Scammers trick victims into purchasing App Store or iTunes gift […]

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July 22, 2020

Consumer Fraud

Seagate Technology, Western Digital and Toshiba Hard Drives Secretly Contain SMR Technology

Recently it was discovered that Seagate Technology, Western Digital and Toshiba included Shingled Magnetic Recording (“SMR”) technology into various models of their hard disk drives without disclosing this fact to consumers.  Many consumers relied on the statements of the Seagate, Western Digital and Toshiba data sheets and user manuals that […]

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June 4, 2020