In a sharply worded order, a U.S. District Court judge found that the federal government could not engage in “the very tactics it repudiates” by threatening to seize property from a motorcycle club member who had not been charged with any wrongdoing. In a suit brought by the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties …
For more information on the BBG lawsuit, check out this Union Tribune article: Consumers sue local company over pay phone fees. (Web Archive copy)
The holidays brought a spate of complaints about the group misusing the Law Group of California name to try and extort money from people. Fortunately people are finding this site and, as evidenced by recent comments, not falling for this scheme. So if this happens to you, please post about your experience as it keeps the information …
In a class action lawsuit filed in San Diego federal court on November 12, 2010, two consumers complain that BBG Communications, Inc., the world’s largest servicer of payphones throughout the United States and Europe, has been deceptively billing consumers for calls using a credit or debit card. Contrary to advertisements on the payphones, such calls …
While posting your experiences seems to be working to prevent consumers from being taken advantage of, this scam is still on-going, with a company calling people and saying they are from a Consumer Law Group and making threats to extort money. As we have made clear, this group is in no way affiliated with the …
California Medical Assn. officials announced Thursday that they and two physicians had sued Blue Shield of California alleging that the health insurer’s new online doctor rating system is inaccurate and potentially misleads consumers. Blue Shield’s Blue Ribbon Recognition Program, launched in June, analyzed about 6,000 doctors statewide and posted blue ribbons on its website next …
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As additional comments come in, which now appears to be almost daily, I am posting them so that people can share their experiences. Also I am forwarding them on to the San Diego City Attorneys’ Office, who is investigating these claims. If you would please indicate if it is OK if the investigator in charge …
This firm recently has been contacted by two individuals who were contacted by individuals claiming to be from the Consumer Law Group in San Diego, and demanding immediate payment of moneys for pay day loans and other matters. If you receive a call from someone making such a claim, please be advised it is not …
On March 1, 2010, two individuals filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of themselves and all similarly situated persons affected by what they allege is Blue Cross of California’s “manipulation of blocks of health insurance business with the intention of illegally decreasing policy benefits to enrollees while escalating the premiums they must pay”, which they allege in the Complaint …