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: Oregon Legal ResearchFree Legal Information: ?Oregon Consumer Rights in Tough Times? Program (Open to Public)
"Consumer Rights in Tough Times: Foreclosures, Garnishment, Debt Collection, Credit, & Consumer Protection."
Learn about your legal rights as a consumer during tough economic times. Topics will include:
1) Home loan modification options and what to do if you're facing foreclosure
2) Rights of tenants in rental properties facing foreclosure
3) How to protect your public assistance check (for example, unemployment or SSI) from garnishment
4) Debt collection practices: what's legal and what's not?
5) Consumer scams: what to watch for
6) Credit reporting issues
DATE: Saturday, May 8th
TIME: 1:00 - 4:30pm
PLACE: Saints Peter & Paul Episcopal Church (8147 Southeast Pine Street; Portland, Oregon 97215 (at at SE 82nd & Ash, between Burnside & Stark))
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Full post as published by Oregon Legal Research on April 13, 2010 (boomark / email).
Truth In Lending Act
Consumer Loans and Consumer Credit Protection Act
Pre-paid Leagal Services
What are Prepaid Legal Benefit Plans
Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun
Legal Forms
Business and Commercial Legal Forms
Sex Offender Lists
Registries by State and County
Cumulative Voting
Protecting minority shareholder interests
ValueClick
allegedly violated consumer protection laws by promising ‘free’ goods that where not actually free.
Wegmans Food Market
alleging the retailer revealed too much information on their credit and debit card receipts, violating the FACTA law, and leaving customers open to identity theft
Consumer Funding
BlueHippo Funding agrees to set up $5 million restitution fund after modifying its computer sales program.
Free Speech
Canterbury agrees to pay $60,000 settlement in civil rights lawsuit.
Media/Telecom
consumer rights involving print, radio, television, video, DVD, video games, and mobile telephones.
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