How To File An Insurance Claim After A Car Accident
If you’ve been in a car accident, you know just how scary it can be. In such a stressful situation, it can sometimes be hard to know what to do or what options are available to you. If you’ve just been hit by someone and the damage is severe, or if you caused the accident, […]
What Is Considered A Civil Rights Violation?
As a resident of the United States, you are entitled to certain freedoms. Your constitutional rights include freedom of speech, assembly, and religion, as well as the right to petition the government and the right to procedural due process. There is also a freedom from discrimination for certain protected classes, such as race, sex and […]
What Are Hate Crimes?
A hate crime is any crime that is committed based on bias against the real or perceived race, ethnicity, color, religion, disability status, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity of the victim. Because hate crimes have a broader effect than most other kinds of crime, affecting families and larger communities or groups of people, hate […]
How To Tell If Someone Is Scamming You Online
Online scams are a major problem not only in the United States, but globally. In 2020 alone, Scamwatch has already reported over $36 million lost to online scams. Scammers target anyone they can reach digitally, so virtually no one is off limits. If you have a personal email address, you’ve almost certainly been the target […]
What Is Consumer Fraud?
Consumer fraud is any technique used to mislead, put at risk, or harm consumers. Consumer fraud can be intentional or result from reckless neglect of customer needs. Major financial institutions commit consumer fraud as do individuals from the comfort of their own home. Consumer fraud is rampant, affecting senior citizens and college students alike. Fraudsters […]
What is Deceptive Marketing?
Manufacturers have strict regulations and oversight around how they market their products. This marketing “must be truthful, cannot be deceptive or unfair, and must be evidence-based,” according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC monitors how companies are marketing their products and the claims that they make about those products. For example, there have […]