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Greedy New York City Property Owners Face Multiple Class Action Lawsuits
New York City landlords and property managers who represent the five boroughs are getting hammered in class action lawsuits from their tenants. The Housing Rights Initiative helped tenants file 55 J-...
Worried about Falling Victim to Unclaimed Assets Scam? Follow These Steps
While finding actual unclaimed assets can be a literal dream come true, the opposite can happen if you're contacted by scammers. What looks like a dream could be a nightmare in disguise. For exa...
How to Tell Whether an Unclaimed Asset Site is Legitimate or Not
The unclaimed asset industry is a huge industry with tens of billions of dollars up for grabs. Naturally, this attracts scammers. Among them, there are two main types. The first steals your information. T...
Angry Students Sue University to Get Their Tuition Funds Back
COVID-19 has caused all sorts of changes, and one area where this is particularly evident is education. The majority of schools have switched to online education, and this is causing all sorts of frustrations f...
Federal judge approves multi-billion dollar settlement between local governments and the Sackler family
Purdue Pharmaceuticals Purdue Pharma is a multi-decade old company that is thought to be largely responsible for the opioid epidemic. This is due to their creati...
Financial Institutions and Companies Owe People Billions of Dollars: How to Access Your Unclaimed Funds
Did you know corporations and financial institutions owe billions of dollars to people? The money is often left unclaimed, as people don't know how to access it. If...
Check Might Be in the Mail: West Virginia Returns $90K in Unclaimed Property
When the West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office contacted Marion County Sheriff Roger Cunningham, he assumed it meant a bill was due. Instead, they had $90,000 waiting for him. Where...
If You Live In Illinois and Have Used Facebook, Free Money Is Waiting
Awhile ago, a group of Facebook users filed a class-action suit against the company. An Illinois judge granted the group class-action status after enough plaintiffs joined the suit. Fortunately, almos...
Redfin Sued for "Digital Redlining" Over its Minimum Sales Price
The online discount real estate broker Redfin has been sued in federal court by a number of housing nonprofit organizations claiming that its business practices amount to illegal discrimination. Specifically...