- David Mittleman | May 05, 2009 10:59 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
State Consumer Protection Acts have been enacted in every state in the nation to protect consumers. Each state law varies in the degree to which they are effective. Michigan's Consumer Protection...
- Timothy Smith | August 04, 2009 9:37 AM | Grand Rapids, MI
Category:
Automobile Accidents
My readers may not know this, but Michigan is one of only four states that doesn't protect its consumers from some of the most underhanded practices in the home, auto and health care insurance...
- David Mittleman | March 08, 2010 12:46 PM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Miscellaneous
When Apple announced the release of its hot new personal computing device, the iPad, many consumers thrilled at the thought of getting their hands on one. Although the snazzy new tablet is an...
- David Mittleman | December 16, 2011 1:01 PM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Automobile Accidents
Historically, insurance companies were an efficient way to spread the risk of loss among many people, all of whom pay premiums into the system and each of whom would be compensated for a covered...
- Mark Bello | November 22, 2011 12:48 PM | Farmington Hills, MI
Category:
Miscellaneous
The holiday season is a time when busy people can become careless and vulnerable to theft and other holiday crime. It can be a tragic time if you don't take precautions and practice personal...
- Mark Bello | March 29, 2011 2:19 PM | Farmington Hills, MI
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
The goal of consumer protection and consumer protection laws is to protect the rights of hardworking Americans from fraudulent or abusive business practices and/or injuries suffered from a breach or...
- David Mittleman | May 05, 2010 10:39 AM | Lansing, MI
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit helps those on Medicare afford their brand name and generic medications, but scammers are also finding ways to benefit from the coverage. In fact, consumer...
- David Mittleman | June 30, 2009 2:29 PM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Miscellaneous
Last week I posted an article about Blue Cross Blue Shield and its agreement to pay families of autistic children a total of $1 million for behavioral therapy coverage. Although this settlement is a...
- David Mittleman | June 15, 2009 12:32 PM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Miscellaneous
When someone is wronged by another, he or she expects to find recourse in our justice system. When a corporation takes advantage of a consumer, that person often takes solace in the fact that she...
- David Mittleman | May 19, 2009 3:48 PM | Lansing, MI
Category:
Miscellaneous
Michigan’s once treasured Consumer Protection Act now sits in squalor thanks to the Engler dominated Michigan Supreme Court of the past few years. Last year marked the ultimate demise of any...