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Portland, Oregon attorney David F. Sugerman handles class action and injury cases for Oregon consumers. David has extensive trial and appellate experience with disputes involving dangerous products, injuries, class actions, consumer fraud, and toxic exposures. David was admitted to practice in 1986.
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A modest proposal: Close your Umpqua Bank account
Great coverage here in today’s Oregonian by Brent Hunsberger regarding Umpqua Bank’s decision to cram mandatory arbitration down the throats of Umpqua customers. If you’re an Umpqua Bank customer, you might want to seriously consider moving your funds to a … Continue reading
Fighting the robber barons: Illegal debt card charges for overdrafts
News today that West Coast Bank reached an agreement with the FDIC relating to its “courtesy coverage” overdraft protection. According to Brent Hunsberger’s report in The Oregonian, the issue was ineffective opt outs. But there is a bigger problem with … Continue reading
ARCO debit card fees–Again?
Oregon readers know about our gasoline rules. In Oregon, there is no self-service. So when you pull up to the pump and ask the attendant to gas it up, you commit to the purchase the minute the gas starts flowing … Continue reading
The long fight ahead: Consumer advocates gear up on mandatory arbitration
In their recent decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, the U.S. Supreme Court gave a hearty five thumbs up to anything-goes arbitration clauses. The Court’s opinion means that consumers will trade their 7th Amendment rights to trial by jury for … Continue reading
Reviving the plutocracy–U.S. Supreme Court ends consumer class actions
A win for the plutocracy* Yesterday’s decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion represents a breathtakingly bad opinion that does profound harm to consumers. It’s a bit geeky, but the takeaway is that this is a huge win for … Continue reading
I am not dead yet: Oregon Unlawful Trade Practices Act and insurance reform
Kudos to Steve Duin of The Oregonian for this column on Azusa Suzuki’s struggle to prove that she is entitled to Regence Blue Cross supplemental medicare insurance coverage for medical expenses incurred in a motor vehicle collision. Apparently Regence decided … Continue reading
Comcast Oregon late fee class action settlement–cable TV
We are starting to get calls and emails about the class action settlement with Comcast. Here is the link to the settlement information A few recurring questions: 1. The settlement applies to Oregon Comcast subscribers 2. It is limited to … Continue reading
Debt trap: for-profit colleges
One of the best articles I’ve seen recently on for-profit colleges. Please, please, please read this if you or anyone in your family is thinking about a for-profit school. From the trenches, we continue to pursue our class action against … Continue reading
Comcast Oregon cable TV late fee class action settlement
I will re-post this after the holidays, but this is important. Here is the link to settlement information on our Oregon cable TV late fee, including important information on how to make a claim. If you are a class member … Continue reading
For-profit trade school regulations delayed…follow the money
In late summer–and with much fanfare–it looked like Congress and the Department of Education would finally address the outrageous abuses of bad actors in the for-profit education sector. Predictably, the pace has slowed to a crawl, with Department of Education … Continue reading