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There is no shortage of state and federal laws designed to protect consumers. And fortunately, California has one of most robust consumer protection laws in the country. There are too many different statutes covering different businesses and consumer transaction to cover so we will not attempt to go through them here. But one can tell the breadth and broad scope of these areas by looking at the list of consumer tips provided by the California Attorney General (https://oag.ca.gov/consumers).
- Airlines
- Attorneys/Lawyers
- Automobile Dealers
- Automobile Repair
- Autos – Lemon Law
- Bad Checks
- Banks & Credit Unions
- Checking A Company’s Background
- Collecting Judgments
- Contractors
- Corporate Shareholders
- Credit Cards – Dispute a Charge
- Credit Cards Surcharges
- Credit Card Offers – Common Traps
- Credit Scores & Credit Reports
- Crowdfunding
- Debt Collectors
- End of Life Care Planning
- Estate Planning
- For-Profit Schools
- Free Trial Products
- Health Care
- Homeowner Associations & Mutual Benefit Corporations
- Homeowner Issues
- Identity Theft
- Immigration Consultants
- Insurance Companies
- Investing / Financial Professionals
- Job & Business Schemes
- Junk Mail/Unsolicited Calls
- Junk Mail/Unsolicited Calls Common Scams
- Legal Issues & Resources for Seniors
- Limited English Consumers
- Living Trust Mills
- Magazine Scams
- Military Consumer Protection
- Mortgage Companies
- Moving Companies
- Online Purchases
- Outlet Stores and “Compare At” Pricing
- Payday Loans
- Pyramid Schemes
- Real Estate Agencies/Agents
- Refund Policies
- Single-Use Carryout Bag Ban (Proposition 67/SB 270)
- Sweepstakes
- Tax Preparation Resources & Tax Scams
- Tech Support Scams
- Telephone Companies
- Timeshare Scams
- Travel Company/Agents
- Utility Companies
- Zero-Interest Loans
If you feel that you have been a victim of any type of unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent business practices, please contact our office so we can promptly initiate an investigation.