September 2006: Adam Taub trained Michigan’s Legal Aid Attorneys at the Michigan Poverty Law Center Road Show.
May 2006: Taub has filed 3 new cases this month including claims for improper seizure of a consumer’s bank account under the Electronic Funds Transfer Act. Click here for a listing of our recent filings
April 2006: Taub filed 11 new cases this month, including claims for wrongful repossession and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violations (FDCPA). See our Current and Past Cases page.
April 27, 2006: Adam Taub provided training to Michigan trial lawyers at the MTLA conference.
April 19 and 21, 2006: Adam Taub trained Legal Aid lawyers at the Annual CORT Training Conference on topics of Auto Fraud and Fair Credit Reporting Act in Ann Arbor Michigan.
March 2006: Taub filed 13 new cases this month, including claims for identity theft and violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA). See our Current and Past Cases page.
March 17, 2006: Adam Taub conducted a training of Navy JAG lawyers in Hawaii on the topics of Auto Fraud and Credit Reporting.
September 23, 2005: 11th Circuit sustains consumer’s right to pursue claims for title fraud against auto dealer. See our Recent Legal Developments page for more information or read the opinion in Owens v. Samkle Automotive.
September 22, 2005: The Consumer Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan met at its annual meeting. At that time, elections were held and Adam Taub was elected to serve a three-year term on the Consumer Law Section’s governing council. Following elections, Ira Rheingold of the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) addressed the section, detaining the state of consumer protection laws on both the state and federal levels. Amount the most alarming statistic were those relating to sub prime mortgage lending. Recent studies now show that 1 in 5 sub prime mortgages will end in foreclosure and eviction.
September 13, 2005: Judge Pfaelzer sustains claims brought against Choicepoint in nationwide class case involving release of 145,000 consumer reports to con men. See the opinion and our Recent Legal Developments page for more.
September 13, 2005: Legal Aid and Defender recognizes Adam Taub for Pro Bono work at Legal Aid and Defender Pro Bono appreciation awards ceremony.