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Investigations
- Defective Technology Products and Components
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Chavez & Gertler attorneys have represented consumers who have purchased allegedly defective products and services including computers (Hewlett Packard), camcorders (Sony and JVC), marine engines (Mercury Marine), inkjet printers (Hewlett Packard), roofing shingles (Certainteed) and voice over internet protocol phone service (Vonage). The firm has developed significant expertise in analyzing how to quickly master the technology and the precise cause of these alleged defects or malfunctions. Armed with that knowledge, and its vast litigation expertise, Chavez & Gertler attorneys have served consumers well by successfully negotiating settlements with manufacturers that include real and valuable relief, such as extended warranties, reimbursements for out of pocket expenses, cash compensation and even product replacement.
- Unlawful U-Haul Charges and Fees
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Chavez & Gertler attorneys are currently investigating the propriety of certain charges and fees imposed by U-Haul on its customers in California.
If you have rented from U-Haul in California within the last three years, please contact us for a free consultation about your rights. You may be able to obtain relief through a class action.
- Unlawful Collection by Automobile Lenders
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Chavez & Gertler attorneys represent care and truck owners whose vehicles have been repossessed and who have been improperly assessed deficiency balances after the sale of their vehicle in violation of the Rees-Levering Automobile Sales Finance Act. That Act requires that lenders strictly comply with several requirements in providing vehicle owners notice of the lender's intent to sell the vehicle and the borrower's rights to reinstate the loan or redeem the vehicle. Failure to comply renders any subsequent attempts to collect a deficiency balance void.
- MetroPCS Billing Practices
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Chavez & Gertler attorneys are currently investigating consumer complaints regarding MetroPCS's billing and termination practices. If you are or have been a MetroPCS customer in the past three years in California and you have had your service terminated, and restarted, you should contact us to learn about your rights.
- Viking Ranges
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Chavez & Gertler attorneys are currently investigating consumer complaints regarding ranges, ovens, and cooktops manufactured by Viking Range Corporation.
- Overtime Pay for Employees Working in the Technology Field
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Chavez & Gertler represents technology workers who have allegedly been wrongfully denied overtime compensation. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") and various state laws only a narrow subset and small minority of technology workers (who make over $100,000 per year and are involved in software development or other independent creative work, such as coding or architecture design) are exempt from overtime regulations and may not be entitled to overtime. But the vast majority of technology workers, regardless of how they are labeled or paid (e.g., by salary or hourly) are entitled under state and federal law to overtime pay.
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