Attorney Robert Murphy will be speaking at the University of Warsaw in Warsaw, Poland. On Monday, November 25th Robert Murphy is scheduled to present his lecture “Political and Economic Earthquakes: Are the Foundations of Consumer Law in the United States and the EU Sound?”. He will return to the University on Tuesday, November 26th… Read More »
June 21, 2024 — Orlando, Florida: Attorney Murphy spoke on a panel entitled “Feebusters: Demystifying Costs in Consumer Transactions and Methods to Protect Consumers from “Junk Fees” at the Florida Bar Conference. Junk fees have become widespread in America commerce. These fees often provide nothing of value and are just another way drain billions of… Read More »
Attorney Murphy is pleased to report that his alma mater, the University of Florida, is now one of the highest ranked law schools in the country. UF Law is now a top 25 law school and a top 10 public law school! UF Law ranks 24th among all law schools, 7th among public law… Read More »
CLSMF: Protecting Central Florida Consumers’ Rights 2015 First Quarter E-Newsletter A Message From CLSMF Advocacy Director and Deputy Director, Kimberly Sanchez Consumer protection laws provide individuals with a way to fight back against abusive business practices. Most of these abusive business practices target the elderly, disabled and very poor. However, as the justice gap… Read More »
November 19, 2014 The Florida Attorney General together with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed enforcement actions against Consumer Collection Advocates, Corp., and Michael Robert Ettus, CCA Principal, for allegedly targeting consumers who were victims of previous consumer frauds or scams. In return for upfront payments and a percentage of any recovery, the company contracted… Read More »
November 17, 2014 – Attorney Murphy Speaks on Senior Consumer Fraud Scams In Florida On Monday, November 17, 2014, Attorney Murphy was the guest speaker at the Retired Educators Social Club in Boca Raton, Florida on the topic “Top Ten Senior Consumer Fraud Scams.” The presentation included a comprehensive review of the rising wave of… Read More »
Robert Murphy was Panel Member on the topic “The Nexium Conundrum: Class Action Standing Under Article III,” at the Class Action Symposium, hosted by the National Consumer Law Center, in Tampa on November 9, 2014. Attorney Murphy discussed the challenges to class action practice presented by constitutional attacks to both class representative and class member standing. … Read More »
The Law Office of Robert W. Murphy together with co-counsel recently filed a class action in New Jersey federal court alleging that Mitsubishi Fuso Trucks of America, Inc. (“Mitsubishi”) installed defective emissions control systems in diesel trucks. The lawsuit filed on behalf of a Florida seafood supplier alleges that the so-called “Blue-Tech”® engines installed in commercial… Read More »
Robert Murphy Consumer Rights Attorney in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Experts in the video say, forced arbitration is used by companies to prevent them from being sued by you. They do this by adding language into their contracts – often in very tiny print – that requires the signer to submit to an arbitration process of… Read More »
Unfair Debt Collection Attorney Fort Lauderdale, Florida The Bureau alleges company’s conduct is abusive and deceptive WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today filed a complaint in a federal district court against a Florida debt-relief company that misled consumers across the country and charged illegal fees for their services. The Bureau plans… Read More »