Legal Opinion
The Lakin Law Firm, P.C. v. Federal Trade Commission
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 11, 2004No. 03-1689PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
When people feel so strongly about something that they actually complain about it to a federal agency, they probably think their names and addresses will not be released to a firm of private lawyers seeking fuel to propel a possible class-action lawsuit. And so it is with this case which deals with “cramming” — the shady practice of putting bogus charges on a person’s bill (usually a monthly credit card statement) in the hope that the consumer will pay the inflated balance without noticing that he has been duped.
The Lakin Law Firm, a small band of lawyers…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Whalen v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Senate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on Behalf of Judiciary Committee v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Solar Sources, Inc. And Amax Coal Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Jim Bensman, Mark Donham and Heartwood, Incorporated v. United States Forest Service and Randy MooreCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
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