Consumer Protection

Wexler Wallace is a national leader in prosecuting consumer protection claims on behalf of both businesses and individuals in state and federal courts throughout the country. We have successfully prosecuted cases involving, but not limited to:

  • improper Internet “lead generation” practices
  • unfair billing practices of telecommunications companies
  • mislabeling of dietary supplements
  • the sale of defective drugs and household appliances
  • unfair payment of policies of health insurance companies
  • false advertising by Internet service providers
  • deceptive practices of social networking sites
  • unlawful debt reduction scams

If you believe you or your business has been harmed by an unfair or fraudulent business practice, please contact us.

Consumer Protection cases

UFCW v. Walgreens and Par Pharmaceutical

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division
Case:
1:12-cv-00204

On January 11, 2012, Wexler Wallace, with co-counsel Cafferty Faucher LLP and the Karmel Law Firm, filed a class action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of the United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Employers Midwest Health Benefits Fund (“UFCW”). UFCW seeks to represent a class of third party payors that were overcharged for prescription drugs taken by their members as a result of a scheme to illegally switch patients’ prescriptions from less expensive formulations to more expensive ones. Read more.

Wal-Mart Gift Receipt Litigation

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Case No.: 2:11-cv-01487-LKK (DAD)

On June 1, 2011, with co-counsel, Wexler Wallace LLP filed nationwide class action complaint against retailer behemoth Wal-Mart Stores over its gift receipt redemption policy. Read more.

View more consumer protection cases brought by Wexler Wallace.