Consumer Law

Highlights from the Legal Guide: Liability for the Use of Recording Devices
This is the seventh in a series of posts calling attention to topics we cover in the Citizen Media Legal Guide. In this post, we highlight the section on Recording Phone Calls, Conversations, Meetings and Hearings, which discusses federal and state laws relating to the use of recording equipment in specific private and semi-public settings...

Should I Record Abusive Phone Calls From Debt Collectors
We are often asked by Alabama consumers if they should record abusive debt collectors who call. While this is a complicated question, our general answer is "No". Recent cases have raised concerns for us about whether Alabama residents can record calls from other states that might require the consent of both parties...

Onus on defense attorneys to block recording of calls with San Diego inmates
San Diego criminal defense attorneys weren't happy to hear that phone calls between defense attorneys and inmate clients were recorded and made easily accessible to prosecutors. The San Diego Sheriff's Department said it was an accident and quickly ceased recording...

Proving Abusive Phone Calls From Harassing Debt Collectors
The Oregon Debt Blog has a very good article on how to prove abusive phone calls from harassing debt collectors without recording the calls. Please read the entire post but here are the major categories that are described: 1...

Public Record Research Tip - Telephones
Free Directory Service for Cells Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411 information calls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a telephone directory in our vehicle, which makes this...

VIDMIC Used By 180 Police Agencies To Record Incidents
Source:Crime and Justice News, March 11, 2008. "Some Oklahoma police departments and county sheriff's departments state are equipping officers with the VIDMIC, a device that can record audio and video and take still pictures, reports The Oklahoman...

Cell Phone Early Termination Fees
How to recover billing errors

DC Madame Phone List
Telephone Records of Deborah Jeane Palfrey's Escort Service (Pamela Martin and Associates)

Driving Record Checks
Get your Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) from your State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Online

New Study Links Cell Phone Radiation to Increased Health Risks
Cell Phone Radiation Is Your Phone Toxic?

Bell Canada
alleging wrongful charging for long distance phone calls

Verizon Settles Cell Phone Billing Class Action for $90 Million
Verizon Settles Cell Phone Class Action for $90 Million

Cell Phone Use
Can Increase Risk of Brain Cancer 5 Times

AT&T Mobility, Nokia
accused of selling a used cell phone as new

Ram Publishing
alleging phone book advertising contract fraud.