3/19/07

Listerine case heading to Appeals Court

Pfizer has appealed the favorable decision obtained by Quat Law Offices in the Massachusetts Superior Court certifying a class of consumers who had purchased Listerine during the time it was being falsely advertised as being "as effective as floss." We are confident that the trial court decision will be affirmed.

Attempted collection of $350 debt results in 5-figure settlement

Quat Law Offices recently obtained a significant 5-figure settlement on behalf of a client who had been subjected to unlawful threats and other harassing conduct by a collection agency attempting to collect a $350 debt. The details of the settlement are confidential.

New Class Actions Filed

Quat Law Offices has recently filed the following class action cases: (i) against FMS, Inc., an Oklahoma collection agency, for leaving allegedly unlawful phone messages for consumer debtors; (ii) against Lindner & Associates, P.C., a Massachusetts law firm, for seeking to collect allegedly unlawful legal fees from consumer debtors; and (iii) against Credit Control Services, Inc., a Minnesota collection agency, for sending collection letters which did not disclose the name of the actual creditor.