Class Action Filed Against N.H. Lottery

Quat Law Offices, in conjunction with Attorney Christopher Grant of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is representing a Massachusetts resident in a class action suit brought against the New Hampshire Lottery Commission and certain state and lottery officials. The suit - filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire - alleges that the Lottery's restriction of its "replay" program to New Hampshire residents violates the constitutional rights of non-residents. The plaintiff is asking that the Court order the Lottery to end this restriction and to pay damages to class members.

Court Approves Zwicker Settlement

The United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, has preliminarily approved the class action settlement in the case of Feuerstein v. Zwicker & Associates, et al (No. 04-11593-WGY). If final approval is granted, class members will receive refunds of attorney's fees and collection costs paid to the Zwicker firm. The settlement also requires that certain of Zwicker's collection letters be modified. The order and settlement agreement may be viewed at http://www.quatlaw.com/.

Norfolk Financial Settlements

Quat Law Offices is pleased to announce that it has reached settlements with Norfolk Financial Corp. of Cumberland, Rhode Island, on behalf of two clients. In one case, it was alleged that Norfolk obtained a judgment based on a credit card and then seized the client's car even though it had been informed that it had sued on the wrong debt. In the second case, Norfolk failed to notify credit bureaus that the client disputed the debt, and then attempted to collect the debt after judgment was rendered for the client.