After over six years of litigation, Levy and Consumer Watchdog have prevailed in their case against Mercury Insurance Company for allowing Mercury agents to charge California consumers millions in illegal “broker fees” on Mercury car insurance. On Januar...
What do Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Washington and West Virginia all have in common? None of them are particularly fond of California-bas...
Representing Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety (CARS), Consumer Federation of California, CALPIRG, and Consumer Action, Mr. Levy filed an Amicus Lettertoday in the California Supreme Court, arguing that the Court should hear the Raceway Ford Cases, where a car...
In April-May 2013, Levy was lead trial counsel in an administrative trial against Mercury Insurance Company, seeking to impose penalties against Mercury for facilitating illegal broker fees by Mercury agents. Levy represented Consumer Watchdog, which intervened in an...
On November 12, Levy and co-counsel Housing and Economic Rights Advocates filed an Amicus Curiae Brief in the California Court of Appeal in the class action brought by the Alborzian family against Chase for illegally collecting deficiency balances on second “purchase m...
After ruling in favor of the CashCall borrower Class in an excellent ruling on July 30, 2014, the federal court reversed tack on October 21 and granted CashCall summary judgment on the Class claim challenging CashCall’s $2,600 loans as unconscionable under California l...
In April-May 2013, Levy was lead trial counsel in an administrative trial against Mercury Insurance Company, seeking to impose penalties against Mercu...
Mercury Broker Fee Violations
November 13, 2014
After ruling in favor of the CashCall borrower Class in an excellent ruling on July 30, 2014, the federal court reversed tack on October 21 and grante...
CashCall: Court Issues Setback for CashCall Borrowers; Plaintiffs Will Appeal
November 13, 2014
What do Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Caroli...
CashCall Inc: Lessons in Predatory Lending the "Rent-a-Tribe" Way