Under the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL), the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (OAG) Consumer Protection Section regularly conducts investigations of companies doing business...more
Contractors operating in Pennsylvania must honor customers’ cancellation requests, regardless of whether those requests are made verbally or by another medium. A contractor’s failure to honor such a request will expose them...more
On January 24, 2024, Pennsylvania Attorney General, Michelle Henry announced a settlement with attorney Erik M. Helbing and his businesses Helbing Law, LLC, and Consumer Law Relief, LLC. (Respondents) to resolve alleged...more
On March 24, 2021, in a 6-1 decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court halted a lawsuit against oil and gas lessees by the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General (OAG) under Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and...more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Gregg v. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. at the end of last week....more
“[T]here is no separate cause of action of institutional bad faith,” the Pennsylvania Superior Court recently concluded, referencing Pennsylvania’s bad-faith statute, 42 Pa.C.S. § 8731, in an action by two homeowners against...more
On May 23, the FTC launched an investigation into unfair or deceptive practices in the small business financing industry. Press reports of this investigation emphasized the investigation’s relevance for online lenders and...more
Kennedy v. Allstate, No. 15-2221 (E.D. Pa. July 8, 2015). District Court recognizes possibility that insurance adjusters owe a duty of care to insureds that would be breached by failing to conduct a reasonable...more