Michigan Bar Journal Consumer Law Issue

September 2010

• The Economic Loss Doctrine and Consumers
  by Gary M. Victor
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: A Law Needing Updating?
  by Rex C. Anderson
• Chemicals and Toxins in Consumer Goods: Cause for Concern?
  by Jeffrey A. Hank
• The MCPA: So Long, It's Been Good to Know Ya!
  by Daniel J. Andrews

Michigan Consumer Protection Act Gutted by Supreme Court "Globe-alization"

Michigan Consumer Protection Act Gutted by Supreme Court "Globe-alization" by Gary M. Maveal, 53 Wayne L. Rev. 833 (2007), used with permission.

Auto Sales and Service

• June, 1998: Disputes Over Motor Vehicle Repair Fees and the Consumer's Dilemma: Advising Consumers of Motor Vehicle Repairs, Ian Lyngklip
• August, 2003: Yo-Yo Sales: The Predatory Practice of Unscrupulous Car Dealers, Adam Taub
• August, 2004: More Auto Fraud Scams: Prevalent Tricks of the Trade, Adam Taub

Credit Reporting

• Summer, 2000: Evaluating Credit Reporting Errors For Litigation, Fred Miller
• February, 2004: Furnisher Liability Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act: Statutory Changes and New Case Law, Fred Miller

Debt Defense

• June, 1998: Lender Liability and the FTC Holder Rule, Fred Miller
• Defending Consumer Cosigners: An Outline of Michigan Cosigner Rights and Issues, Frederick Miller

Identity Theft

• October, 2006: Remedies for Identity Theft Victims: Strategies for Protecting and Preserving Clients' Rights, Gary M. Victor and Ian Lyngklip

Litigation

• May, 2002: Aiding and Abetting the Consumer Client: Using Theories of Joint Liability to Find a Collectable Defendant, Stephen E. Goren
• February, 2004: Credit Counseling: A Panacea or Just Another Consumer Scam?, Lorray S.C. Brown

Michigan Consumer Protection Act

• How and Why the Consumer Protection Act Came To Be, Edwin M. Bladen, 2005
• The Michigan Consumer Protection Act 25 Years After, and What is Left After Smith v Globe, Gary M. Victor, 2004
• Michigan Consumer Protection Act and Other Michigan Consumer Statutes, Gary M. Victor and Steven E. Goren
• August, 2001: Federal Judge Holds Non-Economic Damages Available Under the MCPA, Gary Victor
• January, 2000: The Court of Appeals Provides Guidance Interpreting Potential Violations of the MCPA , Ian Lyngklip and Gary Victor

Mortgages

• Summer, 2000: Evaluating Foreclosure Cases Involving Rip-Off Home Equity Loans, Irv Ackelsberg