Florida Consumer Fraud Legal Questions

You will have to prove the perfume was fake and that they sold it as the real thing. Not very cost productive on a individual civil case level. You can report it to the Attorney General, they may take acton to shut the business down. You could also contact the actual company and advise them of the rip off, as THEY may have interest in protecting thier product and take action. ... Read Answer

You can't have your cake and eat it too. You buy a usedcar and choose to have it serviced by third parties but expect the customer service and attention of an actual customer of the manufacturer. If you do that, YOU not the dealer will have to follow up with non-safety recalls and warranty extensions on your own. Hopefully the money you saved avoidin the price gouging of the dealer (which I dont disagree with) was enough to pay for the repairs. ... Read Answer

You may have potential claims against the first repair shop. Pursuant to Florida Statutes, mechanics are supposed to give you written estimates that clearly delineate what work they are going to perform and how much it is going to cost. If the first mechanic did not perform the required work or replace the equipment as set forth in the estimate, then you may be able to recover damages. This is certainly a case that you want a professional, aggressive attorney to handle for you.... Read Answer

You can't have your cake and eat it too. How convenient that you made a poor choice and just want no responsibility for it, no repercussions to the person YOU are accusing of criminal fraud and that the bank should just eat all that money while your friend enjoys the benefit of the free stuff he purchased. Sounds pretty ridiculous when put that way right? If its criminal fraud you have your freind prosecuted criminally so he goes to prison like all criminal should and you will have a better chance of arguing with the bank about some of the charges. Short of that, you will have to accept the fact YOU placed trust in someone not deserving of it and your price to pay is YOU just bought all those charges and can spend your money and time suing the friend for reimbursement, if thats even viable financially. ... Read Answer

This is likely to be a VERY complicated matter now as it is being dealt with AFTER all the papwerwork appears to have been signed. Though we do handle such cases, they do not start off as contingent fees cases and typically require a retainer and are handled on an hourly rate basis. If you are interested in retaining our office you can contact us at 1-800-922-6442 in Tampa to arrange for a FREE initial consultation. ... Read Answer

the problem here is..."and almost 2 years later". While it may still be possible to challenge this, it is no exponentially more complicated with such a long passage of time beofre action is taken. At this point you will need to retain a realestate lawyer with condo association rules experience to address this ... Read Answer

I suggest that you contact your credit card company, explain the situation, and ask them to do a "charge back."  This means that the credit card comany gives you your money back even if you can't get help from the vendor.  (This is one reason why you should ALWAYS use a credit card and not a debit card when buying on line or mail order.)... Read Answer