by Keith Williston | Aug 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
Debt collectors have a new swindle: trying to collect a canceled debt the consumer no longer owes. The creditor will forgive the debt, cancel it and send the consumer an IRS form 1099-C (see sample here), which should forever settle that the debt is canceled. But some...
by Keith Williston | May 18, 2018 | Blog
Predators prefer easy targets. We all know this is true on the street: you are more likely to get robbed if you look like easy prey. A pickpocket or thief is more likely to target you if you don’t look like you are paying attention or you don’t look like...
by Keith Williston | Mar 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
A friend shared this letteron Facebook, and I immediately suspected fraud. She knew she could share it on Facebook and embarrass the sender. She didn’t know what else she could do. Would you? Fortunately, I saw it and let her know where else she could report the...
by Keith Williston | Mar 16, 2018 | Case Study
An administrative law judge (ALJ) just wrote an opinion that, if it is not defeated on appeal, will make all out of hospital births unavailable in Missouri. The ALJ, writing for the Board of Nursing, ignored the opinions of every expert with actual experience with out...
by Keith Williston | Feb 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Consumer Law protects the rights of normal people for all those personal purchase they make from buying a stick of gum to buying your dream home. Consumer law is a “fail-safe” for contracts and a way to solve problems when one business is making it hard...
