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<p class="releaseDateline"> (PRWEB) October 3, 2004 </p><p> On September 24, 2004, a California judge ruled that a lawsuit against Conshohocken, Pennsylvania-based Ecount and California-based Hometown Financial Services will proceed as a class action on behalf of a nationwide class of consumers. The class action alleges that Ecount and Hometown deceived thousands of consumers nationwide by sending a postcard solicitation bearing an Ecount Mastercard® logo, suggesting they were pre-approved to receive an unsecured credit card when it was actually an invitation to buy a debit or Âstored value card for dollarsignr 278. Plaintiffs allege that the individuals receiving the solicitation were particularly vulnerable and carefully targeted because they had poor credit. </p> <p>Plaintiffs' counsel contend that consumers who paid money for what they believed was an unsecured credit card, were the victims of what has become a common "advance-fee credit card" scheme. The Federal Trade Commission has recently been active in investigating and exposing similar schemes. </p> <p>The court-appointed class counsel, Mark J. Tamblyn of Kershaw, Cutter, Ratinoff & York LLP and Brent Irby of the McCallum Law Firm, filed the action in July 2003. </p> <p>According to the lawsuit, the defendants deducted funds directly from consumers bank accounts who responded to the solicitation. Mr. Tamblyn, says that he believes Âtens of thousands of consumers were victims of this well-recognized advance-fee credit card scheme. He added that Âthe prosecuting law firms are dedicated to providing these victims with a remedy. </p> <p>Kershaw, Cutter, Ratinoff & York LLP prosecutes class actions and other complex litigation on behalf of a wide range of consumer and business clients, in state and federal courts throughout the United States. The firm is based in Sacramento, California. Contact: Mark J. Tamblyn (916) 448-9800 or mtamblyn@kcrylaw.com.</p> <p>###</p> <br clear="all" /> More <a href="http://www.sitememos.com/category/lawsuits/">Class Action Press Releases</a>
Judge Certifies Nationwide Consumer Class Action Against Ecount and Hometown Financial Services
(PRWEB) October 3, 2004
On September 24, 2004, a California judge ruled that a lawsuit against Conshohocken, Pennsylvania-based Ecount and California-based Hometown Financial Services will proceed as a class action on behalf of a nationwide class of consumers. The class action alleges that Ecount and Hometown deceived thousands of consumers nationwide by sending a postcard solicitation bearing an Ecount Mastercard® logo, suggesting they were pre-approved to receive an unsecured credit card when it was actually an invitation to buy a [...]
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