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Sometimes, it takes a long time to get a favorable result against a con artist who scams consumers.  There are often times when these con artists drag out proceedings or play games in litigation, preventing you from getting a result. In some cases, there is little likelihood that we can get the money back for the consumer or earn a fee. It takes perserverance from both the consumer attorney and the client to get a result knowing that while the result may not help you, it will help the next consumer.

Arbitration clauses are exploding onto the scene in consumer law.  Recently you may have read a number of editorials by people such as former Attorney General Thornburg about the advantages of arbitration clauses.  The clauses, which are appearing in many more consumer contracts- from credit card agreements to car purchase contracts and mobile home purchase contracts- are anything but consumer friendly. Here’s why.

The most frequently asked question of a consumer lawyer is “Don’t I have 48 (24, 72) hours to back out of the deal.” The simple answer is “No, there is no ‘cooling off’ period in Georgia.”  So don’t sign a contract to buy a car unless you are absolutely sure that you want it and can afford it. Don’t allow the high pressure sales tactics to take advantage of you.

Window Stickers are designed to inform auto consumers about warranties applicable to cars or whether there are not warranties on the car-that is they are sold "AS IS".  Dealers can manipulate the window sticker to defraud consumers.  Here is a report on a recent case.