Consumer Law

This will be the first part of a series of articles on how to win in a civil law action. As always hire an attorney, but if you cant, do it yourself and you can WIN! rule 1 keep focused What is...

If you'd like to collect on an oral contract that hasn't been honored then it's critical that you demonstrate that the agreement existed in the first place. There's a cliché that suggests...

Dealing with a debt collector is a degrading experience many people endure on a daily basis. Credit card debt collectors often cause stress and anguish, sometimes manipulating the law in the...

If you buy a car there are certain things you must know about the laws regarding car sales. You should know whether your car contract needs to be in writing in order to be enforced and whether the...

Some people love them and some people hate them, but no matter what you are feeling, timeshares remain a very popular vacation option. These businesses offer the consumer a guaranteed room,...

As cell phone contracts get longer and longer, the cancellation fee is getting larger and larger. Now, it can cost you up to a whopping $350 (!!!) just to break free from your stale, outdated...

A written contract is essential in providing legal protection when buying or selling a vehicle. A contact sets forth the expectation and duties of the parties involved and provides the methods of...

So you ordered DirecTv service from a promotion and when the first bill came you didn’t get the price or package they promised you. Right? You call them to correct their mistake and are...

Consumer contract laws provide consumers protection in the general marketplace by ensuring that they have the information they need about a product or service. This will allow consumers to make...

Have you ever signed a contract and then regretted it a day later? Say you were to sign an agreement with a fitness club then went home to discover that someone just bought you a treadmill. Now...

The federal government allows for laws governing wage garnishment to be determined by states individually. In general, Oregon's garnishment laws are considered punitive for debtors and are...

Filing a breach-of-contract lawsuit yourself will save you money and time. You can fill out the paperwork yourself, submit to the clerk of courts and pay a filing fee. It is important that the...

If you are a painter it is very important that you have contracts for each job you accept. You will need to get a paint contract signed before you begin work or buy any materials for the job. A...

A contract that automatically renews itself upon the completion of the original period is sometimes called an "evergreen" contract or a "perpetual lease." Whether the item is large or small, an...

You signed up for that gym membership with the best of intentions, but now you want to break the gym contract because you rarely go there to workout or can’t afford it any longer. Although the gym...

If you own a piece of land and are thinking of renting it out as pasture there are a couple of things to consider before you write up a contract. You can simply rent the land at a monthly rate or...

Writing a lease-to-own contract is nothing new, and this type of contract is regaining popularity as a way to buy and sell property. Lease-to-own contracts are useful to both parties in that a...

Getting out of a contract can be a stressful thing. Contracts by nature tend to be harder to get out of than they are to get in to, so here is what to do when you find yourself regretting signing...

There are ways to protect yourself without each and every time running to a lawyer. Although, it is recommended you have a legal professional, you can change existing contracts in the manner I...

There is nothing necessarily wrong with a contract. Many companies in highly competitive industries utilize contracts to ensure that their customers will not keep switching among their...