Sample matters
Results, case by case
A wider look at how cases have ended, across all four kinds of work. Amounts are modest on purpose: most consumer cases are.
Buyback
Lemon law, a two-year-old SUV
Four repair visits for the same transmission fault. Full refund of payments made.
Fees paid by the manufacturer.
Replaced
Lemon law, a new pickup
Recurring electrical failure. The maker swapped it for a new truck of the same model.
Fees paid by the manufacturer.
$7,800
Lemon law, cash and keep
A sedan with a stubborn infotainment and camera fault. The owner kept the car.
Gross amount, before costs.
Dismissed
Debt collection lawsuit
A debt buyer couldn't show it owned an old store card account.
Dismissed
Medical debt lawsuit
A hospital bill already covered by insurance. The collector withdrew the suit.
$3,000
Robocalls
Prerecorded calls to a cell phone after the client asked them to stop.
Gross amount, before costs.
$6,500
Credit report error
A paid-off car loan reported as charged off at two bureaus.
Gross amount, before costs.
Removed
Identity theft accounts
Three accounts opened in a client’s name, deleted after a second dispute and a lawsuit.
$4,200
Dealer fraud
Undisclosed flood damage; add-ons refunded from the loan.
Gross amount, before costs.
Sample matters for illustration. Every case turns on its own facts, and past results don't promise a similar outcome in yours.
Your case is its own case
Tell us what happened, and we’ll tell you honestly whether it’s worth pursuing.
Lemon, debt-collection and credit-reporting laws often make the company pay the consumer's lawyer fees when the consumer wins. We advance filing fees and other case costs; if we recover nothing, you owe us neither fees nor costs.