Law Offices of Brandon A. Block
A Professional Corporation
A Professional Corporation
Plaintiffs Attorneys Specializing in Consumer & Commercial Law
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, CA 90067 / Tel: 310.789.2482 / Fax: 310.496.1420
Practice Areas
Law Offices of Brandon A. Block primarily represents persons injured by companies who have violated our consumer laws. We have litigated cases under a host of federal laws, including the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Truth-in-Lending Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and numerous state laws, including the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Automobile Sales Finance Act, the Vehicle Leasing Act, the Consumer Legal Remedies Act and California's Unfair Competition Law.
The core of our consumer practice is representing individuals in lawsuits against companies who violate state and federal fair debt collection laws. We have encountered nearly every issue in debt collection law, from a technical notice violation to severe cases of harassment involving repeated threats of criminal prosecution and/or physical harm.
Law Offices of Brandon A. Block also is often retained to represent individuals and small businesses in commercial law matters. Our representative commercial cases include claims involving contract law, business tort law, unfair competition, labor and employment, finance and commerce, entertainment law and intellectual property.
We generally take cases on a contingency basis, even commercial matters. With ever-increasing costs associated with litigation, our business model allows us to pursue claims on behalf of persons who otherwise could not afford to obtain necessary relief.
The core of our consumer practice is representing individuals in lawsuits against companies who violate state and federal fair debt collection laws. We have encountered nearly every issue in debt collection law, from a technical notice violation to severe cases of harassment involving repeated threats of criminal prosecution and/or physical harm.
Law Offices of Brandon A. Block also is often retained to represent individuals and small businesses in commercial law matters. Our representative commercial cases include claims involving contract law, business tort law, unfair competition, labor and employment, finance and commerce, entertainment law and intellectual property.
We generally take cases on a contingency basis, even commercial matters. With ever-increasing costs associated with litigation, our business model allows us to pursue claims on behalf of persons who otherwise could not afford to obtain necessary relief.
Some of our present cases:
- Client fell behind on her payments for a loan due to unforeseen medical expenses and a loss of employment. The defendant began to harass our client by repeatedly calling her at home, on her cell phone and at work, nearly every day. The defendant went so far as to tell others about our client's supposed debt (including her co-workers), and to threaten the client that she was committing a crime by missing payments on her loan. We have filed a lawsuit seeking significant monetary compensation from the defendant for the severe distress and other damages suffered by our client.
- Client worked for a company for years under an employment agreement. He was a critical part in the development and growth of the company. The company, however, failed to pay him over $100,000 and abruptly terminated him. In addition, the owner of the company and others entered into a joint venture agreement with our client, but also suddenly terminated it without notice after he spent substantial effort and money forming the venture. Adding insult to injury, the owner took all of our client's work product and gave it to another company he owns to run the same business. We have filed a lawsuit on behalf of our client and are seeking substantial damages, including punitive damages, from the defendants.
- Our client allegedly owed a hospital debt. The hospital and the debt collector sent a notice to our client, and possibly other consumers in California, misrepresenting the real sender (a debt collector) and failing to provide proper notice of our client's rights. Our client disputed the debt in writing. Nevertheless, the defendants threatened our client that they would furnish a negative credit report and sue him. We presently are pursuing our clients' rights in federal court. We are hopeful that our efforts will not only compensate our client, but also change the way the defendants do business in California.