At the law offices of Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goodwin, LLC, in Chicago, Illinois, we focus our practice exclusively on consumer protection and class action law. Our firm has won many cases and recovered millions of dollars on behalf of consumers whose rights had been violated by advertisers, banks and other lenders, auto dealers, credit bureaus, debt collectors and landlords.
Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goodwin, L.L.C. represents injured consumers and investors. It brings both individual and class actions on behalf of people injured by illegal conduct of mortgage companies, credit bureaus (consumer reporting agencies), collection agencies and lawyers, banks, finance companies and other lenders, credit card issuers, insurance companies, automobile manufacturers and dealers, and other businesses.
The types of cases handled include predatory lending, interest overcharges and "junk fees" on mortgages, wrongful foreclosure of mortgages, actions to rescind mortgages, inaccurate credit reports, automobile cases involving breach of warranty, concealment of prior damage or prior use as rental car, and odometer rollbacks, and "bait and switch" practices. The firm also brings civil rights and discrimination cases involving fair housing and other economic issues.
Almost all cases are taken on a contingency. Prospective clients are sometimes asked to pay filing fees or the cost of an expert where necessary to evaluate their case (mainly automobile and home improvement cases).
