Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is currently investigating 24 Hour Fitness for continuing to charge customers membership fees, despite club closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As a result of the pandemic, 24 Hour Fitness temporarily shut down its operations on March 16th. Nonetheless, for the period of March 17th – April 15th, the fitness center […]
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP has recently filed a case in the Washington D.C. Superior Court against Washington Sports Clubs, for failing to cancel a client’s membership even after he made repeated attempts to terminate it. The lawsuit alleges that, under D.C. law, customers must provide a separate signature or payment authorization before a gym membership […]
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP has recently filed a case in the Washington D.C. Superior Court against Washington Sports Clubs, for failing to cancel a client’s membership even after he made repeated attempts to terminate it. The lawsuit alleges that, under D.C. law, customers must provide a separate signature or payment authorization before a gym membership […]
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is currently investigating George Washington University for failing to carry out its fiduciary duty to its past and present employees who were or are enrolled in the university’s retirement plans. Workers allege that the three companies granted complete control over GWU’s retirement plans, the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America […]
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is investigating potentially “unconscionable” or excessive fees for medical services charged in the District of Columbia by large health care providers such as MedStar Health. Recent studies have found that the prices for common exams and routine procedures vary wildly between offices separated by only a few miles. The Washington Post […]
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is investigating improper interest charges by credit card companies on customers’ accounts. Some customers report that they have been assessed interest months after paying off their credit card bill in full even when the terms of service say this will not happen. Others have noticed interest charges on cash advances months […]
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is investigating Capital One for applying the adjustable interest rates for cash advances to purchases, which have a different interest rate. Capital One customers have found that, when paying the minimum balance due on credit payments, the entire amount is placed on the purchase balance and none applied to the cash […]
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is investigating high shipping and handling fees for products ordered online. Shipping and handling fees should be reasonably related to the company’s cost for delivering or shipping the ordered product, and not act as an additional source of profit. Customers can estimate what a reasonable shipping and handling fee is by […]
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is currently investigating potential claims of improper fees incurred by Coinbase users. Customers of the cryptocurrency website report unexpected fees from banks in the form of credit purchases that were processed as cash advances, and thus accumulated immediate interest, and debit fees that were classified as non-ATM cash fees. Additionally, Coinbase […]
Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is investigating overdraft charges by banks on customers’ accounts. Affected customers allege that their banks use a series of techniques that push customer accounts into overdraft, allowing for the charging and collecting of overdraft fees. Deposited checks, for example, may not be processed in a consistent time period, or not until […]