![]() The Justice Center co-counseled this case with the law firm of Eliott, Pishko, Gelbin & Morgan. A settlement provides the named plaintiffs with full compensation for the rent they overpaid, ensures class members receive the benefit of the federal income exclusion rule, and requires that the rule be applied correctly in the future. This case, with a class of current and former tenants of the Winston-Salem Housing Authority as plaintiffs, involved the housing authority’s failure to implement the federal income exclusion rule. The lawsuit, originally filed by Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, is co-counseled with the law firms of Cox, Gage & Sasser and Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson.ĭavis, et al. The Justice Center monitors the enforcement of this order, which has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in back benefits for claimants. The settlement order in this state-wide class action requires the Social Security Administration to review more than 75,000 disability cases that were wrongfully denied or terminated in the 1980s. Settlements in these cases also resulted in the payment of over $1 million to the state’s Indigent Defense and IOLTA programs to support the provision of legal representation for the poor. In 2013, Justice Center attorneys paid the final settlement proceeds to victims of illegal payday loans recovered in these major class action lawsuits. Justice Center attorney Carlene McNulty and our co-counsel received an award from Public Justice for this litigation effort, and Carlene received the National Consumer Law Center’s Vern Countryman Award. The settlements in these cases are higher than any other settlement against a payday lender in the entire country. In late 2010, Justice Center attorneys settled three class action lawsuits against payday lending companies, for a total of $43.75 million for more than 364,000 class members. PRA will pay $4 million into a settlement fund for distribution to class members and will dismiss all lawsuits that are pending against class members.įor more information about the settlement, visit or email. Houston (Iredell County case no 12-CVS-642) involves claims that PRA violated the state’s debt collection law by sending written notices of intent to file collection lawsuits to persons in North Carolina and by filing collection lawsuits in the state without (1) having sufficient proof of the amount of the debt allegedly owed and without sending that proof to debtors prior to filing a collection lawsuit and (2) by failing to provide sufficient proof that it owned the debt when it filed collection lawsuits. In 2018, the North Carolina Justice Center won a $4 million class action settlement in the lawsuit against debt-buyer Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC (PRA) brought against PRA by the NC Justice Center, along with attorneys Travis Collum, Suzanne Begnoche, and Adrian Lapas. The following are examples of such cases: Justice Center lawyers have led or provided critical assistance in dozens of high-impact cases that have secured millions of dollars for North Carolinians and validated numerous important rights. The NC Justice Center has a long and proud record of successful litigation on behalf of North Carolinians with low incomes. Click here to find out who to contact for legal assistance. NOTE: Unfortunately, we can neither respond to individual requests for legal assistance nor provide legal advice through this website or by email. History of the Consumer, Housing & Energy Project.Consumer & Housing Research & Publications.Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions.Securing Job Training & Workforce Development.Repairing Our Broken Unemployment Insurance System.Workers’ Rights Research & Publications.History of the Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project.Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project Staff.Immigrant & Refugee Rights Research & Publications.Member Advisory Committee (MAC) Training for Medicaid Managed Care.Notice of your rights under Franklin v. ![]() The COVID-19 Vaccine and NC’s Justice-Involved Population.Resources for NC’s Justice-Involved Population.Eliminating Remnants of the War on Drugs.Fair Chance Criminal Justice Project Staff.Creating a Shared Vision for NC Schools.Getting Legal Assistance / Cómo obtener ayuda legal.Consumer, Housing & Energy Project Staff.Consumer, Housing & Energy Research & Publications.
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