The attorneys at Santoni, Vocci & Ortega have been testifying in Annapolis during the 2018 Maryland legislative session regarding bills that will help tenants, consumers, those experiencing poverty, disabled individuals and the elderly. We do not get paid as...
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Firm News
Victory for SVO’s clients – Jury finds Contractor Liable for Fraud, Consumer Protection and Debt Collection Violations
On August 10, 2017, at the end of trial prosecuted by Jane Santoni on behalf of homeowners against a landscape/hardscape contractor, a Baltimore County jury found that Defendant Peter Ireland, Jr. of "PieScape" committed fraud, violated Maryland's Consumer Protection...
Class Action Certified Against Blue Ocean Realty, LLC
The attorneys of Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC ("SVO") filed a proposed class action suit in Circuit Court for Baltimore City on December 1, 2016 alleging that Blue Ocean Realty, LLC, the property management company for numerous residential properties, violated...
Maryland Court of Appeals’ Decision is a Victory for Consumers
On Friday, March 24, 2017, the Maryland Court of Appeals, the highest court in Maryland, held that when a company files suit against a consumer in small claims court, the company cannot later force the consumer into arbitration if the consumer files a suit later...
SVO Supports Maryland’s SB1200 – The Internet Consumer Privacy Rights Act
The members of SVO sent the letter below to members of the Maryland Senate Finance Committee in support of the Internet Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2017. Simply put, Maryland consumers' internet history should not be for sale. Dear Chair Middleton and Members of...
Wells Fargo’s Deception – Tips to avoid being a victim
News went public this week that Wells Fargo employees had opened millions of accounts for consumers without their knowledge or consent. Now consumers not only have to worry about criminal identify thieves, but they also have to protect themselves from profit-driven...
So you want to be a consumer lawyer
Jane Santoni's piece for the Maryland State Bar Association regarding the allure of being a consumer lawyer and going after the bad guys along with the reality that the work is difficult. Read the full article here.