Cary Flitter in the News

Consumer Issues

WPHT 1210AM  "The Big Talker" with Bob Bombera
4/25/09 Cary Flitter discusses Collection Harassment, Robot Calls, Car Repossession, Identity Theft and Credit Reporting issues.
thebigtalker1210.com

WPHL-17 TV  IN FOCUS with Steve Highsmith
12/9/06
"Consumer Protection Attorney Cary Flitter discusses Debt Collection Harassment, Credit Reporting Issues, Auto Finance Fraud and Repossession, Identity Theft."

Debt Collection

The Intelligencer "Court dates loom for some failing to pay credit debt" by Peter Hall.  8/15/10 "Lawsuits are growing in popularity among firms seeking to collect on delinquent accounts."  Cary Flitter comments on debt collection litigation.
The Intelligencer

NBC-10 TV Tracy Davidson, Consumer Reporter
4/7/09
Cary Flitter comments on tactics used in debt collection.
www.nbcphiladelphia.com

TIME Magazine
10/19/06
 Sue Up or Shut Up! by Reynolds Holding. 
Time Magazine covers a case Flitter pursued - and won - against a debt collector in the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals.
www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1548158,00.html

Philadelphia Magazine "The Economy: Don't Pick Up the Phone"
by Jason Fagone
1/2009
 Debt Collector, NCO Financial Systems, Horsham, Pennsylvania
www.phillymag.com

The Pottstown Mercury
8/28/07
 Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania receives $64K
Cy Pres award from class action suit arising from phony debt collection letters presented to Legal Aid by Consumer Protection Attorney Cary L. Flitter.

Identity Theft & Credit Reporting

FOX29 TV News, Jeff Cole, Investigative Reporter
1/28/09
Pay-day lender disposed of consumers personal and financial documents in a dumpster 
Cary Flitter commented on the potential for identity theft.
 
FOX29 TV News, Jeff Cole, Investigative Reporter
5/22/07
 Consumer's Identity Stolen at Car Dealership
Cary Flitter represented three consumers whose identities were all stolen within weeks of buying a car from a Chester County Dodge dealership.

Philadelphia Inquirer 
10/20/03
 Montco Auto Dealer to Face Class-Action Suit by Keith Herbert 
In one of the few federal cases to be certified as a class action under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the firm helped secure a $2.45 million settlement for Montgomery County area car buyers against a fraudulent dealer.

Philadelphia Inquirer
7/31/04
 Taken for a Ride by Identity Theft by Jeff Gelles 
The Inquirer reports on the case of a client whose identity was stolen after a Delaware County car dealer hired an eight-time felon as a salesman.

Automobiles

New York Times
2/10/08
Citing 15-year Delay, Suit Seeks Action on Rebuilt Wrecks 
by Christopher Jensen
The New York Times writes about a widespread problem in the auto sales industry and client's of Flitter who were sold a rebuilt wreck SUV at a Chrysler dealer in the Philadelphia AutoMall.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/automobiles/

Courier Post
1/25/06
 Car Dealer to Pay $109,000 to Settle Claim of Fraud 
by Renee Winkler
The Courier Post reported on a successful $109,000 award against Cherry Hill Triplex. The Triplex was found to have sold a car to one of Flitter’s clients as new – but evidence showed the car had been sold before, suffered major failure, was returned and repaired.

Academic Lectures

6/2010 Cary Flitter and the Federal Courts Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association host An Afternoon with Our Federal Bench.

Pictured, r to l:  Hon. Anthony J. Scirica Jr and Hon. D.Michael Fisher of the Court of Appeals for the 3d Circuit;  Cary L. Flitter, Esq and Claudia D. McCarron, Esq course planners and co-chairs, federal courts committee; Hon. Harvey Bartle III, Chief Judge U.S.District Court, E.D.Pa;  Mark A. Kearney, Esq., immediate past president, Montgomery Bar Assn.

8/2008 Professor Flitter delivers a guest lecture on Comparative Consumer Law at a leading Buenos Aires law school.
law.widener.edu/News...2009...flitterargentina.aspx

Awards

Pennsylvania Bar Association: 2006 Jeffrey A. Ernico Award
10/2006
Cary Flitter receives a rare, statewide honor by the President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association for his work on behalf of low income consumers.
www.pabar.org/public/news%20releases/pr102606b.asp