Join us together for a PLI Special Webcast

Jul 20, 2021, 1:00 PM EDT -- or later by stored webcast

Overview

Over the past five years, at least 15 states and Washington D.C. have passed legislation to limit or end the predatory practice of suspending a driver's license for traffic debt. With the Driver's License Suspension Reform Act, New York became the 11th state to enact such legislation, but while New York sought to be a model for driver's license reform, a last-minute compromise has meant lessons learned and continued advocacy.  Please join two New York State practitioners (and members of the DLSRA steering committee) and a national expert on fines and fees reform for an overview of the movement to end the cruel and counterproductive practice of debt-based driver's license suspensions and a discussion of where the law is heading. The discussion will include New York's new law; driver's license legislation across the country; understanding suspensions for failure to pay and failure to answer/appear and common challenges to fully addressing the harms of license suspensions; and what you need to know about your state's suspension practices.
What you will learn:

• Overview of driver’s license suspension laws and their disproportionate impact on poor and low-income people, in particular people of color (10 minutes)
  

• Reform efforts around the country (10 minutes)
  

• New York Driver’s License Suspension Reform Act: Where it is now and improvements sought (5 minutes)
  

• What practitioners, including legal aid attorneys, defense attorneys, prosecutors, and advocates need to know about the New York law (10 minutes)
  

• Understanding suspensions for failure to pay and failure to answer/appear (5 minutes)
  

• Common challenges to fully addressing the harms of license suspensions (10 minutes)
  

• What to know about your state’s suspension practices (10 minutes)
  

Here is a previous question that was asked by *** (Identity withheld for privacy reason).


To whom it may concern,  you all helped me in the past with an issue with Instacart and I am hopeful you can do so again. I tried to deliver an order to a customer that includes alcohol. The customer did not respond and by law including Instacart rules, I am not allowed to leave the alcohol but return to the store. This morning I awoke to 1 star negative rating that took from a perfect 5-star rating to a 4.93 rating that drastically affects my income. I reached out to Instacart support and was told nothing can be done even though I follow the law and Instacart guidelines.  Is there anything you can do to help resolve the situation? Please advise.


Status: case resolved

American Arbitration Association
Laurel Oak Road
Voorhees, NJ
June 23, 2021


US Arbitration
Wall Street
New York, NY 

Via Email to: xxxxx@usarbitrationcorp.com


Bellco Credit Union
East Orchard Road, 
Greenwood Village, CO
Via Email to: xxxxxx@bellco.org


Case Number: xxxxxxxxxxxx


xxxxx xxxxx
-vs-
Bellco Credit Union

Dear Parties:
After careful review of the parties’ comments, the AAA has determined the claimant has met the filing
requirements by providing an arbitration clause that names the AAA. Any further dispute regarding the
arbitrability of this claim should be raised to the arbitrator for a determination once one has been appointed.
However, please note the respondent’s contentions will be noted in the case file for the arbitrator to review.
We have not received the administrative fees and arbitrator compensation from the respondent as requested in our
previous correspondence. Respondent is requested to remit payment in the amount of $3,050 to the AAA to
be received by July 7, 2021.

As the claimant has met the filing requirements, the respondent’s fee is due regardless of whether the case settles or is withdrawn.

If payment was already sent, please send an email with the payment details so that payment is properly allocated.
If this non-payment is simply an oversight on the respondent’s behalf, we trust payment will be made without delay.
Please note: should the business not comply with our request by the above response date, we may decline to
administer any other consumer disputes involving this business and request that the business remove the AAA
name from its arbitration clause so that there is no confusion to the public regarding our decision. Furthermore,
pursuant to the R-1(d) of the Consumer Arbitration Rules, should the AAA decline to administer an arbitration,
either party may choose to submit its dispute to the appropriate court for resolution.

At this time we are inquiring as to whether the consumer is willing to pay this outstanding amount, minus the
expedited review fee of $250, and seek recovery of these fees through the arbitrator’s award. The claimant is not
obligated to pay the respondent’s fee. Should the claimant decide to advance the business’ portion of the fee, please
email me before the business’ response deadline.

If we do not timely receive the business’ portion of the filing fees, we will notify the parties that we have
administratively closed this case and refund any payment received from the claimant. Please note payment should
be submitted by credit card or electronic check. Please confirm the email address AAA may send a secured
pay link with instructions to submit payment via either method. In the event that payment is being made by a
third party, such as an insurance company, please request that payment be sent directly to the business’
representative. The business’ representative should then forward payment to the AAA in accordance with the
foregoing instructions.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. If for any reason respondent will not be able to comply with our
request by the noted response date, please send an email requesting an extension prior to the deadline.
Please email consumerfiling@adr.org if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
Consumer Filing Team
[American Arbitration Association]

Here is a previous case by *** (Identity withheld for privacy reason).



Etisalat makes my balance due even when I close all my services.

I am writing this for my elderly dad. My dad has been dealing with some severe problems with a car dealership.
He bought a car in October 2020. Days later the salesperson called me telling me to tell my dad that when the bank calls he needs to say that he makes an income of $3,800 instead of the amount that he actually makes of 1,550. Needless to say, we did not do what he asked, especially since my dad had told him that he didn’t want a loan.

I informed the bank and contacted the dealership and spoke to a manager to see if this could all be reversed but they refused. After much research, I found out that the salesperson not only wrote an inflated amount of income……., he also gave a phone number and email that we have nothing to do with. I found out that the salesperson was connected to the phone number he gave the bank and I also found out that he goes by different names. What upset us is that he must’ve given my dad’s personal information to someone else so that they can pretend to be my dad. The bank has opened civil and criminal investigations it seems.

After going through a humiliating experience with them, and letting them know about the fraudulent practices, they finally offered to reverse the transaction and give my dad his down payment back. But we have other related expenses and damages that we also want to be reimbursed. (Salesperson’s supposed name is xxxxxx. It seems it might be fake).

Here is a previous question that was asked by *** (Identity withheld for privacy reason).


I have a question. I want to buy a sailboat which is sold by a boatyard after the owner ( not a US Citizen) left the US and the boat? Because of a default of contract the boatyard is selling the boat?

Here is a previous question that was asked by *** (Identity withheld for privacy reason).



Hello, I need landlord/tenant-related legal advice in the state of Utah, the city of Midvale. In summary, I'm not under a lease agreement, and my landlord hasn't followed up on what I think are two habitability concerns (non-functioning exterior lock and a dog that exhibits aggressive resource guarding behavior and has bitten me). Well, I think the "lease" falls under an oral agreement. Regarding the lock, I notified my landlord by text on June 7, 2021, when I moved in (I agreed orally to start living there on the 1st of June and paid rent, but I had not fully moved in until about the 7th) about the keys not functioning in the lock and have since sent something like 4 or 5 reminder texts, including saying that if it was not fixed within 10 days that I would be happy to repair and deduct. Ten days have long since passed, I have since sent out

Also, I forgot to include, my landlord has clarified that I am "sub-leasing" though I pay rent/utilities directly to her and do not have any written sub-leasing agreement with my roommate who is on the lease. She is the one with the dog, and we rent out a basement apartment in what was a single-family home. The landlord is on the main floor. There is one doorway connection between the basement/main floors inside the home.


As for the dog, the dog is a wolf-dog hybrid (25% wolf) and has chewed up and/or destroyed several things. He has chewed up my inhaler; broken my mirror; destroyed several toothbrushes, a tube of toothpaste, and dental floss; pooped on the floor; and has bitten my roommate/his owner. Animal control is aware that he bit her, as the dog was quarantined to test for rabies. I've seen him snap at her for not giving him a treat when she was just holding an unopened bag of treats. Furthermore, before the latest bite, he put his teeth around my arm when I was trying to get him out of the backyard and into the apartment because he can jump the six-foot fence.

Here is a previous question that was asked by *** (Identity withheld for privacy reason).



Can u help me with me being a landlord and tenants not paying rentals now because of covid? It's really for my boss who's 88 years old and owns 145 rentals places and about half have stopped paying him and we need to know what rights we have and what documents we need to get a process started for evicting them.

My husband has been granted inheritance in Poland and now owns an apartment there. He has a will currently giving me (his wife) everything if he passes and we want to know if this includes the apartment in Poland or are there other rules that may stop the will in Poland from being valid upon his passing or is there any other options so we do not have any issues upon passing. Thank you.



Status: matter resolved. Email us for any related issues or information.

Sunny Seo, Principal Broker
Sunny Home Realty
Sunny Home Property Management
sunnyhomepm@gmail.com
 Duluth HWY  Duluth, GA 

Status: after receiving several complaints about this business, the matter is under open investigation.
Up to 300 people may be affected.