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Tell Us Your Financial Assistance Story
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Tell Us Your Financial Assistance Story

A very troubling practice has come to Justice Catalyst Law’s attention: Justice Catalyst Law has been hearing from people across the country that either when people are being admitted to the hospital or as part of hospital’s bill collection practices,

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Justice Catalyst Law is Investigating Inflated Medical Bills from Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corp, and Progressive Management Systems

Justice Catalyst Law, a nonprofit law firm, is actively investigating inflated medical bills from Emergency and Acute Care Medical Corp, and Progressive Management Systems.    Medical debt is truly an epidemic in the United States: more than one in four Americans have had trouble paying a

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Cases

Robinson v. National Student Clearinghouse (2019)
Consumer Protections

Robinson v. National Student Clearinghouse (2019)

This suit alleges that NSC maintains vast databases housing detailed information about college students and their college enrollment history from which it sells reports to potential creditors, insurers and employers among others. 

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Bodor v. Maximus Federal Services, Inc. (2020)
Consumer Protections

Bodor v. Maximus Federal Services, Inc. (2020)

The National Consumer Law Center, Justice Catalyst Law, and Flitter Milz, P.C. filed a class action lawsuit against Maximus Federal Services, Inc. (Maximus).

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Fraser v. Team Health Holdings, et al. (2020)
Consumer Protections

Fraser v. Team Health Holdings, et al. (2020)

Justice Catalyst Law filed a class action against the largest healthcare staffing company in the country, TeamHealth, alleging that it systemically inflates medical bills sent to patients around the country.

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Policy Projects

Mercola – Illegal and Deceptive COVID-19 Cures (2020-2021)
Consumer Protections

Mercola – Illegal and Deceptive COVID-19 Cures (2020-2021)

JCL, in cooperation with CSPI and PPP, wrote the FDA and FTC, urging them to bring enforcement proceedings against Joseph Mercola and his companies.

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Letter to the IRS: Non-Profit Hospitals Violating their “Charity Care” Procedures
Consumer Protections

Letter to the IRS: Non-Profit Hospitals Violating their “Charity Care” Procedures

JCL and NCLC submitted a letter complaint to the IRS, stating that non-profit hospitals were violating their obligations under the Internal Revenue Code by outsourcing their emergency rooms to for-profit entities who did not offer free and reduced care (sometimes

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Letter to the Colorado Motor Vehicle Dealer Board (2019)
Consumer Protections

Letter to the Colorado Motor Vehicle Dealer Board (2019)

JCL and a coalition of nonprofit consumer-advocacy and public-interest organizations submitted a letter to the Colorado Motor Vehicle Dealer Board demanding that the board take action to cease an abusive tactic employed by the Colorado auto dealer industry

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Justice Catalyst Law and National Consumer Law Center Call on IRS to Investigate Non-Profit Hospital Outsourcing to For-Profits
Consumer Protections

Justice Catalyst Law and National Consumer Law Center Call on IRS to Investigate Non-Profit Hospital Outsourcing to For-Profits

Justice Catalyst Law and National Consumer Law Center submitted a letter to the IRS to investigate non-profit hospital outsourcing to for-profit hospitals.

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FDA Warns Joseph Mercola Not to Market Products Making Illegal Claims to Treat or Prevent COVID-19
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FDA Warns Joseph Mercola Not to Market Products Making Illegal Claims to Treat or Prevent COVID-19

On February 18, 2021, the FDA issued a warning letter to Mercola based on a letter Justice Catalyst Law, Center for Science in the Public Interest, and People's Parity Project wrote.

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Defrauded Borrowers Sue U.S. Department of Education Contractor for Seizing Funds While They Wait in Limbo for Borrower Defense Relief
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Defrauded Borrowers Sue U.S. Department of Education Contractor for Seizing Funds While They Wait in Limbo for Borrower Defense Relief

Justice Catalyst Law and partners served Maximus Federal Services, Inc. with a lawsuit that alleges the company is engaging in illegal collection activity against student loan borrowers who submitted Borrower Defense repayment claims to the U.S. Department of Education.

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