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Seven Area Charities Benefit From Unclaimed Class Action Awards in 2010
Consumer Rights Law Firm Prosecutes Cases That Provide Over $100,000 in Charitable Donations to Chicago Non-Profits
| Source: Consumer Advocacy Center
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - January 29, 2010) - The Consumer Advocacy Center, P.C., is a
Chicago-based, private, for-profit law firm that concentrates in both
individual and class action consumer rights cases. It is responsible for
bringing consumer rights lawsuits against companies which have resulted in
large court-approved awards for numerous Chicago area charities to help
them in 2010.
When the Consumer Advocacy Center brings lawsuits on behalf of a group of
consumers against companies for alleged violations of consumer protection
laws, otherwise known as "class actions," and the case is
resolved, some of the awarded money goes unclaimed by those that have been
violated.
"Instead of giving the money back to the alleged wrongdoer, we think it is
important to fight to provide the unclaimed funds to various charitable
organizations," notes Lance Raphael, Attorney at Law and founder of the
Consumer Advocacy Center, P.C. These legal gifts are called Cy Pres
awards, and the charity selected must be approved by the court.
To date, in the first month of this year, the Consumer Advocacy Center has
been responsible for procuring charitable contributions or Cy Pres awards
of over $150,000.00 and is proud to announce the following awards, among
others, approved by the Court in 2009, which have been sent to the
following local charities in the following amounts:
-- The Greater
Chicago Food Depository: $27,680.49
-- The Posse Foundation,
Inc.: $42,150.50
-- CARPLS (Coordinated Advice & Referral
Program for Legal Services): $25,000.00
-- The Emergency Fund:
$27,680.49
-- Equip for
Equality: $28,000.00
-- The Legal Assistance Foundation of
Metropolitan Chicago: $25,000.00
-- The Chicago Bar
Foundation: $25,000.00
-- Rainbows, A Children's Charity:
$32,500.00
-- Veterans' Legal Support Clinic
at John Marshall Law School: $32,500.00
"We are very pleased to be able help so many organizations at a time when
charitable contributions are down. Fighting for the rights of the consumer
along with helping fund projects that deliver justice in our city are the
driving forces behind our work," adds Mr. Raphael, Attorney at Law for the
Center.
The Consumer Advocacy Center P.C. is a private law firm headquartered in
Chicago devoted to consumer rights. The Consumer Advocacy Center, P.C.
handles many forms of consumer claims on behalf of both individuals and in
class actions both in Illinois and across the country. For more information
please call 312-782-5808 or visit www.caclawyers.com