Fairness in Class Action Bill Does Not Live Up to Its Name
Last week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) introduced the “Fairness in Class Action Litigation...
View ArticleA Setback for Generic Consumers
The road to recovery for generic drug consumers just got more difficult. After a series of rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court over the past few years, a person injured from a generic drug is almost...
View ArticleNew Rules to Usher In Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces
Earlier today, the Department of Labor along with federal procurement agencies released what we believe to be terrific new rules that flesh out—and give teeth to—the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces”...
View ArticleMarriage Equality Wins
I was late to work on Friday. Not because I couldn’t find a taxi, or the dogs were lagging on their morning walk. In fact, I had already started working around 8:30 a.m. on my patio—pot of coffee made,...
View ArticleJim Beam’s “Crafty” Advertising Questioned by Class Action Lawsuit
Many alcohol companies have been under fire for making false advertising claims about the production of their alcohol. Oftentimes, they hype their spirits as being “handmade” or “locally produced” on...
View ArticleABA Looks for the Best of the Best Legal “Blawgs”
Ever year the American Bar Association honors 100 of the best legal blogs with its Blawg 100 Amici. In 2015 – its ninth year – the ABA continues to seek out the best in legal blogs with topics ranging...
View ArticleIowa Select Herbs Banned from Marketing Misbranded and Adulterated Supplements
Many dietary supplements and drugs claim to provide some type of health benefit. Walk into any Walgreens and you will see an entire aisle devoted to supplements. Or look at any of the ads you are...
View ArticleDefying the Rule of Law
During a White House Press Conference in 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower explained why he sent the military to Little Rock when local officials defied court orders on desegregation: “There is no...
View ArticleWhat is an Employee Nowadays?
The economy is changing dramatically in front of our eyes, but I’m not talking about the devaluation of the Yuan. I’m talking about the “on-demand economy.” This new economy is reshaping the consumer...
View ArticleA New Analysis of Old Data Finds that the Antidepressant Paxil is Unsafe for...
Scientific and medical literature is routinely cited by both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation. Such literature usually comes from scientific and medical journals, and has often gone through a...
View ArticleFCC Expands Consumers Protection Against New Wave of Cell Phone Telemarketing
Technology is constantly changing. And so too is the way businesses use it to reach us and sell us their services. Before it used to be an annoying phone call to our land line. Now that virtually...
View ArticleFacebook Responds to Allegations of Political Bias in Trending Topics Feature
The 2016 election has arguably become one of the most controversial topics in the media over the past year. Anyone who’s seen the satirical campaign signs reading “IDK not Trump tho” knows that many...
View ArticleWho’s Unpatriotic Now?
It seems to be well-established by Donald Trump himself that he is an unapologetic racist, misogynist, divisive, self-aggrandizing narcissist with all of the attributes of a fascist dictator. He...
View ArticleLove Will Always Win
I woke up earlier than expected Sunday morning. My phone was buzzing with a notification sound I had never heard before, over and over again. Confused and thinking maybe I accidentally set some kind of...
View ArticleA Step in the Right Direction: The Proposed CFPB Rule Changes
Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed rulemaking that would prohibit banks and certain other companies from including arbitration clauses in new contracts that prevent...
View ArticleThe Battle Over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Perhaps you are fascinated by this election season, perhaps you are already tuned out, or perhaps you are somewhere in the middle. Regardless, the result of this election will greatly impact everyone...
View ArticleRecent Study Reveals Fitbit PurePulse Trackers Mis-Record Heart Rates
Fitspiration is everywhere these days. Motivational quotes and gym selfies have taken over social media and heartwarming before and after stories are continually documented on reality television shows,...
View ArticleThe Shadowy World of Debt Buyers
Recently, John Oliver of Last Week Tonight did an episode on the debt collection industry. He set up an LLC, named it C.A.R.P. in a hat tip to the eponymous bottom feeder, and purchased $14.9 million...
View ArticleCan Republican Delegates Be Forced to Vote for Trump?
Just a few short days after Brexit rocked the world, Huffington Post Editor-In-Chief Arianna Huffington coined another term: “Trexit.” In an interview with MSNBC, Huffington pleaded with Trump...
View ArticleRoger Ailes and the Secrecy of Arbitration
Mandatory arbitration is usually criticized, or defended, from the perspective of the parties involved in the dispute itself but an interesting point has been raised by a recent New York Times article...
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