Jacob Walpert has written Carpooling Liability?: Applying Tort Law Principles to the Joint Emergence of Self-Driving Automobiles and Transportation Network Companies. Here's the abstract: Self-driving automobiles have emerged as the future of vehicular travel, but this innovation is not developing in isolation. Simultaneously, the popularity of transportation network companies functioning as ride-hailing and ride-sharing services have […]
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Yesterday, I posted about Drew Harwell's powerful article on allegations of widespread sexual harassment against Sterling Jewelers (the corporate conglomerate behind the chains known as Galleria of Jewelry and Kay Jewelers). My post explained that because the case was in arbitration (on account of a pre-dispute mandatory arbitration clause foisted on Sterling's employees), not in court, the […]
That's the issue taken up by journalist Jim Puzzanghera in Trump says businesses can't borrow because of Dodd-Frank. The numbers tell another story. Here's an excerpt: [A] main reason for dismantling Dodd-Frank often cited by Trump and critics of the law — that its slew of tougher financial regulations have significantly restricted bank lending — isn’t borne out by the data. Since […]
I was curious whether the Environmental Protection Agency's website on climate change had been modified since January 20. Perhaps it has been in some respects, but the site looks to still reflect the prior administration's views. "Climate change" is the third listed "popular topic" on the agency's website. The climate change homepage includes data that you […]
The California Supreme Court's decision is here. The LA Times reports on the decision here.
by Paul Alan Levy The Trans-Atlantic Consumer Dialogue, a coalition of nearly 100 consumer organizations on both sides of the Atlantic, will be holding its annual meeting in DC from March 19 to March 21, including a public forum on March 21 addressed to "A consumer agenda for transatlantic markets.” The program includes features officials […]
That's the topic of Relinquishment of Inappropriate Off-Label Uses: The Effect of the False Claims Act by lawyer-economist Elissa Philip Gentry. Here is the abstract: Off-label drug prescription—the prescription of drugs for unapproved uses—relies on physicians to distinguish appropriate uses of drugs from inappropriate uses, based on available scientific evidence. In practice, however, information regarding the appropriateness […]
by Brian Wolfman Drew Harwell has penned this powerful article about allegations of widespread sexual harassment against the massive jewelry seller Sterling Jewelers (the corporate conglomerate behind the chain known as Galleria of Jewelry and Kay Jewelers). The article is based in large part on about 250 sworn affidavits from workers at the jewelry chain. The affidavits […]
I've seen little public discussion over what the federal government's workplace watchdog — the Occupational Safety and Health Administration — will look like in a Trump administration. This piece by Tom Musick addresses that question, and not surprisingly it looks like we are in for less regulation of workplace hazards. Musick also notes that "Trump’s limited-regulation stance, […]
Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary posts some questions and answers about the Department of Labor's "fiduciary rule." The rule is intended to ensure that financial professionals helping guide your retirement investments act in your best interest. The rule was finalized in 2016 and becomes applicable on April 10. The rule has been put on hold […]