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Amazon adopts new policy for injuries caused by products of third-party sellers

Consumer Affairs reports: "Starting September 1, Amazon will pay customers who suffer injury or damages caused by products sold by its third-party sellers. It will not admit liability and will limit claims to $1,000. The policy is intended to head off lawsuits that consumers have filed over the years that seek to hold the multi-billion […]

New article on the right of access to court records

Jordan Elias as written 'More Than Tangential': When Does the Public Have a Right to Access Judicial Records? Here is the abstract: Public accountability requires open proceedings and access to documents filed with the courts. The strong policy favoring access to judicial records creates a presumption against sealing documents without a compelling reason. The Ninth Circuit […]

Learn about the enhanced child tax credit and its enormous benefits for consumers

The Tax Policy Center — a project of the Urban Institute and Brookings — has produced this informative paper on the new, expanded child tax credit, which is a part of the American Rescue Plan. The Tax Policy Center estimates that 92 percent of families with children will get an average child tax credit of […]

Second Circuit holds that private student loans may be discharged in bankruptcy

As you may know, most student loans are notoriously difficult to discharge in bankruptcy. But not all loans, according to In re Hilal K. Homaidan (CA2 July 15, 2021). In that decision, the Second Circuit has joined the Fifth and Tenth Circuits and held that private student loans are dischargeable in bankruptcy. The exceptions to […]