The Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday that it is mailing 1,701 checks totaling more than $596,000 to consumers who lost money to a fraudulent debt collection scheme that processed payments for payday loan debts they did not owe. In September 2015, a federal court banned Kirit Patel, Broadway Global Master Inc. and In-Arabia Solutions Inc. […]
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We've mentioned before the case of Don Blankenship, the former head of Massey Energy whom a jury convicted of conspiracy to violate federal mine safety standards in connection with the Upper Big Branch disaster that killed 29 workers. Today a federal judge sentenced Blankenship to one year in prison. It's not as much as you might expect given […]
This Reuters story explains that Seven New England Patriots fans sued the National Football League on Tuesday, asking a judge to reverse a decision by the league to strip the team of a first-round pick in this month's draft over allegations of underinflated footballs. In a lawsuit filed in Boston federal court, the fans contend that NFL […]
In a case filed last November, mortgage company PHH Corp. is appealing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s $109 million enforcement ruling that the company took kickbacks in violation of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. The case is pending in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, with oral arguments scheduled for next Tuesday, April 12. […]
April 4, 2016 — District Court Enters Injunction Against Michigan Cheese Manufacturer and Its Owners to Prevent Distribution of Adulterated Cheese March 23, 2016 — Judge Orders Recall of Dangerous Magnets March 21, 2016 — United States Files Enforcement Action Against Kansas Food Manufacturer and Company’s Managers to Stop Distribution of Adulterated Food Products March […]
City supervisors approved a measure to grant six weeks' fully paid family leave for parents who bear or adopt a child — the most worker-friendly family leave policy in the nation. Only three states require paid family leave, none at full pay. The federal FMLA provides 12 weeks of family leave, unpaid. The Times has the […]
One of the doomsday scenarios about the ACA was that it would prompt employers to stop covering their workers' health insurance and force them to fend for themselves. That threat hasn't materialized, reports the New York Times. Instead, "health care remains an important recruitment and retention tool as the labor market has tightened in recent […]
The Federal Communications Commission is encouraging companies that sell monthly Internet service to use labels that resemble nutritional-fact food labels to inform customers about price and performance of service. The FCC says that the “broadband facts” labels will help consumers make informed decisions about the purchase of broadband service. The Hill has the story, here. […]
Asset forfeiture is the controversial practice of taking people's stuff when they may be involved in criminal activity. Why is the program controversial? Because sometimes the government seizes the assets of people who are innocent and it's very difficult to get it back. Compounding the problem is a racial disparity in whose stuff gets taken. […]
by Paul Alan Levy Ted Frank’s comment on my post yesterday about the y-y-yuge sanction imposed on Donald Trump for bringing a frivolous defamation claim hit the nail on the head – this was an April Fools Day prank. But as Eric Turkewitz, who created the concept and posted the first blog on the subject, explains […]