On May 20-21, the Center for Consumer Law at the University of Houston Law Center will present its bi-annual conference for consumer law professors, adjunct professors, and those interested in teaching consumer law. The conference is especially valuable to anyone interested in teaching consumer law as an adjunct professor. Registration forms, a tentative schedule and hotel […]
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Opioids include morphine, heroin, codeine, oxycodone, and hydrocodone. Many opioids are available by prescription to treat pain. Addiction to these drugs is on the rise. (Addiction to the illegal opioid heroin also is on the rise.) Earlier this month, the federal Food and Drug Administration released its plan to reduce abuse of prescription opioids. Read about the […]
by Julie A. Murray, guest blogger Today Public Citizen submitted a citizen petition to the Department of Education asking it to issue a rule that requires colleges to agree, as a condition on receipt of certain federal funding such as Stafford loans and Pell grants, not to include pre-dispute arbitration clauses in enrollment or other […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday took two separate actions against Citibank for illegal debt sales and debt collection practices. In the first action, the CFPB ordered Citibank to provide nearly $5 million in consumer relief and pay a $3 million penalty for selling credit card debt with inflated interest rates and for failing to […]
by Paul Alan Levy Until recently, a Dallas, Texas pet-sitting service called Prestigious Pets enjoyed a fairly high rating on Yelp – most of the reviews gave it five stars. There were, however, two one-star dissents, one from Michelle D and one from Tatiana N, each of whom objected, in fairly mild terms, to some […]
It's tragic, but not news, that rich people live longer than poor people. What is news is this new Brookings Institution study that finds that the life-expectancy gap between rich and poor has grown a good bit in recent years. This article by Sabrina Tavernise summarizes the Brookings findings and notes: In the early 1970s, a 60-year-old man […]
The FBI's demand that Apple help it unlock the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone — and Apple's refusal to do so — have been big news over the last few days. The Huffington Post has a helpful guide to the arguments on each side, including everything from what it could mean for the cybersecurity of ordinary […]
A new Gallup report links the tax burden in U.S. states with the desire of residents of those states to move to other states. Check out the following two charts. (In the second chart, "quintile 1" refers to the 10 states with the lowest tax burdens, and "quintile 2" refers to the 10 states with the next […]
We have posted often on self-driving (or autonomous or driverless) cars. Go, for instance, here, here, and here. We've also posted on liability questions — that is, who pays for the costs of crashes involving driverless cars? Now, Brian Fung has written this article on the topic.