That's the title of this piece by Steven Davidoff Simon. The piece describes how the American Apparel company hid sexual harrasment through a pre-dispute mandatory arbitration clause that it forced on its employees. Hat tip to Paul Bland.
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As Bloomberg reports today, Citigroup Inc. agreed to pay $7 billion in fines and consumer relief to resolve government claims that it misled investors about the quality of mortgage-backed bonds sold before the 2008 financial crisis. But is it enough? The Bloomberg article goes on to quote Eric Holder praising the agreement: “The bank’s misconduct […]
That's the name of this article by law professor Linda Mullenix. Here is the abstract: Class actions have been a feature of the American litigation landscape for over 75 years. For most of this period, American-style class litigation was either unknown or resisted around the world. Notwithstanding this chilly reception abroad, American class litigation has […]
As this article by David Nather puts it: "The evidence is piling up now: Obamacare really does seem to be helping the uninsured." For instance, read this study (9.5 million fewer adults lacking health insurance after first ACA open enrollment period); this study (8 million more insured, with number of uninsured dropping in all states including non-Medicaid […]
On Wednesday, we told you that federal district judge Anita Brody in Philadelphia has preliminarily approved a class-action settlement in a case brought by former NFL football players against the NFL. The suit claims that the NFL is responsible for their serious concussion-related injuries. Some former players have already told the court that they don't […]
From the CFPB's news release: Today [July 10], the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took enforcement action against ACE Cash Express, one of the largest payday lenders in the United States, for pushing payday borrowers into a cycle of debt. The CFPB found that ACE used illegal debt collection tactics – including harassment and false […]
From the FTC’s press release: Amazon.com, Inc. has billed parents and other account holders for millions of dollars in unauthorized in-app charges incurred by children, according to a Federal Trade Commission complaint filed today [July 10] in federal court. The FTC’s lawsuit seeks a court order requiring refunds to consumers for the unauthorized charges and […]
…is the choice being put to residents of Finleyville, PA (in the southwestern part of the state) by the natural gas company EQT. The question is also the headline of the Slate story on the proposal. $50,000 sounds like a big payoff. But as an insurance policy for the company, it may be a good […]
On this blog, we talk sometimes about whether disclosure to consumers as opposed to outright prohibtions or restrictions on business conduct (or doing nothing at all) is the appropriate way, under the circumstances, to protect consumers in the marketplace. In any case, and particularly when disclosure or nothing at all is the choice, consumer protection […]
by Brian Wolfman Federal district judge Anita Brody in Philadelphia has preliminarily approved a class-action settlement in a case brought by former NFL football players against the NFL. The players claim that the NFL is responsible for their serious concussion-related injuries (and concussion-related injuries that they will suffer in the future). Judge Brody's 21-page preliminary […]