The president of KidsandCars.org, Janette Fennell, explains: "Under the guise of 'reform,' a bill called the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) would add a maze of additional bureaucracy to the life-saving protections. Instead of making it easier to implement protections, the RAA is a recipe for more red tape and additional layers of bureaucracy in a […]
That is a big question — maybe the question — about aggregated litigation. (We would also want to know, among other things, whether aggregated litigation adequately compensates injured people.) Law prof Brian Fitzpatrick attempts to answer that question in his new article aptly titled Do Class Actions Deter Wrongdoing? Here is the abstract: I and other scholars have […]
A week ago, I posted this about the largest jury verdict to date against talcum powder makers — $417 million — awarded to a woman who alleged that Johnson & Johnson's talc-containing baby powder caused her ovarian cancer. You may also be interested in this article by Laura McGinley. The thrust of McGinley's piece is that while results […]
Here, at The Clearinghouse Blog. Excerpt (footnote omitted): Recently, one hears opponents of regulatory reform arguing that there is no need for regulatory reform because banks are making "record profits." The argument is quite puzzling, but we’ve heard it enough to think it deserved a quick response. Just for starters, step back and think […]
by Jeff Sovern Last week, we reported on a Law360 article by Gary Mason finding benefits to class actions. Mayer Brown's Andrew Pincus has responded to the Law360 piece, also on Law360. Here's an excerpt (with footnotes omitted): The critical question is whether class actions generally deliver relief to class members. The answer: They don’t. * […]
by Paul Alan Levy In a decision issued late Thursday morning, DC Superior Court Chief Judge Robert Morin said that he was ready to order DreamHost to comply with the federal prosecutors’ scaled-down search warrant, but enunciated strict procedural restrictions that he said were intended to reflect a balance between allowing the Government to pursue […]
by Jeff Sovern Here. Excerpt: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, still under the leadership of an Obama-appointed director, is expected to scale back its new rule on small-dollar lending as it rushes to complete the regulation * * * * * * The rule is now expected to focus on short-term payday loans that are […]
Before jumping into my first post, I wanted to quickly introduce myself. I'm Mike Landis, Litigation Director for U.S. PIRG. (Obligatory disclaimer: my posts express my individual views only and not those of U.S. PIRG.) I've been a reader of this blog for sometime, and I'm excited to now participate as a contributor. My goal […]
Coming soon to a TV screen near you: An ad from the Chamber of Commerce exhorting viewers to tell their Senators to block the CFPB's arbitration rule so lawyers will stop bringing lawsuits over coffee. I kid you not. Never mind that the rule applies to rip-offs by banks, credit card companies, and other financial […]
The "Bargainista" columnist for the on-line news site TCPalm.com, a USA Today affiliate focusing on Florida's Treasure Coast, commonly covers subjects such as the availability of "mooncakes" at Denny's on eclipse day, the supply of pretzels at the Wawa convenience store chain, and special deals available on "holidays" like National Fajitas Day, National Bowling Day, National […]