by Jocelyn Larkin, guest blogger The Ninth Circuit issued a favorable opinion yesterday in Stockwell v. City and County of San Francisco, No. 12-15070, reversing the denial of class certification in a disparate impact age discrimination class action. The opinion was written by Judge Marsha Berzon, and joined by Judges Fisher and Wallace. The decision […]
by Jeff Sovern The Dodd-Frank Act, in section 1031, authorizes the CFPB to bring actions to prevent abusive, deceptive, and unfair practices. Section 1042 gives states the power to enforce Dodd-Frank provisions as well. Accordingly, as reported here, here, and here, on Wednesday New York’s Department of Financial Services, led by Ben Lawsky, brought what has been […]
The Community Affairs Officers of the Federal Reserve System invite paper submissions for the ninth biennial Federal Reserve System Community Development Research Conference on April 2-3, 2015 in Washington, D.C. The Federal Reserve System Community Development Research Conference is a unique event that aims to bridge the gap between research, policy and practice on key […]
That's what Ralph Nader and Theresa Amato have been asking for years. As the Times reported here, the airlines won't say. And as Amato notes here, the Department of Transportation isn't making them provide the information either. Amato speculates that it could be billions.
The National Consumer Law Center is putting on a mortgage training conference in Dallas on June 23. This conference will focus on issues raised by the new privately enforceable mortgage servicing regulations issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in January 2014. Go here for the conference brochure.
By now, you may have read about the FDA's proposed regulations that would, if finalized, extend the agency's tobacco-control authority to additional, non-traditional tobacco-related products (such as e-cigarettes). By legitimizing some of these products, the FDA may boost the industries that sell them. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg wrote this short blog post explaining why the agency […]
That's the name of this article by law professor Hiro Aragaki. Here's the abstract: Recent, game-changing Supreme Court decisions on arbitration such as American Express v. Italian Colors Restaurant, 133 S. Ct. 2304 (2013), and AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), have had far reaching implications for civil procedure and the future […]
As the Wall Street Journal reports, "[r]egulators are proposing new rules on Internet traffic that would allow broadband providers to charge companies a premium for access to their fastest lanes." What does this mean? As Tim Wu at the New Yorker explains, it's a zero-sum game, so the big, rich content providers will win out […]
What happened to good ol' American free-market competition when it comes to cable and internet service? Why do the Brits have choices while most Americans are stuck with our single local provider, which accordingly has little incentive to improve price or service? In an illuminating podcast from earlier this month, including interviews with key U.S. […]
The Law & Economics Center's Henry G. Manne Program in Law & Economics Studies will present its Public Policy Conference on the Future of Privacy and Data Security Regulation at George Mason University School of Law, Wednesday, May 14, 2014 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. PANEL 1: Section 5 and the FTC's Proper Role […]