In The News

The Assault on Class Actions is an Assault on Your Civil Liberties

By WBE | 3.30.2017 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
  It’s almost hard to believe that it’s been less than 100 days since the Trump administration took office. In that time, several pieces of legislation have been introduced that seek to ...
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The Conundrum Facing Us

By WBE | 3.22.2017 | Columns, In The News, Ken Wexler
  What the Democrats in the Senate should do about Judge Gorsuch is truly a dilemma.  The failure to hold hearings on President Obama’s appointee Merrick Garland was unprecedented, even ...
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Total (Product) Recall

By WBE | 3.8.2017 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
  When researching a purchase, there are a lot of factors to consider. Did it get good reviews? Does it have all of the features you want? Is priced competitively? But as of late, one ...
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The Future is Here: Self-Driving Cars, New Technology and Product Liability Litigation

By WBE | 3.1.2017 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
  Every day we are seeing more new and exciting technology develop.  Sometimes, it is hard to believe what the next “new big thing” is, and I find myself in disbelief.  That is exactly ...
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The Significance of The FDA’s Essure Black Box Warning

By WBE | 1.25.2017 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
    Watch virtually any drug commercial long enough and, after the deliriously happy looking actors are done twirling in a meadow, you’ll likely be presented with a laundry list ...
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Your Kid’s Toys may be Spying and Reporting to a Defense Contractor

By WBE | 12.22.2016 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
  When you buy a new toy for your kids, you probably have some realistic expectations. If it needs batteries, it probably won’t come with them. A barely-upgraded version will likely be ...
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A Groundbreaking Class Action on Climate Change

By WBE | 12.21.2016 | In The News
    Every now and then I stumble upon a lawsuit that is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. The latest example is a class action pending in Oregon under the caption Juliana v. ...
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Synthetic Identity Theft: The New ID Fraud

By WBE | 12.15.2016 | In The News, You Should Know
  Synthetic identity theft is a sneaky spin off the more straightforward identity theft (where a criminal steals all aspects of a real person’s identity and impersonates them to open ...
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What the Trump Administration Could Mean for the CFPB

By WBE | 11.16.2016 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
  Wexler Wallace Associate Tyler J. Story explores how the Trump administration could have dire consequences for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.   Just over a week ...
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Gotta Catch ‘Em All: A Look at the Pokémon Go Lawsuits

By WBE | 10.31.2016 | In The News, You Should Know
  When game developer Niantic Labs released the highly-anticipated mobile app Pokémon Go this past July, it became an overnight hit. People’s social media feeds were filled with ...
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RICO Lawsuit Alleging State Farm Bankrolled Illinois Judge Gains Class Action Status

By WBE | 10.31.2016 | In The News, You Should Know
  On September 16, 2016 an Illinois federal judge certified a class of State Farm policyholders who had filed a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuit, ...
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Imminent Stryker Hip Implant Recall Expected?

By WBE | 10.6.2016 | In The News, You Should Know
  The Stryker Corporation is expected to announce yet another Stryker hip implant recall in the wake of numerous complaints over its LFIT V40 chrome/cobalt femoral heads. According to ...
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