For Consumers

Toys “R” Us Violates FTC Agreement and Pays $1.3M Fine

By WBE | 5.3.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know

Toys “R” Us will be paying a $1.3 million penalty to the Federal Trade Commission on allegations that the company violated a 1998 order that stopped it from keeping toy prices high and limiting ...

A Few Words on Contingent Fees

By WBE | 4.29.2011 | For Businesses, For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know

Black’s Law Dictionary defines a contingent fee as “[a] fee charged for a lawyer’s services only if the lawsuit is successful or is favorably settled out of court … Contingent fees are usually ...

Sirius XM Radio Alleged Antitrust Violations

By WBE | 4.28.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know

Sirius XM Radio faces a class action claim that it violates antitrust laws. Before Sirius merged with its only competitor XM, it stated that the merger wouldn’t increase the price of ...

Pet Recall Boosts Pet Food Safety

By WBE | 4.11.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know

Retailers are working hard to ensure safety, thanks to the largest pet food recall in history that happened 4 years ago. In 2007, food manufacturer Menu Foods recalled nearly 60 million ...

“Don’t Be Evil” – To Whom? Google Book Settlement Rejected

By WBE | 4.8.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know

The Internet has been buzzing with news regarding U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin’s rejection of a settlement agreement reached in the “Google Books” case, The Authors Guild, et al. v. Google, ...

Seventh Circuit Clarifies Pleading Standard for Antitrust Collusion

By WBE | 4.6.2011 | For Businesses, For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know

There has been little consistency between courts when it comes to addressing the scope and application of the Twombly[1] pleading standard in the context of allegations of antitrust collusion. ...

Clearwire Faces Internet Throttling Lawsuit

By WBE | 4.6.2011 | For Consumers, Hall Of Shame, In The News, You Should Know

Fifteen customers have sued Clearwire for allegedly throttling their Internet connection speeds. Clearwire's website previously advertised its unlimited data usage: Usage is ...

No Adequate Remedy in Aqua Dots Case

By WBE | 4.4.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, Uncategorized, You Should Know

In In re Aqua Dots, a case recently heard in the Northern District of Illinois, the court faced a class certification request from plaintiffs who had purchased a popular children’s toy called ...

Dukes Watch: Lively Debate in Supreme Court Oral Argument

By WBE | 3.30.2011 | Columns, For Consumers, You Should Know

The much anticipated oral argument in Dukes v. Wal-Mart -- the biggest gender discrimination case in history -- was held today before the United States Supreme Court. From the unofficial ...

Supreme Court Decisions Take Steps Toward Greater Government Transparency

By WBE | 3.18.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know

After last year’s controversial Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission campaign-finance ruling, which treated corporations like people under the First Amendment in lifting restrictions ...

On Public Pensions

By WBE | 3.4.2011 | Columns, For Consumers, In The News, Ken Wexler, You Should Know

Unless you have been unconscious for the past month, you know that the Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, who – like others claiming the mantle of the Tea Party -- is financed by the Koch ...

Hall of Shame: Illinois Director of Insurance Michael T. McRaith – A Postscript

By WBE | 2.28.2011 | Columns, For Consumers, Hall Of Shame, Ken Wexler, Villain Of The Week, You Should Know

On December 2, 2010, I commented on the outrageous conduct of Illinois’ Director of Insurance Michael T. McRaith. He had “settled” the investigation of a life insurance broker (Merrill Lynch ...

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