For Consumers

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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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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The Rising Cost of Privacy

By WBE | 8.9.2016 | For Consumers, You Should Know
A few months ago, the FCC voted for new broadband privacy rules to take effect. The rules would require Internet Service Providers (ISPs) like Comcast and AT&T to remain transparent about ...
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Generic Drug Labeling: FDA Provides Guidance For Label Updates

By WBE | 7.12.2016 | For Consumers, You Should Know
Just over five years ago, in June 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court decided PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing,[1] a case which has served to buffer generic drug makers from failure-to-warn lawsuits. In short, ...
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The Shadowy World of Debt Buyers

By WBE | 6.29.2016 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Recently, John Oliver of Last Week Tonight did an episode on the debt collection industry. He set up an LLC, named it C.A.R.P. in a hat tip to the eponymous bottom feeder, and purchased $14.9 ...
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Recent Study Reveals Fitbit PurePulse Trackers Mis-Record Heart Rates

By WBE | 6.27.2016 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Fitspiration is everywhere these days. Motivational quotes and gym selfies have taken over social media and heartwarming before and after stories are continually documented on reality television ...
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The Battle Over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

By WBE | 6.24.2016 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Perhaps you are fascinated by this election season, perhaps you are already tuned out, or perhaps you are somewhere in the middle. Regardless, the result of this election will greatly impact ...
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FCC Expands Consumer Protection Against New Wave of Cell Phone Telemarketing

By WBE | 11.13.2015 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Technology is constantly changing. And so too is the way businesses use it to reach us and sell us their services. Before it used to be an annoying phone call to our land line. Now that ...
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A New Analysis of Old Data Finds that the Antidepressant Paxil is Unsafe for Teenagers

By WBE | 9.29.2015 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Scientific and medical literature is routinely cited by both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation. Such literature usually comes from scientific and medical journals, and has often gone ...
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What is an Employee Nowadays?

By WBE | 9.2.2015 | For Businesses, For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
The economy is changing dramatically in front of our eyes, but I’m not talking about the devaluation of the Yuan. I’m talking about the “on-demand economy.” This new economy is reshaping the ...
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Iowa Select Herbs Banned from Marketing Misbranded and Adulterated Supplements

By WBE | 8.21.2015 | For Consumers, In The News, Public Victories, You Should Know
Many dietary supplements and drugs claim to provide some type of health benefit. Walk into any Walgreens and you will see an entire aisle devoted to supplements. Or look at any of the ads you ...
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Jim Beam “Crafty” Advertising Questioned by Class Action Lawsuit

By WBE | 8.7.2015 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Many alcohol companies have been under fire for making false advertising claims about the production of their alcohol. Oftentimes, they hype their spirits as being “handmade” or “locally ...
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