New Rules to Usher In Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces
Earlier today, the Department of Labor along with federal procurement agencies released what we believe to be terrific new rules that flesh out—and give teeth to—the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ...
A Setback for Generic Consumers
The road to recovery for generic drug consumers just got more difficult. After a series of rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court over the past few years, a person injured from a generic drug is ...
Fairness in Class Action Bill Does Not Live Up to Its Name
Last week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) introduced the “Fairness in Class Action ...
Recent Ninth Circuit Ruling on Nutrition Labeling is a Win for Consumers
On March 13, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a consumer-friendly decision in Reid v. Johnson & Johnson, a false advertising case concerning assertions made by a ...
CFPB Study Confirms Arbitration Clauses Do Not Benefit Consumers
If you ask a company representative if they think arbitration clauses are harmful to consumers, more than likely, they will say no. If you ask the average consumer if they think arbitration ...
Direct-to-Consumer Advertisements: Is Less Really More?
At the heart of a case involving a prescription drug is the question of risks – what risks exist, what risks were known, and what risks were warned about. All of us have seen prescription drug ...
Eric Garner, Michael Brown and You
The deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown have brought several topics to the forefront of public discussion in recent weeks. Questions of racial profiling, discrimination and the threat of an ...
Arbitration Clauses: Coming Soon to an Online Customer Service Agreement Near You
Earlier this year, I wrote about the online storage company Dropbox adding arbitration clauses to its customer service agreement. It seems Dropbox is in very good company on the Internet these ...
Generic Drug Labeling: The Saga Continues
Almost a year ago, I eagerly wrote about the FDA’s proposed rule that would permit generic drug manufacturers to unilaterally change the warnings on their product labels, effectively overturning ...
The Fallout from Hobby Lobby
On June 30, 2014, the United States Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling in Burwell et al. v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., et al. that has triggered a tidal wave of responses and opinions. ...
The High Price of Easy Money: Another Bill Comes Due
Consider the following:
Banks lure consumers into substantial loans in return for minor payments in the near-term. The loan payments eventually adjust to include both the interest and ...
Hall of Shame: Experian
As someone who has experienced a (relatively minor) case of identity theft, I can personally attest to how frustrating and time consuming it can be to correct blatant misinformation with the ...