For Investors

CFPB Study Confirms Arbitration Clauses Do Not Benefit Consumers

By WBE | 3.11.2015 | For Consumers, For Investors, In The News, Public Victories, You Should Know
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 ...
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Bifurcated Discovery in Class Actions: Two Reasons Why it Doesn’t Work

By WBE | 10.19.2011 | For Businesses, For Consumers, For Investors, You Should Know
A common weapon in class action defendants’ arsenals is the motion to “bifurcate” discovery, splitting the process into two phases: first, discovery as it relates to the elements of Federal Rule ...
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What’s Wrong With THIS Picture? Emasculating the SEC is NOT Good for the Country

By WBE | 6.23.2011 | Columns, For Businesses, For Consumers, For Investors, Hall Of Shame, In The News, Ken Wexler, You Should Know
I picked up the Financial Times this morning. Like the Wall Street Journal, it has a series of short paragraphs (blurbs) in a column on the left-hand side of the first page. The top one was ...
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Does Your Pension Benefit Fund Trustee Have A Duty To Litigate?

By WBE | 5.23.2011 | For Consumers, For Investors, You Should Know
Your pension benefit fund trustee may be aware of valuable potential claims against companies whose conduct has resulted in significant losses to the fund.  Does the trustee have a duty to ...
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Former Colonial Bank Exec Admits Role in Fraud Scheme

By WBE | 4.5.2011 | For Businesses, For Investors, Hall Of Shame, In The News, You Should Know
Catherine Kissick, former senior vice president at Colonial Bank, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy that defrauded about $970 million from investors and the government. She faces up to 30 years in ...
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Supreme Court Should Tread Carefully In Case Regarding Fiduciary Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege

By WBE | 3.4.2011 | Chicago, For Investors, The Firm, You Should Know
On April 20, 2011, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation, a case involving a Native American tribe’s suit against the United States for ...
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