Do you examine or shred your receipts before throwing them away? Most of us don’t. Historically, consumers have been protected from sensitive information being printed on receipts. However, recent litigation has uncovered holes in the system, putting some consumers at risk. Credit Card Confidentiality Under FACTA The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) provides […]
As we enter cold and flu season, you might be planning to stock up on cold and flu medicines. Or maybe your shelves are already chock full of Sudafed PE, Mucinex, Dayquil, Tylenol Sinus, and Advil Sinus Congestion. If so, you might just want to switch to your favorite off-brand placebo. New Findings About the […]
Senators John Kennedy (R-La.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) recently introduced the Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023. The legislation aims to stop foreign entities and governments from funding litigation in America’s courts. Foreign Involvement in the U.S. Court System We all know the United States is a litigious country with courts often […]
Many historians and legal scholars see the class action lawsuit as a particularly, or even peculiarly, American phenomenon. Indeed, while America has thousands of class actions each year, and has had a class action model in place for well over a hundred years, many countries have only adopted such a model in the last couple […]
One ad you probably won’t see at this year’s Superbowl–Larry David dressed as a pharaoh, a monk, and so on, shilling FTX. As 2022 dragged on, winter gave way to spring, but the sun did not come out for crypto. As in 2018, 2022 marked another another “cryptowinter.” The total value of cryptocurrencies plummeted somewhere […]
Class action lawsuits have long been important tools in enforcing civil rights. Sometimes laws and regulations are not enough to force action, and litigation can play an important role in protecting the rights of individuals. From discrimination to unequal treatment and violations of constitutional rights, many class action lawsuits have changed the course of civil […]
