Consumer Law & Policy Blog
A group blog focusing on consumer law and policy issues. It is hosted by Public Citizen's Consumer Justice Project.
Author: Deepak Gupta, an attorney with the Public Citizen Litigation Group, and Jeff Sovern, who teaches at St. John's University School of Law, are the coordinators of the blog. Its contributors: Richard Alderman, University of Houston Law Center; Greg Beck, Scott Nelson and Brian Wolfman (who currently teaches a course on appellate courts at Harvard Law School) of the Public Citizen Litigation Group; Paul Bland, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; Stephen Gardner, Cetner for Science in the Public Interest; Orly Lobel, University of San Diego School of Law; Chris Peterson, University of Florida Levin College of Law; Michael Quirk, an associate at Williams Cuker Berezofsky in Philadelphia; Ira Rheingold, National Association of Consumer Advocates; Christine Riefa, Brunel Law School in Uxbridge, England; Jon Sheldon, National Consumer Law Center.
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Recent Posts from Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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"Problem" Home Mortgages Hit Record High
This story in today's Washington Post explains that a new bank industry survey shows that the percentage of home mortgages delinquent or in foreclosure is at a record high. Here's a couple paragraphs to give…
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Florida opens the social Web to lawyers
by Greg Beck Under a settlement agreement filed yesterday, Florida lawyers are now free to use sites like Avvo and LinkedIn without fear of professional discipline. The settlement ends a lawsuit filed by Public Citizen…
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Number of tort trials decreases.
Tort reformers would have us believe that our judicial system is broken, clogged down with frivolous tort suits. In fact, a recent study shows that the number of state court tort suits that make it…
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Jenzabar “expert witness” claims that Google still uses keyword meta tags
Proving that if you pay so-called expert witnesses enough money you can get them to say just about anything, Jenzabar has found a computer expert named Frank Farance who has submitted sworn testimony that Google…
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Copyright overreach takes a world tour
by Paul Alan Levy Rob Pegararo has published an excellent piece in the Washington Post about the dangers posted by the largely secret negotiations for a so-called anti-countefeiting treaty that is actually being used to…
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More on the Fed's New Rule on Overdraft Fees
by Brian Wolfman Following up on Jeff Sovern's post yesterday on the Federal Reserve's new rule that will bar banks from imposing certain overdraft fees unless the consumer opts in, check out this article in…
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New Fed Rules Require Consumer Opt-in Before Consumers Can Be Charged Overdraft Fees on ATM/Debit Cards
An excerpt from the press release: Before opting in, the consumer must be provided a notice that explains the financial institution's overdraft services, including the fees associated with the service, and the consumer's choices. The…
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2 million homes lost
In 2006 the Center for Responsible Lending predicted that the subprime foreclosure crisis would result in 2 million foreclosed homes. That sad milestone was reached some time last month. HOPE NOW's September foreclosure report gives…
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Health Care and Veterans
Cross-posted from Jon Wolfman's BlogShot As you honor veterans today, consider this: Over 1,461,000 working-age veterans lack any health insurance and, last year, over 2,266 died as a direct result. That is more than 14…
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Philip Lehman Keitel Paper on Gift Card Laws
Philip Lehman Keitel of the Philadelphia Fed has written The Laws, Regulations, Guidelines, and Industry Practices that Protect Consumers Who Use Gift Cards. Here's the abstract: This paper discusses consumer protections available to gift-card users.…