Consumer Law
- $40M Skechers settlement approved in class action targeting toning-shoe claims
May 14, 2013, 07:48 am CDT
- Calif. AG sues JPMorgan Chase, alleges ‘robo-signing’ and ‘sewer service’ in credit-card suits
May 9, 2013, 05:52 pm CDT
- New federal agency sues 2 law firms over debt-relief fees; one attorney is also criminally charged
May 7, 2013, 04:37 pm CDT
- Australia’s publicly traded Slater & Gordon raising $64M to buy more UK personal injury firms
May 7, 2013, 01:15 pm CDT
- Cheap bus ticket included a trip to small-claims court for unwary students
May 3, 2013, 11:15 am CDT
- Should the cellphone industry do more to end the trade in stolen smartphones?
May 2, 2013, 01:30 pm CDT
- In ‘truly bizarre’ situation, FDA, DOJ and federal judge differ on ‘Plan B’ pill sale to teens
May 2, 2013, 11:15 am CDT
- Frugal senior can’t use mileage points for final trip home because she will then be ‘cargo’
May 1, 2013, 12:22 pm CDT
- Should this toy be saved?
May 1, 2013, 05:10 am CDT
- Attorneys push for change in debt collection
May 1, 2013, 03:20 am CDT
- Soda-order spat, claim of unflushed toilet leads to police involvement and lawsuit against airline
Apr 30, 2013, 01:29 pm CDT
- Dangerous desk toy Buckyballs voluntarily recalled by retailers
Apr 29, 2013, 11:50 am CDT
- Lawyer learns the hard way about limits of bank safe-deposit box protection
Apr 26, 2013, 11:35 am CDT
- Appeals court OKs fine for lawyer who asserted SLAPP shield against tort case over demand letter
Apr 24, 2013, 04:23 pm CDT
- New York lawyer sues Brooks Brothers, claims it gave him wrong suit after alterations
Apr 16, 2013, 08:06 am CDT
- Elated billionaire wins $380K in federal suit over fake wine; he may have spent $10M in legal fees
Apr 12, 2013, 11:55 am CDT
- Jury awards record $524M in Hep C case; lawyer calls verdict a wake-up call to health insurers
Apr 10, 2013, 03:26 pm CDT
- 2nd Circuit blasts SEC for ‘regrettable inaction’ in massive Madoff fraud, but nixes victim suit
Apr 10, 2013, 02:26 pm CDT
- Florist who refused to provide flowers for gay wedding is sued by state AG
Apr 10, 2013, 11:57 am CDT
- Man who paid hospital workers for patient info to sell medical and legal services gets 4 years
Apr 10, 2013, 11:22 am CDT
- FTC considers whether databases tracking employee thefts violate federal credit reporting law
Apr 3, 2013, 06:57 am CDT
- Lawyer ordered to pay $68K for concealing termite damage in home prior to sale
Apr 1, 2013, 11:43 am CDT
- Foreclosure attorney wins prize for uncovering ‘robosigning’
Apr 1, 2013, 04:10 am CDT
- Job stats suit against New York Law School hits final roadblock
Mar 29, 2013, 07:14 am CDT
- Priceline doesn’t have to tell customers it pockets profits, appeals court rules
Mar 27, 2013, 02:00 pm CDT
- Judge allows suit against Widener law school over job stats, cites ‘thread of plausibility’
Mar 25, 2013, 06:30 am CDT
- New government-issued debit cards impose many fees, may raise privacy issues
Mar 20, 2013, 01:41 pm CDT
- Suit blames furniture maker in child’s death
Mar 18, 2013, 06:15 am CDT
- Collecting customer ZIP codes violates state privacy law, Massachusetts high court rules
Mar 13, 2013, 06:15 am CDT
- Judge lifts gag order regulating lawyer’s Facebook posts
Mar 12, 2013, 03:37 pm CDT
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