Practice Area ; Consumers' Rights
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Full Senate to Vote on CFPB Director Nominee This Week
Kraninger remains wildly unqualified; Public Justice urges Senators oppose her nomination Kathy Kraninger’s nomination to be permanent director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is due for a vote next week, and Public Justice remains firmly opposed. Kraninger is not only unqualified for the job,…
Appeals Court Rejects Container Store’s Hide-the-Contract Tricks
Blind shoppers, like their sighted counterparts, deserve contract terms they can read and that are more than mere illusions.
Eye Drop Consumers Have Standing but No Case, First Circuit Rules
The National Law JournalPublic Justice Statement on CFPB Director Nominee Kathy Kraninger’s Confirmation Hearing
Going into this morning’s hearing on her nomination to be the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s permanent Director, Public Justice was skeptical of whether Mick Mulvaney protege Kathy Kraninger is experienced enough for the role, or has a true dedication to the consumer watchdog’s mission. Of…
T.H. v. Novartis
Ninety percent of the prescription drugs consumed in the United States are generic forms of brand-name drugs. But under U.S. Supreme Court case law, generic drug companies can’t be sued for failing to warn consumers of the dangers of their drug, no matter how inadequate…
Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms
In this consumer class action, the plaintiffs alleged that Herb Thyme Farms, Inc. deliberately mixed organic herbs with non-organic herbs and sold them to the public as “100% organic.” Herb Thyme argued that the consumers’ state law claims were preempted by federal law governing certification…