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September 19, 2018 In Blog Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration

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.

July 19, 2018 In Updates Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration

Public 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…

May 17, 2018 In Blog Class Action Preservation, Consumers' Rights

Of Big Fish and Small Pools: Corporations Try to Avoid Accountability by Raising Burden of Proof on Consumers

Unhappy with the power of the class-action device, corporate America is doing everything it can to take that power away from consumers. But Public Justice is committed to protecting consumer rights. The class-action device is the single most important tool for consumers to make sure that companies don’t lie, cheat, or steal.

April 20, 2018 In Updates Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration

Public Justice Statement on $1 Billion Fine Assessed to Wells Fargo

Today, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that Wells Fargo has been fined a total of $1 billion for its schemes forcing customers into car insurance and charging borrowers unfair mortgage fees. The press release from…

April 18, 2018 In Blog Consumers' Rights

A Potential Game-Changer for Victims of False Credit Reports

By Lucas Rhoads, Ferraro Fellow, and Leslie Brueckner, Senior Attorney Got bad credit based on crimes you didn’t commit? If you do, you’re not alone. But a new lawsuit just joined by Public Justice may finally give consumers the power to hold credit reporting agencies…

April 12, 2018 In Blog Consumers' Rights

A Special Message from Monopoly Man!

Trump appointee Mick Mulvaney famously slandered the CFPB as a ‘sick, sad’ joke – but today, the joke is on him. That’s right: I’ll be on Capitol Hill today to welcome Mulvaney to his first-ever Senate hearing as Acting Director of the CFPB!

March 12, 2018 In Blog Class Action Preservation, Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration

Lawmakers Warn SEC: Don’t Encourage Securities Fraud

Recently, some Trump Administration officials have begun to signal that they favor eliminating securities fraud class actions, and even support urging corporations to add fine print language to various documents that would bar investors from going to court if they are illegally cheated (forcing them, instead, into a private arbitration system), and using that same fine print tactic to ban class actions.

March 1, 2018 In Blog Consumers' Rights

Their Call Cannot be Completed as Dialed: 9th Circuit Cracks Down on Robocalls

Image via Phillipe Put on Flickr By Jennifer Bennett Staff Attorney The Ninth Circuit just made life much harder for debt collectors who break the law, and for all corporations that think they can get away with breaking the law as long as they stop once…

February 5, 2018 In Blog Consumers' Rights

Mick Mulvaney is Turning the CFPB Into the “Corporate Fraud Protection Bureau”

In September, Equifax – one of the three credit reporting giants with unparalleled access to the personal information of Americans, including social security numbers – revealed that it had been hacked and that the personal data of 143 million Americans had been stolen. In the…

January 2, 2018 In Blog Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration

“Tribal Immunity” May No Longer Be a Get-Out-of-Jail Free Card for Payday Lenders

Public Justice is pleased to announce the publication of a comprehensive, first-of-its kind report that explores both the public face of tribal lending and the behind-the-scenes arrangements. It’s our hope that this report will be a helpful tool for lawmakers, policymakers, consumer advocates, journalists, researchers, and state, federal, and tribal officials interested in finding solutions to the economic injustices that result from predatory lending.

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