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January 3, 2017 In Blog Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration

Opt Out of Capital Bikeshare’s Forced Arbitration Clause

Image via Zach Copley on Flickr By Dani Zylberberg Thornton Fellow In its most recent update to its “User Agreement,” Capital Bikeshare—the hugely popular bike program in the Washington, D.C. area—has slipped in a forced arbitration clause and class action ban that significantly affects the…

December 12, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Seeks to Limit Court Secrecy

The federal government says that court secrecy is preventing it from protecting consumers. To stop that, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued guidance that urges all judges, plaintiffs, defendants, and lawyers, as well as parties wishing to submit amicus briefs, to ensure that every protective and secrecy order and agreement “specifically allows for disclosure” to the “CPSC and other government public health and safety agencies.”

December 7, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration

If Uber Wants to Take Away Its Customers’ Rights, It Should Tell Them

By Paul Bland Executive Director It’s bad enough that a ton of corporations require their customers and employees to submit all their legal claims to private arbitration, a secretive system that is rigged against the individual. But to compound the unfairness, a growing number of…

November 21, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration

Appellate Court Confirms: You Can’t Send Disputes Against a Predatory Lender to an Arbitrator Who Doesn’t Exist

By Leah Nicholls Staff Attorney Today, in Parnell v. CashCall, Inc., the Eleventh Circuit federal court of appeals affirmed what should be obvious: An arbitration agreement that purports to require that the arbitration be conducted by an arbitrator who does not exist can’t be enforced,…

November 15, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights, Court Secrecy

Unsealed Remington Documents Posted by Public Justice Show Defective Triggers in Millions of Rifles Could Fire on Their Own

Public Justice has made over 133,000 previously-sealed Remington documents available to the public on a new website, www.remingtondocuments.com. The documents show the company knew for decades the trigger in the Remington Model 700—the most popular bolt-action rifle in America—and a dozen other Remington models could fire when no one pulled it.

November 3, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights

Public Justice Fights Big Banks’ Efforts to Kick Plaintiffs Out of Court

Image via Ning Ham on Flickr By Jennifer Bennett Attorney Last week, we filed an amicus brief in Visa v. Osborn, an important antitrust case pending before the Supreme Court. The story of the case—as alleged in the plaintiffs’ complaints—goes something like this: Long ago…

October 21, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration

How One Consumer Beat Back the Zombie Debt Horde

Image by Adam Fuller via Flickr By Karla Gilbride Staff Attorney Last year, I blogged about how the zombie debt industry preys on consumers by buying up old debts from hospitals and credit card companies for pennies on the dollar, with very little information about whether those…

October 13, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights

FTC Wins Record Judgment Against Payday Lender Notorious For Hiding Behind Tribal Immunity

By Kyra Taylor Fellow On September 30, a federal court in Nevada ordered payday lending mogul Scott Tucker and his affiliated companies to pay $1.3 Billion to the FTC for deceiving consumers about the costs associated with their loans and unlawfully charging them enormous hidden…

October 12, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights

Public Justice Fights for Prescription Drug Victims in California Supreme Court

Generic drugs, anyone? If you care about access to justice, you might want to just say no. In a suit we’ve filed on behalf of twin boys, the California Supreme Court case will determine whether victims of inadequately labeled generic drugs can seek compensation for their injuries from brand-name drug manufacturers. The stakes couldn’t be higher: over 80 percent of all drugs consumed in this country are generic.

October 3, 2016 In Blog Consumers' Rights, Forced Arbitration, Workers' Rights

Hillary Clinton Calls for an End to Forced Arbitration Clauses

In a speech in Toledo, Ohio, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called for an end to forced arbitration clauses that are increasingly used by corporations to keep consumers, and workers, out of court.

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