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February 21, 2013 In Blog

Recap of yesterday’s argument in McBurney v. Young

By Leah Nicholls, Kazan-Budd Attorney Yesterday morning, I attended oral argument at the Supreme Court in McBurney v. Young. The case is about whether Virginia can permit only state citizens to access state records under Virginia’s freedom of information law. Under the law, out-of-staters are…

February 18, 2013 In Blog

What does ‘consent’ even mean anymore?

By Paul Bland, Senior Attorney So HERE is an outrage. The case — Spring Lake v. Holloway — was decided early this month by a Florida District Court of Appeal. It involves a 92-year-old woman with a fourth grade education and memory problems. When she was admitted to…

February 12, 2013 In Blog

Excellent ruling for those who care about fighting gender discrimination in the workplace

By Amy Radon, Staff Attorney Some corporations said employment class actions were going to be nearly impossible to bring after the big Wal-Mart case fell through. Not so. Not in the least. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an…

October 22, 2012 In Blog

A consumer reporter who really gets it

By Paul Bland, Senior Attorney This weekend we wrapped up our fall board meetings in Cleveland, the home city of board president Jack Landskroner. While in Cleveland, Jack and I spent some very worthwhile time talking arbitration and consumers’ rights issues with Sheryl Harris, a…

August 24, 2012 In Blog

Positive ruling late last week from New Mexico Supreme Court

By Amy Radon, Goldberg Attorney By now you’ve probably seen the decision that was handed down last week in the Felts case. The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that two Internet payday lenders can’t force our client into arbitration. Andrea Felts, a high school administrator,…