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27 Aug 2018, 4:35 am
Class action lawsuits our law firm has been involved in or spear-headed have led to substantial awards totaling over a million dollars to organizations including the National Association of Consumer Advocates, the National Consumer Law Center, and local law school consumer programs. [read post]
9 Jul 2010, 9:56 am
Our thanks goes out to the firm of Lewis and Tompkins for putting this blog post together for all consumers to read… ___________________________________________ Tort Reform Advocates Have Litigious Pasts The Center for Justice and Democracy has an interesting list of some influential tort reform advocates who have no problem with filing lawsuits themselves, but view the practice as dangerous to business, capitalism and democracy when someone else attempts the… [read post]
29 Jul 2011, 2:35 pm
Source: Sacramento Bee, "Safety Advocates Praise Senate Introduction of Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Legislation," 29 July 2011. [read post]
23 Apr 2007, 5:11 pm
Here's another brief in the case - - this one filed by the National Consumer Law Center and the National Association of Consumer Advocates. [read post]
9 Nov 2013, 5:25 am
Vickie Twogood, CPM, has been with the Office of the Consumer Advocate for years and worked along our own Sean Shaw. [read post]
29 May 2008, 9:45 pm
The National Association of Consumer Advocates provides the following advice about Debt Collector Abuse: Debt Collection Abuse (FDCPA) In spite of federal and state legislation, debt collectors continue to abuse consumers in order to unfairly pressure them into paying debts. [read post]
30 Nov 2010, 3:38 pm
Food safety advocates mark a major milestone today, after the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) passed by a vote of 73 to 25 in the United States Senate. [read post]
13 Jul 2018, 10:00 am
David Stearnett, who is the Flood Insurance Advocate for the National Flood Insurance Program, and Sha Ron James, Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate, should be congratulated for hosting a free webinar on July 25: Guiding and Educating Insurance Professionals and Consumers about Flood Insurance Needs During a Catastrophe. [read post]
9 Oct 2014, 7:33 am
Although Personal Injury Lawsuits Settled, Consumer Advocates Insist Chantix Warning Labels Need Updating Although the pharmaceutical company settled numerous personal injury lawsuits last year involving psychiatric problems linked to the drug, public safety advocates have requested that the federal government strengthen Chantix warning label, Pfizer’s antismoking drug. [read post]
25 Apr 2025, 11:16 am
“In fiscal year 2023, contractors consumed $759 billion in federal spending,” the Make It Safe Coalition letter states. [read post]
22 Sep 2010, 9:14 pm
– A church van that blew a tire and rolled over on the New York state Thruway, killing six people, is a type that some consumer groups have been calling unsafe for nearly a decade. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 4:12 pm
The business groups also urged the Bureau to use the power given to it by Dodd-Frank to exempt businesses with a de minimis involvement in consumer financial products or services. [read post]
18 Feb 2011, 7:00 am
Federal law requires that employers get the permission of prospective employees before seeking credit information but consumer advocates say few job seekers feel comfortable saying no to the request. [read post]
23 Jun 2017, 6:19 am
The FTC expects the workshop to draw participants from a wide range of spheres, including all service branches, military consumer advocates, consumer groups, legal services providers and clinics serving the military, and representatives from government and industry. [read post]
30 Apr 2007, 6:00 am
Both support the consumers' position: Amici Curiae Brief of the National Consumer Law Center and National Association Of Consumer Advocates (submitted 04/23/07) (via Consumer Law & Policy Blog) Amici Curiae Brief of Public Citizen, Inc., and The Center for Auto Safety (submitted 04/24/07) More of the briefs are collected at this post. [read post]
27 Aug 2012, 2:59 am
Consumers should know this meat requires a higher cooking temp, group says A group of food safety advocates is calling on the Obama Administration to make good on its proposal to require labeling for mechanically tenderized meat.In a letter to the U.S. [read post]
12 Nov 2012, 9:14 am
This is one reason why consumer protection advocates are pushing for greater protections for prepaid card consumers. [read post]
30 May 2012, 8:07 pm
Banks argue for legislative changes to limit strike suits (there are House and Senate bills proposing eliminating the physical ATM fee disclosure requirement, again, unclear if that would affect UDAP suits); consumer advocates push back against overcharges. [read post]
2 Jan 2008, 1:39 pm
(Most reports do not say how she learned this, but it was not too hard to discover that she is a fairly well-known consumer advocate who, for example, is currently the chair of an AARP consumer task force. [read post]
26 Jun 2008, 5:40 pm
CDT has joined prominent health care providers, Internet companies, insurers, and other consumer advocates in endorsing a set of practices for new Internet services that allow individuals to access and maintain their personal health information. [read post]
