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21 Apr 2024, 9:00 pm
This Essay advocates for a “legal construction of technology” approach to AI speech, challenging the notion that technology disrupts law and emphasizing how law shapes technology based on societal value. [read post]
19 Jul 2017, 12:33 am by Ed Maginnis
Our lawyers are experienced consumer protection advocates assisting clients with unfair debt collection claims. [read post]
1 May 2007, 8:20 am
The Internet search company hopes to eventually persuade federal agencies to employ the same tools -- an effort that excites advocates of open government but worries some consumer privacy experts.Read the article: USA Today [read post]
7 Mar 2019, 6:53 am by Barbara S. Mishkin
 In this week’s podcast, we review what the CFPB has proposed, assess the criticism advanced by state attorneys general and consumer advocates, and discuss the CFPB’s likely next steps and how the proposals’ critics are apt to respond. [read post]
20 Oct 2017, 3:29 pm by Nick Stern
Maryland’s banking industry continues to seek reforms to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act put in place after the Great Recession to right a troubled financial sector. [read post]
12 Aug 2015, 8:25 am by Bloomberg
State court Judge Thomas Ross in Centreville, Maryland, on Wednesday rebuffed bids by consumer advocates and state Attorney ... [read post]
21 Dec 2011, 2:11 pm by Moderator
As the real estate crisis continues to linger, many consumer advocates have been vocal in supporting proposed legislation that would extend bankruptcy’s mortgage modification power to [...] [read post]
26 Oct 2017, 6:10 am by Carolyn Elefant
For example, Uber has used online petitioners to demonstrate consumer and voter support for its services in cities where it has… [read post]
16 Mar 2008, 7:45 pm
Investor advocates are wary of a regulatory proposal that could decrease the number of times companies restate their financial results.Barbara Roper, director of investor protection for the Consumer Federation of America, contends that the suggested changes to the Securities and Exchange Commission's nearly 10-year-old materiality guidance — which companies rely on to calculate an error's effect on financial statements — will likely reduce transparency and… [read post]
2 Aug 2017, 5:30 am by Mark R. Vowell and Kaitlin Bryan
Looking forward, retail landlords are likely to continue experimenting with new strategies to drive up consumer traffic. [read post]
23 Jul 2014, 10:01 pm by Lydia Zuraw
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said in April that it plans to permit a new weed killer called Enlist Duo onto the market, consumer advocates are attempting to dissuade the agency from doing so before a final decision is made. [read post]
5 Aug 2016, 9:06 am by Lebowitz & Mzhen
Arbitration clauses have become more and more common in many types of contracts between consumers and businesses over the last 50 years, However, the dramatic increase in the use of arbitration clauses in medical care agreements should be of special concern to consumers and their advocates. [read post]
5 Aug 2016, 9:06 am by Lebowitz & Mzhen
Arbitration clauses have become more and more common in many types of contracts between consumers and businesses over the last 50 years, However, the dramatic increase in the use of arbitration clauses in medical care agreements should be of special concern to consumers and their advocates. [read post]
1 Aug 2011, 3:05 am by Robert Kraft
Here are excerpts: As the top consumer advocate for thousands of elderly Minnesotans, Deb Holtz hears daily from nursing home residents who have been wronged in some way. [read post]
8 Jan 2021, 8:51 am by Patrick A. Malone
Consumer advocates say the coronavirus pandemic has curtailed driving and claims for wrecks enough still that auto insurers — who are raking in big profits — need in the new year to fork over more refunds or premium reductions, the New York Times reported. [read post]
1 Aug 2019, 10:07 am by Stefanie Jackman
The Bureau states in the notice that it received two written requests from consumer advocates and an industry trade group asking for either a 60- or 90-day extension of the comment period. [read post]
12 Nov 2009, 4:18 pm by Walton Law Firm
But if consumer advocates sit on the sidelines, hoping to benefit from the work of others, CAOC is stretched thin, and we are all at risk as a result. [read post]
12 Aug 2011, 1:04 pm by Shari Shapiro
  Second, as utilities are directly connected to the energy consumer, utilities are often n the best place to advocate for energy efficiency and deliver energy efficiency programs. [read post]
30 Aug 2017, 2:40 pm by aling
” Companies in the mobile ecosystem ”should do much more to make it harder to consume while driving. [read post]