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15 May 2009, 12:50 pm
by Jeff Sovern Recently I was asked to speak briefly at an upcoming wedding but was admonished not to mention consumer law. [read post]
14 May 2009, 4:21 pm
Jeff Sovern Jamaica, Queens, April 28, 2009 The writer is a professor at St. [read post]
13 May 2009, 2:16 pm
by Jeff Sovern The American Banker ran a piece I wrote in their Viewpoints section today titled "Borrowers Must Understand Their Obligations" (the American Banker's content is available only to subscribers but they offer a free two-week trial subscription if you want to read the piece). [read post]
7 May 2009, 3:28 pm
by Jeff Sovern Earlier this week, my co-coordinator Deepak Gupta suggested that instead of adopting a so-called compromise providing that consumers agree to arbitration unless they affirmatively opt out, Congress should provide that litigation is the default choice, and consumers should have the opportunity to opt in to arbitration after receiving notice. [read post]
5 May 2009, 10:00 am
by Deepak Gupta Jeff Sovern and Paul Bland have contributed thoughtful posts on a proposal being pitched as a "compromise" in the debate over arbitration fairness. [read post]
3 May 2009, 2:31 pm
Jeff Sovern recently had a terrific post on this blog about the opt out issue. [read post]
1 May 2009, 11:06 am
by Jeff Sovern One possible alternative to the Arbitration Fairness Act is an approach that permits consumers, when entering into contracts that contain pre-dispute arbitration clauses, to opt-out of arbitration before a dispute has arisen. [read post]
20 Apr 2009, 2:29 am
Jeff Sovern (St Johns) asks a provocative question: Do Law Students Get What They Pay for When Law Professors Blog? [read post]
19 Apr 2009, 6:05 pm
by Jeff Sovern Sometimes consumer law strikes home. [read post]
18 Apr 2009, 11:51 am
by Jeff Sovern The question assumes that law students pay for faculty blogging, in that the tuition they pay goes to law faculty salaries. [read post]
11 Apr 2009, 2:56 pm
by Jeff Sovern Consumer protection has been much in the news these days, but based on a quick look, there don't seem to be a lot of columnists who specialize in consumer protection. [read post]
8 Apr 2009, 10:24 am
by Jeff Sovern PC World reports here on a bill aimed at spam sent as text messages to cell phones. [read post]
26 Mar 2009, 1:19 pm
See Jeff Sovern, Protecting Privacy with Deceptive Trade Practices Legislation, 69 Fordham L. [read post]
25 Mar 2009, 11:26 am
by Jeff Sovern The extent of discrimination in lending has long been a hotly-debated subject. [read post]
16 Mar 2009, 9:18 am
by Jeff Sovern The unemployed who receive benefits in the form of debit cards often pay fees for the privilege, according to a CNN report. [read post]
13 Mar 2009, 5:11 pm
by Jeff Sovern We blogged here about phony consumer protection statutes, statutes that are designed to create the illusion of consumer protection, perhaps so legislators can claim to consumer-constituents that they are attending to a problem, but without the reality, maybe so legislators can satisfy business interests and obtain political contributions. [read post]
11 Mar 2009, 8:33 am
by Brian WolfmanAs Jeff Sovern reported in January, the Supreme Court has taken on an important case concerning the right of states to enforce their consumer protection and civil rights laws against national banks. [read post]
10 Mar 2009, 6:05 pm
by Jeff Sovern Last week, on March 3, the Times ran a front page article, You're Dead? [read post]
8 Mar 2009, 10:35 am
by Jeff Sovern I've been listening to the audio version of Jonah Lehrer's How We Decide, which brings neuroscience to bear on the human decision-making process, and while I'm not done with it yet, I wanted to blog about some of what I've already heard. [read post]
5 Mar 2009, 5:52 pm
by Jeff Sovern I posted yesterday the abstract of Debra Pogrund Stark's and Jessica M. [read post]
