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Elizabeth Warren Appointed to Special Advisory Role for New CFPB
In a previous post we discussed the probability that Elizabeth Warren would be chosen to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). On Friday, September 17, 2010, President Obama named Harvard Law Professor…
The Second Circuit Continues Judicial Trend Towards Limiting Arbitrations
Recent posts on this blog have discussed questions as to the continued viability of arbitration clauses that require consumer agreements to contain an arbitration clause and a waiver of the customer’s right to bring a…
FCRA Claims Against Major Credit Reporting Agency Survive Statute of Limitations Challenge
In Andrews v. Equifax Information Services LLC, No.: C-08-0817, 2010 U.S. Dist. Lexis 38020 (W.D. Wash. Mar. 30, 2010), plaintiff filed suit against Equifax after it allegedly “mixed up” her information with that of…
Financial Reform Debate Far From Over
President Obama will soon sign the final Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which the Senate passed last week. However, in many ways, the battle over financial reform has just begun . While the law makes…
Consumers Seek to Block Continental-United Merger
On June 29, a group of 49 individual airline ticket purchasers filed suit to enjoin the proposed merger between Continental Airlines, Inc. and United Air Lines Inc ., alleging that the deal would harm competition in…