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Greg Beck
Washington, DC
Appellate Lawyer at Gupta Beck PLLC
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Genesis Aftermath: Can an Email Moot a Plaintiff's Claim?
by Greg Beck As Brian Wolfman previously noted on this blog, the Supreme Court's holding in Genesis HealthCare v. Symczyk—that a defendant's settlement offer to a named plaintiff defeated certification of a collective action—was based on an highly questionable assumption:... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2013 at CL&P Blog
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More on the DC Circuit decision declaring FDA's tobacco warnings unconstitutional
Posted Aug 24, 2012 at CL&P Blog
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President Obama is right that discriminating based on joblessness makes "absolutely no sense." In fact, it's such an illogical and counterproductive thing to do that it's kind of hard to believe this could really be a widespread problem. But I guess other forms of discrimination aren't based on logic either.
Commented Sep 28, 2011 on Employment Discrimination Against the Jobless at CL&P Blog
Employment Discrimination Against the Jobless
Apparently, some employers seeking workers advertise that jobless people need not apply. President Obama's proposed jobs legislation would make it illegal for an employer with 15 or more employees not to hire someone on the ground that he or she is unemployed, and it gives the spurned job applic...
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Commented Apr 20, 2010 on The Questionable "Services" of Debt Settlement Firms at CL&P Blog
The Questionable "Services" of Debt Settlement Firms
by Greg Beck David Giacalone has an eye-opening post on debt solutions services, which, for a fee, offer to negotiate with creditors to reduce a consumer's debt. One such service is NetDebt, a for-profit company that promises to reduce consumers' debt by ("in some cases") as much as 50%. In re...
Ill be out of the office until Tuesday, April 20. If you need immediate
assistance, please call 202-588-1000.
Commented Apr 19, 2010 on Companies Claim Right to Interfere with eBay Auctions for Charging Too Little at CL&P Blog
Companies Claim Right to Interfere with eBay Auctions for Charging Too Little
by Greg Beck I predicted here that companies would soon rely on the Supreme Court’s decision in Leegin Creative Leather Products v. PSKS to justify interfering with competition from less expensive products sold online. It did not take long for that prediction to come true. Although interferenc...
NY's lawyer advertising rules are unconstitutional
Posted Mar 12, 2010 at CL&P Blog
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Jim, nobody is arguing that extortion is protected by the First Amendment. The complaint discussed in this post was filed long after Justin Leonard sold his site, and the activities alleged have nothing to do with him.
Commented Dec 28, 2009 on InfomercialScams.com is no more — a sad end for a useful consumer web site at CL&P Blog
InfomercialScams.com is no more — a sad end for a useful consumer web site
I have been receiving inquiries about the apparent disappearance of two consumer commentary web sites operated by Justin Leonard, whose rights I (and other colleagues at Public Citizen) have defended in the past — www.infomercialscams.com and www.infomercialratings.com. Said one such corresponde...
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