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Register Now: Teaching Consumer Law in the New Normal- Keynote speaker, Richard Cordray
Presented by the Center for Consumer Law, University of Houston, and the Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice, UC Berkeley Live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. May 20-21, 2022. Conference for Clinical Faculty, May 19th.* It may seem like... Continue reading
Posted Mar 16, 2022 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Teaching Consumer Law Conference
SAVE THE DATE! Teaching Consumer Law Conference With a Full Day Devoted to Clinical Education May 19, 20 & 21, 2022 Santa Fe, New Mexico Presented by the Center for Consumer Law, University of Houston, and the Center for Consumer... Continue reading
Posted Jul 20, 2021 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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I would argue that an employer not requiring an employee to wear a mask is gross negligence and generally cannot be waived.
Commented Jun 26, 2020 on How can businesses demand laws preventing liability for negligently infecting consumers with COVID when so many carelessly don't require employees to wear masks? at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
How can businesses demand laws preventing liability for negligently infecting consumers with COVID when so many carelessly don't require employees to wear masks?
by Jeff Sovern Businesses are lobbying to overturn laws that impose liability for negligently infecting customers with the coronavirus, claiming that they fear frivolous law suits and that they will observe heath guidelines to prevent the spread of the virus. But in fact, plenty of businesses ar...
Teaching Consumer Law Conference
Posted Jun 10, 2020 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Teaching Consumer Law Rescheduled
It is with deep regret and disappointment we must inform you that due to events beyond our control, the May 29-30, 2020 Teaching Consumer Law Conference has been cancelled. It has been rescheduled for May 21-22, 2021. We strongly believe... Continue reading
Posted Feb 6, 2020 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Teaching Consumer Law Conference
Save the Date Call for Papers and Speakers Teaching Consumer Law Conference – Santa Fe, New Mexico, 29 & 30 May 2020 Teaching Consumer Law: Back to Basics? The Center for Consumer Law at the University of Houston Law Center,... Continue reading
Posted Oct 21, 2019 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Teaching Consumer Law Conference is Next Month
Register Now for the tenth biennial Teaching Consumer Law Conference "Teaching Consumer Law--Where We've Been--Where We're Going." It will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 18-19th. The Conference is designed for those teaching consumer law, those interested in... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2018 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Register Now for the Tenth Teaching Consumer Law Conference
"Teaching Consumer Law--Where We've Been--Where We're Going" will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 18-19th. The Conference is designed for those teaching consumer law, those interested in teaching consumer law full-time or as an adjunct, and anyone interested... Continue reading
Posted Mar 5, 2018 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Teaching Consumer Law Conference
Posted Feb 6, 2018 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Teaching Consumer Law Conference 2018
Teaching Consumer Law Conference – Santa Fe, New Mexico, 18 & 19 May 2018 The Center for Consumer Law at the University of Houston Law Center, in cooperation with the University of New Mexico School of Law, is organizing its... Continue reading
Posted Oct 27, 2017 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Signing up for Equifax May Cost You Your Legal Rights.
Worried you may be affected by Equifax's massive data breach? The credit bureau has set up a site, equifaxsecurity2017.com, that allows you to check whether your personal information was exposed and sign up for credit monitoring. But regulators and lawyers... Continue reading
Posted Sep 8, 2017 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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SCOTUS to Decide if NLRB Class Action Waiver Ban is Enforceable.
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear three cases related to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision in D.R. Horton in which the NLRB held that companies that require employees to sign class action waivers violate their rights to... Continue reading
Posted Jan 17, 2017 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Ninth Circuit considers when debt collector enforcing a security interest is subject to FDCPA.
In Mashiri v. Epstein Grinnell & Howell, the Ninth Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal for failure to state a cause of action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). On appeal, Defendants argued for the first time they... Continue reading
Posted Jan 16, 2017 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Three Year Rule for 1099-C Changed.
The IRS has finalized a proposed rule issued in 2014 removing the three-year nonpayment testing period from the list of “events” for determining when debt had been discharged for purposes of issuing a Form 1099-C, Cancellation of Debt, to taxpayers.... Continue reading
Posted Nov 15, 2016 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Uniform Wage Garnishment Law Proposed
The Uniform Law Commission has proposed its "Wage Garnishment Act." The Commission notes: Currently, every state has a different wage garnishment law and process. This means that employers who do business across multiple states must know and abide by a... Continue reading
Posted Nov 9, 2016 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Change in the Law Justifies a Change in the Analysis of Arbitration Waiver.
The Third Circuit recently held that title insurers did not waive their ability to compel individual arbitration when attempting to do so earlier would have been futile under then-existing law. In Chassen, et al. v. Fidelity National Financial, Inc., et... Continue reading
Posted Oct 5, 2016 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Nursing Home Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements to be Prohibited.
The Department of Health and Human Services final rule overhauling skilled nursing facility prohibits all arbitration agreements at the time of admission. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, such pre-dispute agreements are "fundamentally unfair" because "it is... Continue reading
Posted Oct 3, 2016 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Bill Introduced to Stop Pre-dispute Arbitration for Consumers and Small Businesses
The Restoring Statutory Rights Act of 2016, sponsored by Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, was sent to congressional committee on February 4, 2016 for consideration. The proposed legislation declares that the FAA “did not, and should not have been interpreted to,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2016 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Law Schools Need Adjuncts to Teach Consumer Law
In a recent post, Jeff Sovern noted that, “About two-thirds of US law schools offer neither a doctrinal course nor a clinic on consumer law, despite the significance of the subject.” In many cases, this is because there are fewer... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2016 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Are you Teaching or Interested in Teaching Consumer Law?
On May 20-21, the Center for Consumer Law at the University of Houston Law Center will present its bi-annual conference for consumer law professors, adjunct professors, and those interested in teaching consumer law. The conference is especially valuable to anyone... Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2016 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Unequal Justice Under The Law.
Gary Neustadter, of Santa Clara University School of Law, recently published an interesting empirical look at how similar legal proceedings are dealt with at the trial court level. “Randomly Distributed Trial Court Justice: A Case Study and Siren from the... Continue reading
Posted Feb 11, 2016 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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The 2-Year Law Education Fails to Take Off
As law school enrollment and job placement decreased, law schools considered many options to improve either or both. One proposal was a “two-year” law school, endorsed by President Obama. It was viewed as a quicker and cheaper alternative, and several... Continue reading
Posted Dec 26, 2015 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Sued Over Old Debt, and Blocked From Suing Back
.....is the title of a New York Times article discussing how debt collectors use the courts to sue, but bar a subsequent suit by the debtor (or alleged debtor) based on an arbitration clause in the debtor’s original contract with... Continue reading
Posted Dec 22, 2015 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Judge Upholds Cancellation of Washington Redskins Trademarks
A federal district judge in Virginia on Wednesday rejected the Washington Redskins’ challenge to the cancellation of the football team’s trademarks as disparaging to Native Americans. Judge Gerald Bruce Lee upheld a previous finding by a patent and trademark administrative... Continue reading
Posted Jul 9, 2015 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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Arbitration and Privatizing Law
I have longed argued that the problem with forced arbitration goes beyond whether it is “fair,” whether the consumer understands it, or whether it is cost efficient, here, here, and here. The real problem with forced arbitration is the affect... Continue reading
Posted Dec 9, 2014 at Consumer Law & Policy Blog
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