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Class action versus arbitration? CFPB comes through big time

Source: Rule on Arbitration Would Restore Right to Sue Banks – The New York Times The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing a rule that would limit clauses forcing customers to agree to arbitration instead of pursuing class-action suits. When … Continue reading

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Do you use PayPal? Pay attention to this lawsuit news

Uh-oh to all you folks who blithely use PayPal. (On the other hand, I use my credit card and today, ordering something on line for the first time from Target–you mustn’t ask what because I’m in a stew that I … Continue reading

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“Amazon Sues Over ‘Inauthentic’ Reviews”

A bewildering piece of news from Publisher’s Lunch. Bewildering, because I do not understand Amazon as anything other than the monster that swallowed half of the U.S. I.e., I am not a fan. I never order books from it, never … Continue reading

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