Check-cashing firm’s arbitration clause enforceable 
Published: May 22, 2013
Tags: arbitration, consumer protection, payday loan, predatory lending
A check-cashing business could enforce an updated version of an arbitration clause included in its delayed-deposit customer agreements, the Mississippi Court of Appeals has ruled.
FTC briefs Senate committee on credit reporting accuracy
Published: May 22, 2013
Tags: Congress, consumer protection, Fair Credit Reporting Act, FCRA, Federal Trade Commission, FTC
Errors in credit reports can cause businesses to deny credit to potentially valuable customers, a director of the Federal Trade Commission warned a U.S. Senate subcommittee earlier this month.
Court takes up peeved airline flyer’s preemption case
Published: May 22, 2013
Tags: Airline Deregulation Act, consumer protection, implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, preemption, U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – A long running battle between a Minnesota frequent flyer and an airline carrier has landed before the U.S. Supreme Court, giving the justices yet another chance to weigh in on whether a federal law preempts a state law-based lawsuit.
Court nixes $1.5M fee award in coupon-based class settlement
Published: May 17, 2013
Tags: attorney fees, class action fairness act, consumer protection
A $1.5 million award of attorney fees in a coupon-based settlement of a consumer class action violated the Class Action Fairness Act, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing judgment.
Lawmakers renew bid to ban mandatory arbitration
Published: May 10, 2013
Tags: arbitration, Arbitration Fairness Act, consumer protection
Senator Al Franken, D-Minn., has reintroduced a bill that would prohibit the enforcement of mandatory arbitration clauses against employees and consumers.
Land Sales Act disclosures required for condo deal
Published: May 9, 2013
Tags: condominiums, consumer protection, Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act
A single-floor condominium unit in a multistory building was a “lot” subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming judgment.
$45M settlement overturned in FCRA class action
Published: April 25, 2013
Tags: class actions, consumer protection, Fair Credit Reporting Act, FCRA
Class representatives and class counsel failed to adequately represent absent class members in reaching a $45 million settlement of claims against the three major credit reporting agencies, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing judgment.
KeyBank could enforce arbitration clause
Published: April 16, 2013
Tags: arbitration, consumer protection, student loans
KeyBank could enforce an arbitration clause in its student loan agreements when sued for violating California consumer protection law, the en banc 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Economic loss rule doesn’t bar consumer fraud claim
Published: April 5, 2013
Tags: consumer fraud, consumer protection, economic loss doctrine
The economic loss rule does not bar a consumer fraud claim against an automobile dealership that allegedly failed to make ordered repairs to a vehicle, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Home inspector could limit liability
Published: April 3, 2013
Tags: consumer protection, contracts, limitation of liability
A home inspector could enforce a limitation of liability clause in his service agreement, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
