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Articles 1 - 8 of 8
Full-Text Articles in Consumer Protection Law
Letter To The Hon. Sen. Orrt (Nys Senate) Regarding Litigation Finance (Lawsuit Lending) (2018), Maya Steinitz
Letter To The Hon. Sen. Orrt (Nys Senate) Regarding Litigation Finance (Lawsuit Lending) (2018), Maya Steinitz
Faculty Scholarship
Following testimony to the New York State Senate's Standing Committee on Consumer Protection (available on SSRN and YouTube), Professor Steinitz was asked to elaborate on her recommendation for a statutory minimum recovery requirement to protect consumers of litigation financing. Enclosed is her response to this inquiry.
Debt-Buyer Lawsuits And Inaccurate Data, Peter A. Holland
Debt-Buyer Lawsuits And Inaccurate Data, Peter A. Holland
Faculty Scholarship
Pursuant to secret purchase and sale agreements (also known as forward flow agreements), the accounts that banks sell to debt buyers are often sold “as is,” with explicit and emphatic disclaimers that the debts may not be owed, the amounts claimed may not be accurate, and documentation may be missing. Despite their full knowledge that the accuracy and completeness of the data has been specifically disclaimed by the bank, when they sue consumers, debt buyers tell courts that the information obtained from the bank is inherently reliable and accurate. In order to avoid a fraud on the courts, the contents …
Resolving The Dilemma Of Non-Justiciable Causation In Failure To Warn Litigation, Aaron D. Twerski, Neil B. Cohen
Resolving The Dilemma Of Non-Justiciable Causation In Failure To Warn Litigation, Aaron D. Twerski, Neil B. Cohen
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No abstract provided.
Balancing Of Markets, Litigation And Regulation, Keith N. Hylton, Larry E. Ribstein, Paul H. Rubin, Todd J. Zywicki
Balancing Of Markets, Litigation And Regulation, Keith N. Hylton, Larry E. Ribstein, Paul H. Rubin, Todd J. Zywicki
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In addition to judicial education programs that the Law and Economics Center conducts, we also have a division that focuses on public policy research, known as the Searle Civil Justice Institute. In November, we held a public policy roundtable where we commissioned a variety of research and brought together a group of experts, both academic and practitioner experts, to discuss the issue of balancing the appropriate roles of markets, litigation, and regulation. And the notion there is that each one - markets, litigation, and regulation - can and probably should play a role in addressing various consumer harms.
Liability For Direct Advertising Of Drugs To Consumers: An Idea Whose Time Has Not Come, Aaron Twerski
Liability For Direct Advertising Of Drugs To Consumers: An Idea Whose Time Has Not Come, Aaron Twerski
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No abstract provided.
In Defense Of Process, Aaron Twerski, Alvin S. Weinstein, William A. Donaher, Henry R. Piehler
In Defense Of Process, Aaron Twerski, Alvin S. Weinstein, William A. Donaher, Henry R. Piehler
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No abstract provided.
The Use And Abuse Of Warnings In Products Liability -- Design Defect Litigation Comes Of Age, Aaron Twerski, A. S. Weinstein, W. A. Donaher, H. R. Piehler
The Use And Abuse Of Warnings In Products Liability -- Design Defect Litigation Comes Of Age, Aaron Twerski, A. S. Weinstein, W. A. Donaher, H. R. Piehler
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No abstract provided.
Product Liability: A Study Of The Interaction Of Law And Technology, Aaron Twerski, Alvin S. Weinstein, Henry R. Piehler, William A. Donaher
Product Liability: A Study Of The Interaction Of Law And Technology, Aaron Twerski, Alvin S. Weinstein, Henry R. Piehler, William A. Donaher
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.