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Full-Text Articles in Consumer Protection Law
Data In Distress: Effectuating State Data Privacy Laws During Bankruptcy, Cameron Love
Data In Distress: Effectuating State Data Privacy Laws During Bankruptcy, Cameron Love
Emory Law Journal
In 2000, an online toy retailer, Toysmart.com, attempted to liquidate consumer data to pay creditors in its bankruptcy case. The attempted sale drew objections from the Federal Trade Commission and forty-seven state attorneys general. Five years later, Congress attempted to resolve privacy concerns in bankruptcy, amending the Bankruptcy Code to provide clear procedures for the liquidation of “personally identifiable information.” Recently, scholars have criticized these amendments, characterizing them as “limited,” “outdated,” and “privacy theater.” This Comment adds to these criticisms, arguing the amendments’ failure to mandate consideration of relevant nonbankruptcy law puts these permissive sales procedures on a collision course …
“Green” Is The New Black: Enforcing Consumer Protection Laws Against Greenwashing In The Fashion Industry, Emma Sammons
“Green” Is The New Black: Enforcing Consumer Protection Laws Against Greenwashing In The Fashion Industry, Emma Sammons
Emory International Law Review
As climate change continues to relentlessly change landscapes, threaten harvests, and increase the frequency of natural disasters, legislators and regulators globally must expand upon their efforts to protect the environment and citizens from the harmful practices of corporations, some of the greatest contributors to climate change. One of the greatest perpetrators of harm to the environment is the fashion industry. The harm is further compounded by the rise of fast fashion companies. These companies utilize methods of rapid production and encourage overconsumption, resulting in a rampant storefront to landfill cycle. However, legal activists, politicians, the public, and some industry leaders …
Assessing Design Defectiveness In The Digital Age, Elizabeth Petras
Assessing Design Defectiveness In The Digital Age, Elizabeth Petras
Emory Law Journal
Modern technology is advancing at an unprecedented rate, and further advancements show no signs of slowing down. As technology rapidly evolves, so does the complexity of product designs. However, as these advancements occur, the tests employed by courts to determine whether a product design is defective remain largely unchanged. There are two main tests used by jurisdictions to determine whether a design is defective. The first is the consumer expectations test, which provides that when a product used in a reasonably foreseeable manner is more dangerous than an ordinary consumer would expect it to be, it is defective. The second …
Corporate Retreat In Asia: A New Era Of U.S. Law Firm Globalizations, Jocelyn Zhao
Corporate Retreat In Asia: A New Era Of U.S. Law Firm Globalizations, Jocelyn Zhao
Emory Corporate Governance and Accountability Review Perspectives
No abstract provided.
When Eating The Rich Has Consequences: The Potential Long-Term Effects Of The Inflation Reduction Act’S Drug Price Negotiation Program, Allison Hickman
When Eating The Rich Has Consequences: The Potential Long-Term Effects Of The Inflation Reduction Act’S Drug Price Negotiation Program, Allison Hickman
Emory Corporate Governance and Accountability Review Perspectives
No abstract provided.
Consumer Justice: Do Europeans Know Something We Do Not?, Magdalena Tulibacka
Consumer Justice: Do Europeans Know Something We Do Not?, Magdalena Tulibacka
Emory International Law Review
No abstract provided.