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Current Trends In Consumer Junk Debt Buyer Litigation, Peter Holland

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, And The Economic Loss Doctrine In The Payment Card Industry, David W. Opderbeck

Maryland Law Review

Data breaches are pervasive and costly. Recent civil data breach cases have centered on the consumer credit card payment chain in the retail industry. An important issue in such cases is whether the economic loss doctrine should bar negligence claims for purely pecuniary losses suffered by a non-negligent party, such as an issuing bank or a federal credit union that must incur costs to reimburse cardholders for the fraudulent use of stolen card numbers.

The economic loss doctrine should not bar these claims. Large-scale data networks, such as consumer credit card networks, often entail significant network externalities. These include externalities …

Vindicating Bankruptcy Rights, Kara J. Bruce

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

Stopping Deceptive Health Claims: The Need For A Private Right Of Action Under Federal Law, Diane Hoffmann, Jack Schwartz

Faculty Scholarship

This is the accepted version of the article. The final published version is available at

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0098858816644715

The Hidden Scam: Why Consumers Should No Longer Be Forced To Shoulder The Burden Of Liability For Mobile Cramming, Caroline E. Sweet

Journal of Business & Technology Law

No abstract provided.