Consumer Protection Law Commons^™

Rich Dad Vs. Poor Dad: Why Leaving Financial Education To Parents Breeds Financial Inequality & Economic Instability, Afton Cavanaugh

Children's Legal Rights Journal

No abstract provided.

Dollars And Horse Sense: Why Prudent Buyers And Sellers Should Account For Article 2 Of The Uniform Commercial Code In Their Equine Sales Contracts, Veronica J. Finkelstein

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Ambiguity: Does Illinois Law Permit Insurers To Submit Extrinsic Evidence To Resolve Insurance Policy Ambiguities? , Stanley C. Nardoni

Loyola Consumer Law Review

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Dirty Remics, Revisited, David J. Reiss, Bradley T. Borden

Faculty Scholarship

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My Iphone Is My Castle: One Aspect Of Protecting Privacy In A Digital Age, 30 J. Marshall J. Info. Tech. & Privacy L. 1 (2013), Joan Catherine Bohl

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

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How Far Can The Government’S Hand Reach Inside Your Personal Inbox?: Problems With The Sca, 30 J. Marshall J. Info. Tech. & Privacy L.75 (2013), Dana T. Benedetti

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

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Sometimes I Feel Like Somebody’S Watching Me . . . Read?: A Comment On The Need For Heightened Privacy Rights For Consumers Of Ebooks, 30 J. Marshall J. Info. Tech. & Privacy L. 281 (2013), Meredith Mays Espino

UIC John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law

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Misguided Regulation Of Interchange Fees: The Consumer Impact Of The Durbin Amendment, Patrick C. Mcginnis

Loyola Consumer Law Review

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Checking Out Of The Exception To 3-104: Why Parties Should Be Able To Negotiate Whether Checks Should Be Payable On Demand, 3 Colum. J. Race & L. 73 (2013), Linda R. Crane

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

Many aspects of American society, including its legal system, operate to the disadvantage of minorities. Obvious examples include inequities in our criminal/justice system and in school funding. Much has been written on those and other topics. This article focuses on another example, specifically on how a sweeping change to an obscure banking rule regulating the check collection process has negatively affected consumers in general, and minority groups in particular.

U.S. check collections require a complex system comprised of a variety of institutions including commercial banks, savings and loans, savings banks, and credit unions, as well as the customers who rely …

The Hand That Truly Rocks The Cradle: A Reprise Of Infant Crib Safety, Lawsuits And Regulation From 2007-2012, Richard J. Hunter Jr., Melissa A. Montuori

Loyola Consumer Law Review

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New Powers Under Food Safety Modernizaton Act: Fda Proposes New Rules To Cobat Foodborne Illness , Agostino S. Filippone

Loyola Consumer Law Review

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After Ten Years, Sarbanes-Oxley Might Be Statutory Overkill, Harvey Gilmore

Loyola Consumer Law Review

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American Medical Tourism: Regulating A Cure That Can Damage Consumer Health, M. Neil Browne, Chelsea K. Brown, Facundo Bouzat

Loyola Consumer Law Review

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Consumer Litigation Financing In Illinois: Seeking Security And Legitimization Through Regulation, Michael J. Howlett

Loyola Consumer Law Review

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Public Policy And Consumer Disclosure For The Income Annuity Market, 46 J. Marshall L. Rev. 795 (2013), Kelli Hueler, Paula Hogan, Anna Rappaport

UIC Law Review

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Shame, Blame, And The Emerging Law Of Obesity Control, Lindsay Wiley

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

In using law as a tool to combat the obesity epidemic, legal scholars and policymakers are drawing heavily on the lessons of tobacco control. This Article describes the resulting emergence of "obesity control law" and argues for a radical reorientation of it from a "denormalization" strategy based on the tobacco control experience to a "destigmatization" strategy based on the HIV prevention experience. The war on obesity is nearing a political crossroads. Subsidies and food industry regulations aimed at making our environment more conducive to physical activity and healthy eating are in danger of losing out to cheaper and more politically …

At&T Mobility And The Future Of Small Claims Arbitration, Jill I. Gross

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

This article focuses on small claims arbitration and examines the impact of AT&T Mobility on the legitimacy of the process. Part II of the article describes the Supreme Court’s AT&T Mobility decision, which held that the FAA preempts a California rule that declared a class arbitration waiver in a consumer contract unconscionable. Part III describes the primary features of the two options remaining for the Concepcions—small claims court and small claims arbitration, as well as their perceived advantages and disadvantages. Part IV demonstrates that courts have endorsed simplified arbitration. Part V examines whether simplified arbitration is a fair method of …

Lien-Stripping In The Absence Of A Discharge: Bankruptcy's Answer To The Destruction Caused By Excessive Home Equity Extraction, 46 J. Marshall L. Rev. 915 (2013), Gregory Guest

UIC Law Review

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E15 Partial Waivers: How The Epa Exceeded Its Authority And Placed Its Liability On Others, Tyler Brewer

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

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California's Proposition 37: Will Its Failure Forecast The Fate Of The Gm Food Labeling Movement In The United States Once And For All?, Meredith K. Schuh

Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

No abstract provided.