Oregon injury claims–what Oregon consumers need to know (Part 1)
This is one of those posts that is read only by those who need to know. So first, I am sorry that you find yourself needing to review this information. There is a lot of misinformation out there. This...
View ArticleWestern Culinary Institute class action featured in New York Times story
Peter Goodman of The New York Times does a nice job here of looking at the problem of for-profit trade schools. The story mentions our class action against Western Culinary Institute/Le Cordon Bleu...
View ArticleNew information resource for Oregon consumers
Kind of excited to see that the Oregon Consumer web page has gotten its sea legs and is publishing. Here is the link for some interesting information on a wide range of consumer issues. I’ll be...
View ArticleThinking about toy safety
Nice post here on holiday toy safety. It’s a timely reminder for parents and grandparents who might be out shopping for kids’ gifts. There are those who grumble about toy safety initiatives and safety...
View ArticleFood Safety Legislation S 510–Safety over fear
Good to see that the Senate is set to pass S. 510, a bill that would help regulate food producers. By way of background, we’ve had a lot of outbreaks of food-related disease due to unsafe and...
View ArticleAt the tipping point: Have our rights to trial by jury been taken away?
Last night’s HBO premier of Hot Coffee, The Movie provided a great summary of all the ways in which the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, large foreign corporations, and political operatives have banded...
View ArticleMoving to dismiss the appeal brought by Career Education Corp and Western...
For those interested, I’m posting our recent motion to dismiss and motion for reconsideration in Surrett v. Career Education Corp., our consumer fraud class against Career Education Corp for Western...
View ArticleBP class action certified for ARCO station debit card fees
In our long running consumer case, Scharfstein v. BP West Coast Products, Judge LaBarre ruled late last week that the case may go forward as a class action. Judge LaBarre appointed David Sugerman and...
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