Philips announced a voluntary recall of some of its sleep and respiratory care devices in mid-June. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the…
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Category: Product Liability
Your Laundry Detergent Pods May Be Cute, But They Are Also Dangerous
For several years, various manufacturers of laundry detergent and dishwashing detergent have begun making their products in "pod" form. These pods, which have been…
Category: Consumer Protection - General
The “Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act” Myth
Congress is poised to interfere with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by reintroducing a bill that would return Rule 11 largely to its…
Category: Consumer Protection - General
Auto Loans and Usury Laws: Protecting Consumers from Excessively High Interest Rates
UPDATE 7-30-2015: Attorneys in W&L's Environmental and Consumer Protection Unit filed a class action lawsuit against Chrysler Capital for violating New York's usury statute.…
Category: Environmental
Train Derailment and Devastation: Are Federal Regulations Adequate to Prevent Harm?
Train Derailments Involve Crude Oil and Explosive FiresLess than a week before the deadly Amtrak passenger train derailment in May 2015, six tank cars…
Category: Consumer Protection - General
Robocalls and Spam Text Messages: Federal Law Protects You From Corporate Abuse and Invasions of Privacy
Robocalling, spam text messages, and spam faxes are common advertising and debt collection practices. But these practices are highly annoying, invade our privacy, shift…