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Hope Springs Eternal: Senators Franken and Blumenthal and Representative Johnson Combat AT&T v. Concepcion

By WBE | 5.20.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, Public Victories, You Should Know
Shortly after Supreme Court ruling in AT&T v. Concepcion was released, many consumer advocate attorneys (and even professors) claimed that the ruling was “the end of class action ...
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California Supreme Court Allows Warrantless Cell Phone Searches Incident to Arrest

By WBE | 5.11.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Earlier this year, the California Supreme Court ruled that police officers may conduct warrantless searches of cell phones and other mobile electronic devices found on the person of someone who ...
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Ninth Circuit Allows Blinded Foreign Patient Suit to Proceed in U.S.

By WBE | 5.9.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
In early April, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that a group of eight elderly Mexican plaintiffs can pursue their claims in the United States against ...
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Toys “R” Us Violates FTC Agreement and Pays $1.3M Fine

By WBE | 5.3.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Toys “R” Us will be paying a $1.3 million penalty to the Federal Trade Commission on allegations that the company violated a 1998 order that stopped it from keeping toy prices high and limiting ...
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A Few Words on Contingent Fees

By WBE | 4.29.2011 | For Businesses, For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Black’s Law Dictionary defines a contingent fee as “[a] fee charged for a lawyer’s services only if the lawsuit is successful or is favorably settled out of court … Contingent fees are usually ...
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Minimum Wage Class Action Case Against Pizza Hut Franchisee

By WBE | 4.28.2011 | For Businesses, In The News, You Should Know
A U.S. District Judge has certified a class of pizza delivery drivers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Drivers employed at 1,135 Pizza Hut stores in 28 states employed within 3 years of March ...
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