The 2016 election has arguably become one of the most controversial topics in the media over the past year. Anyone who’s seen the satirical campaign signs reading “IDK not Trump tho” knows that ...
By WBE | 6.1.2016 | For Businesses,In The News,You Should Know
The Seventh Circuit’s recent opinion in Lewis v. Epic Systems Corp.[1] is one of the most important recent decisions regarding class action waivers and employment arbitration. But the story may ...
FCC Expands Consumer Protection Against New Wave of Cell Phone Telemarketing
By WBE | 11.13.2015 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
Technology is constantly changing. And so too is the way businesses use it to reach us and sell us their services. Before it used to be an annoying phone call to our land line. Now that ...
A New Analysis of Old Data Finds that the Antidepressant Paxil is Unsafe for Teenagers
By WBE | 9.29.2015 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
Scientific and medical literature is routinely cited by both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation. Such literature usually comes from scientific and medical journals, and has often gone ...
By WBE | 9.2.2015 | For Businesses,For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
The economy is changing dramatically in front of our eyes, but I’m not talking about the devaluation of the Yuan. I’m talking about the “on-demand economy.” This new economy is reshaping the ...
During a White House Press Conference in 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower explained why he sent the military to Little Rock when local officials defied court orders on desegregation: “There is ...
Iowa Select Herbs Banned from Marketing Misbranded and Adulterated Supplements
By WBE | 8.21.2015 | For Consumers,In The News,Public Victories,You Should Know
Many dietary supplements and drugs claim to provide some type of health benefit. Walk into any Walgreens and you will see an entire aisle devoted to supplements. Or look at any of the ads you ...
Ever year the American Bar Association honors 100 of the best legal blogs with its Blawgs 100 Amici. In 2015 - its ninth year - the ABA continues to seek out the best in legal blogs with topics ...
Jim Beam “Crafty” Advertising Questioned by Class Action Lawsuit
By WBE | 8.7.2015 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
Many alcohol companies have been under fire for making false advertising claims about the production of their alcohol. Oftentimes, they hype their spirits as being “handmade” or “locally ...
I was late to work on Friday. Not because I couldn’t find a taxi, or the dogs were lagging on their morning walk. In fact, I had already started working around 8:30 a.m. on my patio—pot of ...
New Rules to Usher In Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces
By WBE | 5.27.2015 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
Earlier today, the Department of Labor along with federal procurement agencies released what we believe to be terrific new rules that flesh out—and give teeth to—the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ...
By WBE | 5.21.2015 | For Consumers,In The News,You Should Know
The road to recovery for generic drug consumers just got more difficult. After a series of rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court over the past few years, a person injured from a generic drug is ...
