In The News

Wexler Wallace Attorney Amber Nesbitt Interviewed for Res Publica

By WBE | 2.7.2012 | Chicago, In The News, The Firm
In the first Issue of Res Publica, The Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy blog and forum, Wexler Wallace Attorney Amber Nesbitt was interviewed about the Dukes v. Wal-Mart 2011 ...
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Unhappily Musing on the “News”

By WBE | 1.19.2012 | Columns, Hall Of Shame, In The News, Ken Wexler
It always amazes me how editors of newspapers can mold public opinion merely by the wording of headline and the placement of a story. The New York Times today gave me another reminder of this ...
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Seventh Circuit Vacates Northshore Hospital Antitrust Class Certification Denial

By WBE | 1.17.2012 | In The News
Last week, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the district court’s class certification denial[1] in a case involving private antitrust claims for damages due to the merger between ...
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Confirmation of Arbitration Determination

By WBE | 1.13.2012 | In The News
In December, 2011, in a per curiam opinion, the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court’s ruling confirming an arbitration award which certified a nationwide class of claimants alleging unfair ...
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The Litigation Privilege: Offering Protection for 25 Years’ Worth of Lies?

By WBE | 1.9.2012 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
In Williams v. BASF Catalyst, LLC, Case No. 2:11-cv-01754-SRC-MAS (D.N.J.) BASF Catalyst LLC (“BASF”) and its corporate law firm, Cahill Gordon Reindell, LLP (“CGR”) recently asked a New Jersey ...
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Republicans Block Another Obama Nominee, Consumers Suffer Another Blow

By WBE | 12.16.2011 | Columns, For Consumers, In The News, Ken Wexler, You Should Know
On Thursday, Dec. 8, in a 53 to 45 vote, Senate Republicans blocked the nomination of Richard Cordray as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Despite Cordray’s backing by 37 ...
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Guest Post by AAJ Pres. Gary Paul: U.S. Chamber’s Hypocrisy Exposed

By WBE | 11.17.2011 | Columns, Guest Post, In The News
The following is a guest post written by President of the American Association for Justice, Gary Paul. Every October the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform holds a summit ...
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Stopping The Next Bubble: The Time To Reform Student Loan Debt Is Now

By WBE | 11.4.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Student loans have been on the forefront of the news recently.  Protestors involved in the nationwide “Occupy Wall Street” movement (many of whom are unemployed recent college graduates) have ...
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Aqua Dots Revisited

By WBE | 11.2.2011 | For Consumers, Hall Of Shame, In The News, Public Victories, You Should Know
A few months ago, I wrote a short blog post to discuss my disagreement with a Northern District of Illinois decision that denied class certification in a case involving the sale of defective toy ...
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Do As I Say, Not As I Sue: Exposing the Lawsuit-Happy Hypocrites of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform

By WBE | 10.28.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Would you be surprised to learn that there is a powerful force working every day to limit your access to the legal system?  It is the same force working to convince the American people that all ...
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Revisiting Swipe Fees

By WBE | 10.21.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
A few months ago, I wrote a blog piece analyzing the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law which authorized the Federal Reserve to impose a cap on debit card swipe fees. The ...
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Five Hot Button Issues to Watch for as the Supreme Court Kicks Off Its Fall Term

By WBE | 10.18.2011 | In The News, You Should Know
The Supreme Court began its fall term on Monday, October 3.  Many of the cases the Court has already agreed to hear, and a few it is widely expected to weigh in on, involve politically charged ...
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