Artist and Developer Settle Lawsuit Over Fate of Landmark Detroit Illuminated Mural
By WBE | 4.13.2017 | In The News,Public Victories,The Firm
(DETROIT, MI) – When Detroit-based artist Katie Craig sued developer Princeton Enterprises under the Visual Artists Rights Act last January, her federal lawsuit was heralded as a major legal ...
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 ...
CFPB Study Confirms Arbitration Clauses Do Not Benefit Consumers
By WBE | 3.11.2015 | For Consumers,For Investors,In The News,Public Victories,You Should Know
If you ask a company representative if they think arbitration clauses are harmful to consumers, more than likely, they will say no. If you ask the average consumer if they think arbitration ...
The Seventh Circuit has recently upheld litigants’ rights to pursue their claims in court rather than in forced arbitration in two cases: Druco Restaurants, Inc. v. Steak ‘n Shake Enterprises, ...
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 ...
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 ...
By WBE | 12.23.2010 | For Consumers,Hall Of Shame,In The News,Public Victories,Villain Of The Week,You Should Know
Thirty-nine states have filed a lawsuit against Dannon for exaggerating the health benefits of its products. Dannon will pay $21 million over false statements promoting the digestive and immune ...
By WBE | 12.7.2010 | Hall Of Shame,In The News,Public Victories,Villain Of The Week
Last week, an online eyeglass retailer found out the bad publicity was good publicity. Vitaly Borker, owner of DecorMyEyes, claims that customers' complaints against his business created ...
