It seems that little by little, consumers are losing their rights when battling companies in courts of law as the United States Supreme Court is set to determine if stricter requirements should be imposed on the certification of class actions in federal courts, reports Carey Been, a San Francisco consumer protection lawyer. The Supreme Court justices are using two separate cases as platforms to determine whether district judges must use stricter standards for class action certification in … [Read more...]
Class Action Waivers: Supreme Court Rules Corporations Can Prohibit Class Action Lawsuits
Supreme Court Rules Corporations can Prohibit Class Action Lawsuits04/28/2011 | San Francisco, California, United States | Keller Grover LLP (Press Release) (Blog) | Carey Been, Class Action LawyerIn a 5-4 decision written by Justice Scalia, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that corporations can use arbitration clauses to prohibit consumers from banding their claims together in class action lawsuits. In a scathing dissent, Justice Breyer rightly noted that the practical effect of the … [Read more...]
Mandatory Arbitration Clause Fight: Sixteen Attorneys General Stand Up for Consumers
Sixteen attorneys general, including California’s, have asked the federal government to protect consumers from mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts covering financial services. The group co-signed a letter to the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) last month. These clauses are written into contracts by financial services companies for a wide range of financial products including credit cards, payday loans and checking account agreements.These clauses forbid consumers from … [Read more...]
California Invasion of Privacy Act Claims: When a Recorded Customer Call Becomes an Invasion of Privacy
By now, it is a familiar scenario: A call to a customer support, order, or reservations line is made and a voice announces that the call may be recorded. The idea is simple: Alert the caller that if they continue the conversation, their words -- and the potentially sensitive information they may divulge -- won't simply disappear into the ether. A thoughtful gesture? Sure. But in California, the California Invasion of Privacy Act makes it the law.A Law That Isn't Always … [Read more...]
Workplace Safety Violations: Cal/OSHA Fines Follow a Fatal Plant Accident
California's Department of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has cited a German multinational company following the death of an Antioch man at a manufacturing plant in Bay Point. Henkel Corporation is now facing $200,825 in fines for multiple serious and willful workplace safety violations. The 26-year-old Antioch man was hired as a temporary worker by a staffing agency, HR Comp. While on the job he was pulled into an unguarded mixer shaft, causing him to become stuck and sustain fatal … [Read more...]
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