BBC 4: Law In Action Program Features Terms of Service; didn't read

Submitted by theresa on Tue, 2013-06-04 15:15

BBC 4 Law In Action Program Features Terms of Service; didn't read

The BBC is devoting a four-part series on terms of service for contracts noting that Paypal's 50,000 word contract is longer than Hamlet, Shakespeare's longest play (30,000 words).    TOS;dr representatives are featured on the program.  The relevant part starts at 16:45 minutes into the program and there will be three more parts on subsequent Tuesdays.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0213yg9

Richmond Law Professor Jim Gibson: 25 Contracts, 7 hours, 74,849 words of Boilerplate to Read, on Average -- to Buy a Computer

Submitted by theresa on Thu, 2013-05-16 18:09

Feel like reading legal texts about as long as the first Harry Potter book to buy a computer?  Can you spare a work day just to read the fine print?

Fair Contracts Participates in the Contracts Prof Blog's Online Symposium on Boilerplate

Submitted by theresa on Tue, 2013-05-14 16:05

Boilerplate Symposium II: Theresa Amato on Remedies to the Problems Posed by Boilerplate.

The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013

Submitted by theresa on Tue, 2013-05-07 18:54
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The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013 has been introduced: S. 878 and H.R. 1844.  The bill would invalidate forced pre-dispute binding arbitration that prevents access to the courthouse by consumers, employees and others.

Senator Franken and Colleagues Send Letter to SEC Chair Mary Jo White to Demand Ban of Forced Arbitration to Protect Investor Rights

Submitted by theresa on Wed, 2013-05-01 22:27

Senator Franken and Colleagues Send Letter to SEC Chair Mary Jo White to Demand Ban of Forced Arbitration to Protect Investor Rights

See Franken's Press Release which contains a copy of the letter/signatories and the WSJ report.   

The letter includes these paragraphs:

Professor Margaret Jane Radin on "How clicking on 'I accept terms and conditions' threatens democracy"

Submitted by theresa on Tue, 2013-04-16 12:33

Professor Margaret Jane Radin on Boilerplate: How clicking on "I accept terms and conditions" threatens democracy

Listen to the Sunday, April 14 interview here with the CBC Radio Canada here:

http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/shows/2013/04/14/margaret-radin-on-boilerplate/

Using the Corporate Fine Print of Debit Card Contracts to Zing Public-Transit Riders (and, in turn, to generate non-fare revenue fees for cash-strapped government agencies)

Submitted by theresa on Fri, 2013-03-22 14:34

Our guest post on the Public Citizen Consumer Law & Policy Blog about the CTA Ventra fare/debit card roll out can be found here. 

Fair Contracts made a FOIA request for the contract and the information to be presented to CTA riders. 

 

Rick Perlstein at The Nation Magazine Writes About Our Fair Contracts Work

Submitted by theresa on Fri, 2013-03-15 00:14

Rick Perlstein at The Nation Magazine Writes About

Our Fair Contracts Work

See Small Print, Big Problem (Part 1: Diagnosis) here and

Small Print, Big Problem (Part 2:  Remedies) here.

Attachments: 
application/pdf iconThe Nation Rick Perlstein Reprint on Fair Contracts Parts 1 & 2 split March 2013.pdf

Meet Frog Hog

Submitted by theresa on Wed, 2013-02-27 18:33

THE FROG HOG’S TOP FIVE PROVISIONS

TO LOOK OUT FOR IN BOILERPLATE CONTRACTS

Frog Hog

Attachments: 
application/pdf iconTHE FROG HOG TOP FIVE FINAL 11 20 12.pdf

The New Mortgage Foreclosure Rules and Criticism of Them

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau issued new qualified mortgage and mortgage foreclosure rules on January 10 and 17, 2013, respectively, including rules that define what constitutes "ability to repay" and what constitute "qualified mortgages," as well as requirements to issue clear mortgage statements, provide same-day crediting of mortgage payments and notice of interest rate changes that will impact adjustable rate mortgage payments, correct errors quickly, maintain accessible, accurate documents and information about the loan

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