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Alaska Consumer Law

By faircontracts / October 15, 2010 / Comments Off on Alaska Consumer Law

In Alaska, the mini-FTC act is ALASKA STAT. § 45-50-471 to 561. Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when an individual conducting trade or commerce engage in: false, misleading, or deceptive acts of practices; misleading or false advertising; or conducts a variety of more specific acts. To sustain an action, a plaintiff…

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Alabama Consumer Law

By faircontracts / October 15, 2010 / Comments Off on Alabama Consumer Law

In Alabama, the mini-FTC act is Ala. Code § 8-19-1 to 15. Under this legislation, plaintiffs have a cause of action when an individual conducting trade or commerce: engages in false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices; misleading advertising or false claims; and/or performs a variety of other unconscionable, false, misleading, or deceptive practices. To…

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“Underneath All Are the Contracts”

By faircontracts / October 10, 2010 / Comments Off on “Underneath All Are the Contracts”

Ralph Nader explains the problem with standard form contracts and introduces faircontracts.org.

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Recent Scholarship on Standard Form Contracts and Related Issues

By faircontracts / October 9, 2010 / Comments Off on Recent Scholarship on Standard Form Contracts and Related Issues
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The Round Table Discussion on Standard Form Contracts, June 4, 2010, Carnegie Center, Washington, D.C.

By faircontracts / September 28, 2010 / Comments Off on The Round Table Discussion on Standard Form Contracts, June 4, 2010, Carnegie Center, Washington, D.C.

A round table discussion on standard form contracts.

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Vladeck, David – “Default Rules” (1 min., 37 sec.)

By faircontracts / September 21, 2010 / Comments Off on Vladeck, David – “Default Rules” (1 min., 37 sec.)

An excerpt from the Round Table Discussion on Standard Form Contracts (The Fine Print in Contracts of Adhesion), June 4th, 2010 at the Carnegie Center in Washington, DC. David Vladeck is the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/about.shtm Vladek Default Rules 2.mp3

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Vladeck, David – “Compounding Transactions” (1 min., 32 sec.)

By faircontracts / September 21, 2010 / Comments Off on Vladeck, David – “Compounding Transactions” (1 min., 32 sec.)

An excerpt from the Round Table Discussion on Standard Form Contracts (The Fine Print in Contracts of Adhesion), June 4th, 2010 at the Carnegie Center in Washington, DC. David Vladeck is the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/about.shtm Vladek Compnding Transactns.mp3

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Willis, Lauren – “We Read It, But We Don’t Understand It” (1 min., 38 sec.)

By faircontracts / September 14, 2010 / Comments Off on Willis, Lauren – “We Read It, But We Don’t Understand It” (1 min., 38 sec.)

An excerpt from the Round Table Discussion on Standard Form Contracts (The Fine Print in Contracts of Adhesion), June 4th, 2010 at the Carnegie Center in Washington, DC. Lauren Willis is a Professor of Law at Loyola Law School Los Angeles. http://www.lls.edu/academics/faculty/willis.html Willis We Read But We Dont.mp3

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Willis, Lauren – “Very Limited Resources in Decision Making” (2 min., 41 sec.)

By faircontracts / September 14, 2010 / Comments Off on Willis, Lauren – “Very Limited Resources in Decision Making” (2 min., 41 sec.)

An excerpt from the Round Table Discussion on Standard Form Contracts (The Fine Print in Contracts of Adhesion), June 4th, 2010 at the Carnegie Center in Washington, DC. Lauren Willis is a Professor of Law at Loyola Law School Los Angeles. http://www.lls.edu/academics/faculty/willis.html Willis Limited Resources.mp3

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Willis, Lauren – “More Choice, More Complication” (1 min., 35 sec.)

By faircontracts / September 14, 2010 / Comments Off on Willis, Lauren – “More Choice, More Complication” (1 min., 35 sec.)

An excerpt from the Round Table Discussion on Standard Form Contracts (The Fine Print in Contracts of Adhesion), June 4th, 2010 at the Carnegie Center in Washington, DC. Lauren Willis is a Professor of Law at Loyola Law School Los Angeles. http://www.lls.edu/academics/faculty/willis.html WIllis Choice Complication.mp3

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