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Contract Reform Team Submits Comments to the CFPB on Student Loans

By / January 18, 2012 / Comments Off on Contract Reform Team Submits Comments to the CFPB on Student Loans

DePaul University College of Law Student Sarah Moravia Submits Contract Reform Team Comments on Student Loan Provisions to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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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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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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Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia – “Click-On Contracts” (1 min., 42 sec.)

By faircontracts / September 13, 2010 / Comments Off on Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia – “Click-On Contracts” (1 min., 42 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. Florencia Marotta-Wurgler is an Associate Professor of Law at New York University School of Law. https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/profile.cfm?personID=27875 Marotta Wurgler 4 (Click-On Contract.mp3

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Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia – “Digestible Disclosure Regimes” (2 min., 8 sec.)

By faircontracts / September 13, 2010 / Comments Off on Marotta-Wurgler, Florencia – “Digestible Disclosure Regimes” (2 min., 8 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. Florencia Marotta-Wurgler is an Associate Professor of Law at New York University School of Law. https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/profile.cfm?personID=27875 Marotta Wurgler 3 (Digestable Disclo.mp3

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Greenberg, Sally – “Disclosures in Phone Card Contracts” (1 min., 30 sec.)

By faircontracts / September 13, 2010 / Comments Off on Greenberg, Sally – “Disclosures in Phone Card Contracts” (1 min., 30 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. Sally Greenberg is the Executive Director of National Consumers League. www.nclnet.org Greenberg 1 (Disclosures on Phone Ca.mp3

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Amato, Theresa – “The Dog Ate My Contract” (2 min., 6 sec.)

By faircontracts / September 13, 2010 / Comments Off on Amato, Theresa – “The Dog Ate My Contract” (2 min., 6 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. Theresa Amato is the Executive Director of Citizen Works. http://www.citizenworks.org/ Amato Dog Ate My Contract.mp3

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Acquisti, Alessandro – “The Timing of Adverse Disclosures” (51 sec.)

By faircontracts / September 13, 2010 / Comments Off on Acquisti, Alessandro – “The Timing of Adverse Disclosures” (51 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. Alessandro Acquisti is an Associate Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy at the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.heinz.cmu.edu/~acquisti/ Acquisti 2 (Timing of Adverse Disclo.mp3

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Docs seek gag orders to stop patients’ reviews

By faircontracts / July 13, 2010 / Comments Off on Docs seek gag orders to stop patients’ reviews

“Some doctors have started fighting back against ugly Internet reviews by asking patients to abide by what are effectively gag orders that bar them from posting negative comments online.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29497619/ freedom of speech, abusive terms

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Aggressive Sales Tactics on the Internet and Their Impact on American Consumers

By faircontracts / July 13, 2010 / Comments Off on Aggressive Sales Tactics on the Internet and Their Impact on American Consumers

“WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the following full committee hearing on Aggressive Sales Tactics on the Internet and their Impact on American Consumers. “ http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=1ab8d59f-73a4-4fd9-aa2a-611c85861f0c&ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35-56cc7152a7ed&Group_id=b06c39af-e033-4cba-9221-de668ca1978a&MonthDisplay=11&YearDisplay=2009

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