Underneath All Are the Contracts
Ralph Nader explains the problem with standard form contracts and introduces faircontracts.org.
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“Underneath All Are the Contracts”
Ralph Nader explains the problem with standard form contracts and introduces faircontracts.org.
The Round Table Discussion on Standard Form Contracts, June 4, 2010, Carnegie Center, Washington, D.C.
A round table discussion on standard form contracts.
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
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
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
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
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
Vladeck, David – “The Process of Negative Options” (2 min., 2 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 Process Neg Optns.mp3