Underneath All Are the Contracts

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

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Spanogle, Andy – “Fair Fine Print” (2 min., 21 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.Andy Spanogle is a William Wallace Kirkpatrick Research Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School. http://128.164.132.13/Faculty/Profile.aspx?id=1771Spanogle 3 (Fair Fine Print).mp3

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Spanogle, Andy – “Offer and Acceptance in Standard Form Contracts” (1 min., 43 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. Andy Spanogle is a William Wallace Kirkpatrick Research Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School. http://128.164.132.13/Faculty/Profile.aspx?id=1771 Spanogle 2 (Offer & Acceptance in St.mp3

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Spanogle, Andy – “Defining Standard Form Contracts” (1 min., 9 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. Andy Spanogle is a William Wallace Kirkpatrick Research Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School. http://128.164.132.13/Faculty/Profile.aspx?id=1771 Spanogle 1 (Defining Standard Form C.mp3

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Sovern, Jeff – “Consumer Protection Solutions” (4 min., 7 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. Jeff Sovern is a Professor of Law at St. John’s University School of Law. http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/faculty/profiles/Sovern Sovern 2 (Consumer Protection Soluti.mp3

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Sovern, Jeff – “The Incentive for Clear Contracts” (21 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. Jeff Sovern is a Professor of Law at St. John’s University School of Law. http://www.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/faculty/profiles/Sovern Sovern 1 (Incentive for Clear Contra.mp3

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Pappalardo, Jan – “Time Constraints” (2 min., 57 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. Jan Pappalardo is Assistant Director for Consumer Protection in the Bureau of Economics at the Federal Trade Commission. http://www.ftc.gov/be/about.shtm Pappalardo Time Constraints.mp3

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Pappalardo, Jan – “The Bureau of Economics” (4 min., 43 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. Jan Pappalardo is Assistant Director for Consumer Protection in the Bureau of Economics at the Federal Trade Commission. http://www.ftc.gov/be/about.shtm Pappalardo Bureau of Econ.mp3

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Nader, Ralph – “The Dynamic Is Not On Our Side” (58 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. Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate, lawyer, and author. http://www.nader.org/ Nader Dynamic Not Our Side.mp3

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Nader, Ralph – “Contractual Serfdom” (1 min., 13 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. Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate, lawyer, and author. http://www.nader.org/ Nader Contractual Serfdom.mp3

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Nader, Ralph – “Complex, Dull, and Invisible” (1 min.)

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. Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate, lawyer, and author. http://www.nader.org/ Nader Complex Dull.mp3

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