Underneath All Are the Contracts
Ralph Nader explains the problem with standard form contracts and introduces faircontracts.org.
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Sullivan, Bob – “Consumers Are In A Rage” (31 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.Bob Sullivan is the columnist for MSNBC’s The Red Tape Chronicles and author of Gotcha Capitalism and Stop Getting Ripped Off. http://redtape.msnbc.com/Bob Consumers In A Rage.mp3
Bland, Paul – “The Laws of Unconscionability” (3 min., 1 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. Paul Bland is a Senior Attorney at Public Justice. www.publicjustice.net Bland Unconscionability.mp3
Bland, Paul – “Waiving the Statute of Limitations” (1 min., 5 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. Paul Bland is a Senior Attorney at Public Justice. www.publicjustice.net Bland Statute of Limitatns2.mp3
Bland, Paul – “The Rent-A-Center Case” (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. Paul Bland is a Senior Attorney at Public Justice. www.publicjustice.net Bland Rent A Center Case.mp3
Bland, Paul – “Arbitration Clauses That Ban Class Actions” (45 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. Paul Bland is a Senior Attorney at Public Justice. www.publicjustice.net Bland Banning Class Actions.mp3
Arkush, David – “A Regime of Protection” (59 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 Arkush is the Director of Congress Watch. www.citizen.org/congress Arkush Regime of Protection.mp3
Arkush, David – “We Can’t Get The Contracts” (1 min., 5 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 Arkush is the Director of Congress Watch. www.citizen.org/congress Arkush Cant Get Contracts.mp3
Arkush, David – “94% of Consumers Lose In Arbitration” (2 min., 33 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 Arkush is the Director of Congress Watch. www.citizen.org/congress Arkush 94 Percent Lose.mp3
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
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