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Legal Aid consumer expert feted by Women's Law Center
Last night, Maryland Legal Aid Housing/Consumer Law Unit senior attorney Louise Carwell (left) was presented with the Access to Justice Award by Women’s Law Center president Alex Strubing Paradise. Th… more →
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Another mandatory arbitration clause bites the dust
Philip Kay wrote 2 weeks ago: Case settled late yesterday, the Friday before a Monday trial. While I was buried deep in trial pre … more →
Legal Aid consumer expert feted by Women's Law Center
Joe wrote 3 weeks ago: Last night, Maryland Legal Aid Housing/Consumer Law Unit senior attorney Louise Carwell (left) was p … more →
Foreclosure glut in Anne Arundel--and Legal Aid swamped
Joe wrote 3 weeks ago: Yesterday’s Capital (Annapolis) newspaper reported that foreclosure filings in Anne Arundel Co … more →
Baltimore Sun calls for increased funding to legal services
Joe wrote 3 weeks ago: Noting that the foreclosure crisis hasn’t peaked–and that according to the Brennan Cente … more →
Roll out of national unfair terms laws to be postponed
Julie Clarke wrote 3 weeks ago: The Government is proposing an amendment to the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) … more →
Going into foreclosure - ask for the paperwork!
minnesotalaw wrote 4 weeks ago: If you are a homeowner who is facing foreclosure, make sure the bank or agency holding your mortgage … more →
More than 30 lawyers volunteer at Pro Bono Day
Joe wrote 1 month ago: Executive Director Wilhelm Joseph More than 30 lawyers participated at a free legal clinic hosted by … more →
MSC hears insurance credit-scoring case
Ed Wesoloski wrote 1 month ago: The Associated Press reports that the Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether in … more →
CAN-SPAM preemption – broad yet narrow
Philip Kay wrote 2 months ago: The California Court of Appeals for the Fourth District recently addressed the preemptive scope of t … more →
Social workers join Legal Aid
Joe wrote 2 months ago: Getting social work support for Maryland Legal Aid clients in Baltimore has been a priority for at … more →
Help! My landlord told me to get out by tomorrow!
fbcallicoat wrote 2 months ago: “Help! My landlord has given me 48 hours to leave my apartment and I have no place to go! … more →
Beware of lodestar "cross-checks"
Philip Kay wrote 2 months ago: The 3rd Circuit affirmed an attorney fee award of $29,950,000 in conjunction with the approval of tw … more →
Carwell to receive Woman's Law Center award
Joe wrote 2 months ago: Legal Aid Housing/Consumer Law Unit senior attorney Louise Carwell Maryland Legal Aid Housing/Consum … more →
To Intervene or Not Intervene
Philip Kay wrote 2 months ago: The 1st Circuit issued a warning to would-be class action intervenors that they better move early or … more →
7th Cir. Weighs In On Class Action Circuit Split
Philip Kay wrote 2 months ago: If the named plaintiff in a putative class action settles her own claim but reserves the right to ap … more →
New lead plaintiff in mouthwash class-action case
Ed Wesoloski wrote 2 months ago: A Detroit-area lawyer whose bad experience with mouthwash led to a lawsuit against Procter & Gam … more →
Issue du Jour: Forced Arbitration
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Philip Kay wrote 3 months ago: The issue du jour in consumer law has to be the enforcement of mandatory arbitration clauses in cons … more →
Class (Sort of) Certified in Predatory Lending Action
Philip Kay wrote 3 months ago: In a TILA class action brought by the victims (predatees?) of a complicated mortgage scheme, the Nor … more →
Interesting FDCPA decision
Philip Kay wrote 3 months ago: Interesting FDCPA decision out of the 7th Circuit a couple days ago. In Ruth v. Triumph Partnerships … more →
