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The Equifax Data Breach Might Have Secured the Future of the CFPB’s Mandatory Arbitration Rule
Should consumer finance companies be allowed to use contracts to guard themselves against class-action lawsuits? Before last week, relatively few…
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The CFPB Continually Updates Its UDAAP Guidance. Is Your Compliance Management System Keeping Up?
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: to understand the CFPB, you need to understand another acronym—UDAAP. The…
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KPSDS Partners to Speak at National Business Institute’s CLE
Christopher W. Hayes, Esq., partner at Killgore Pearlman, is speaking on the topic of changes to Florida’s limited liability company…
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Company can’t require workers to purchase its merchandise
The Abercrombie & Fitch clothing chain cannot require its salespeople to buy and wear Abercrombie & Fitch clothes in order…
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Federal lawsuits might become less burdensome
“Discovery” is the phase of a lawsuit before trial in which the two sides have a right to demand relevant…
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Here’s a problem with employee arbitration clauses
A software company called TIBCO tried to protect itself by including a non-compete clause in its employment agreements. It also…
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When is a competitor’s name too similar to yours?
Competitors can’t legally use the same name as your company – at least if you’ve properly protected it. But what…
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Business gets salary back from ‘disloyal’ employee
Did you know that executives and other employees may have a legal obligation to be “loyal” to their companies? This…
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Clicking or e-mailing can create a binding contract
A New York company ran a loan-application website. As part of the application process, users had to click a box…
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What can you do if a competitor lies in its ads?
Your competitor’s advertising makes false claims about how great its products are – or worse yet, disparages your own products.…
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