Pennsylvania and many other states have passed laws requiring consumer contracts to be written in “plain language” to make contracts easier for consumers to understand. Many companies, however, may ...

On June 4, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-03 (“Circular”) warning that the use of unlawful or unenforceable terms and ...

Clauses and sale agreements in a contract to the consumer, which provide a disproportionate advantage to the seller ...

The abstract of her article accurately describes the points that Professor Boyack made during the podcast show: Contract law and the new Restatement of the Law of Consumer Contracts generally treats ...

Fresh off a controversial eight-year project that was criticized even after its passage, an influential group that advises judges on the law is seemingly about to do it all again. With the American ...

Twenty-three state attorneys general sent a letter Tuesday to members of the American Law Institute, criticizing a draft restatement of the law of consumer contracts that is set for a final vote next ...

Google’s “Privacy Policy” is donning new snazzy attire. This is the document linked on Google’s home page, declaring what information Google collects about ...

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The justices said the mandatory arbitration clause was confusing because of the way it used the terms arbitration and mediation interchangeably. The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that a provision ...

Starting Aug. 17, American home shoppers will have to sign a contract with their real estate agent spelling out how much compensation the agent will get. This week, the Consumer Federation of America ...