The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (the “CARD Act”) went into effect on March 22, 2009, but Congress exempted business credit cards. This new consumer protection law changed the game for credit card companies and consumers,…
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Small Biz Credit Cards Not Protected by CARD Act
If the government wants your land, thanks to eminent domain, it can have it. While we often hear of local governments buying up property to expand roads or build a public facility, the fact of the matter is that these… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.
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Can I Lose my Property to Eminent Domain?
The Bank of America overdraft lawsuit has come to a tentative end, with a federal judge granting preliminary approval of a $410 million settlement between the bank and 1 million of its account holders.
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BofA Overdraft Lawsuit Settles for $410 Million
What would you call a $12,000 overdraft fee? The North Dakota Supreme Court called it “reasonable.” You might call it: “outrageous, atrocious, barbaric, contemptible, corrupt, criminal, disgraceful, egregious, flagitious, flagrant, heinous, horrendous, horrible, ignoble, inhuman, malevolent, monstrous, odious, opprobrious, scandalous,… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.
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ND Court Upholds $12k Overdraft Fee
A Nicaraguan Diplomat was found dead in NYC early this morning, and his death was anything but natural.
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Nicaraguan Diplomat Found Dead in NYC
The Cliffs at High Carolina can get back to the business of creating Tiger Wood’s first US golf course. The developers of Tiger Wood’s golf course have agreed to reduce the environmental impact that the course would have on local… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.
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Settlement Reached in Tiger Wood’s Golf Course Dispute
Both Consumer advocates and small businesses are concerned about a significant amendment that was included in the Senate financial reform bill. The amendment, created by Senator Olympia Snowe, was intended to benefit small businesses, but if it clears the House, it may end up… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com
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Small Businesses Fear Financial Reform Amendment
The state of New Jersey is considering a measure that would require retailers to charge consumers an after-rebate price, eliminating the requirement for consumers to clip UPC codes, fill out rebate forms, or log on to a a manufacturer’s website. The..
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Rethinking Rebates
With the recent rash of calorie laws passed,
The Los Angeles Times reports that Halliburton is asking the Supreme Court to reverse a ruling by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that allowed Ms. Jamie Leigh Jones’ Halliburton KBR rape case to go to trial.
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Halliburton Appeals Allowance of KBR Rape Trial
