arbitration – Law: Your Shield That Stabs, by Bill Johnson

Show Notes – Revolution Radio 2022-03-30

Hour 1 Hour 1 CFPB releases compliance guidance on online consumer reviews The guidance highlights certain business practices related to consumer reviews that are generally unlawful under the CFPA, which include, among other things: (i) deceiving consumers by using purported contractual restrictions that are unenforceable;https://buckleyfirm.com/blog/2022-03-25/cfpb-releases-compliance-guidance-online-consumer-reviews#page=1 CFPB Flexes UDAAP Muscle Over (more…)

Show Notes – Revolution Radio 2022-03-09

Hour 1 Hour 2 Hour 1 Fired Michigan Magistrate Loses Speech Lawsuit Against Court The First Amendment protects public employees from adverse employment actions when they speak as citizens on matters of public concern, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit said. But public employees aren’t protected if (more…)

Show Notes – Revolution Radio 2022-03-02

Hour 1 Hour 2 Hour 1 Ali v. Hogan, No. 20-2266 (4th Cir. 2022) Ali sought to pursue 42 U.S.C. 1983 proceedings challenging as unconstitutional an executive order of Maryland’s Governor that prohibits boycotts of Israel by business entities that bid on the state’s procurement contracts. According to the Initial (more…)

Show Notes – Revolution Radio 2022-02-02

Hour 1 Hour 2 Hour 1 Reflections on Jurisdiction Question: You are floating in a raft on the high seas away from any national borders. Who has jurisdiction over you? Question: What if you, an American, hurt a protected jellyfish on the shores of Brazil? Post roadshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_road Interstate Highway Systemhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System (more…)

Show Notes – Revolution Radio 2021-12-29

Hour 1 Hour 2 How Stupid are Legal Arguments Challenging Employee Vaccine Mandates? Very, Very Stupid https://www.druganddevicelawblog.com/2021/12/how-stupid-are-legal-arguments-challenging-employee-vaccine-mandates-very-very-stupid.html#page=1 BAUER v. SUMMEY https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20211022e81 Carmona v. Domino’s Pizza, LLC, https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/21-55009/21-55009-2021-12-23.html 2021-2022 “Judicial Hellholes Report” provides analysis of venues regarded as unfavorable to corporate defendants. https://insights.michaelbest.com/post/102hewc/2021-2022-judicial-hellholes-report-provides-analysis-of-venues-regarded-as-unf Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc., No. 20-3202 (more…)