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Class action lawsuits
Another reason big companies don’t want you to read the fine print
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Robert Garrova
Nov 2, 2015
Companies are using arbitration clauses to keep consumers from filing lawsuits.
Juries to decide if Uber drivers are 'contractors'
Mar 12, 2015
Pending lawsuits could upend the way Uber and its smaller rival, Lyft, operate.
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'Consent is a fiction' in consumer contracts
by
David Gura
Apr 17, 2014
Terms of service that say by being a Netflix member, you agree you can't sue the company.
'Heart Check' healthy soups really aren't that healthy
Aug 29, 2013
Campbell's is the subject of a class action lawsuit alleging its "Heart Check" soups mislead consumers.
Walmart faces unprecedented lawsuit from contract workers
Jan 8, 2013
Walmart has been added to a class action suit by workers who don't actually work for Walmart.
Background checks and fishing expeditions
by
Tess Vigeland
and Paddy Hirsch
Aug 3, 2012
Tess is joined by Paddy Hirsch and David Lazarus to answer listeners questions.
Australian woman wins key Thalidomide settlement
Jul 18, 2012
Today, a woman in Australia born without arms or legs reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the distributor of Thalidomide, as a previously undiagnosed victim of the drug's side effects. The case may prompt similar legal action for uncompensated victims around the world.
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MIDDAY UPDATE: BP oil spill, toning shoes, and the Recession Generation
Jan 6, 2011
A series of cost cutting tactics and management failures by BP and other companies, including Halliburton, are to blame for the Gulf oil spill...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Google gives more and the G20 "bad guys"
Nov 10, 2010
Good news -- new people filing for unemployment dropped to the lowest level since July. In judicial news, before the U.S. Supreme Court is a case...