class actions

CFPB proposes ban of class action prohibitions in arbitration clauses

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

CFPB proposes ban of class action prohibitions in arbitration clauses The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in a press release today: In the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Congress required the CFPB to study the use of arbitration clauses in consumer financial …

Employees sue Sony over email leaks

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Employees sue Sony over email leaksSaba Hamedy and Meg James, at the LA Times: Hackers began releasing sensitive data after the studio’s security breach became public on Nov. 24. The group, calling itself Guardians of Peace, has released data including thousands of pages of emails from studio …