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Demand that Schwab Drop Forced Arbitration

Submitted by Chris Scholl on Tue, 04/23/2013 - 14:31

Public Citizen is running an important petition against Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. for its use of forced arbitration in contracts.  If you are a private investor doing business with Schwab, you should consider registering your complaint by signing this petition.   

CISPA Limits Incentives for Corporate Responsibly

Submitted by John Bowman on Mon, 04/22/2013 - 16:09

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), H.R. 624, last week and the bill is set to be taken up by the Senate quickly.  

While there is across-the-board agreement on the need to update the nation’s cybersecurity laws, CISPA contains broad provisions that eliminate the ability of harmed individuals and business to hold corporations accountable that have acted recklessly or negligently after receiving cyber threat information. 

Legal Rights in Question with FDA Action on Metal Hips

Submitted by Jennifer Fuson on Fri, 04/19/2013 - 15:21

Taxpayers and patients could pay the price for faulty metal-on-metal hips when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reclassifies several metal-on-metal hips, requiring manufacturers to complete a premarket approval application (PMA) or product development protocol (PDP) in order to receive the agency’s approval.  The reclassification may put patients’ legal rights in question.

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