Past Issues

  

VOLUME 32 - ISSUE 1

FEATURED ARTICLES

• BRINGING DOWN THE AVERAGE: THE CASE FOR A “LESS SOPHISTICATED” REASONABLENESS STANDARD IN US AND EU CONSUMER LAW by Jason Cohen
• SCOURING MUDDIED WATERS: TOWARDS CLARIFYING THE CFPB’S “ABUSIVE” PRACTICES by Michael R. Faz
• ANTITRUST ANALYSIS OF NOPEC LEGISLATION by Harry First
• DECEPTION UNKNOWN: A HARD LOOK AT DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES IN THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY by Elad Botwin
  
  

  STUDENT ARTICLE

• THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT OF 2018: TOUGHEST U.S. DATA PRIVACY LAW WITH TEETH? by Yunge Li

NEWS ARTICLE

• CONSUMER NEWS: CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU REVERSES COURSE by Rebecca Garcia

VOLUME 31 - ISSUE 3

FEATURED ARTICLES

The Law of the Middle Class: Consumer Finance in the Law School Curriculum
By Adam J. Levitin

The Future of Consumer Protection: Remarks at Loyola University Chicago School of Law
By Richard Cordray

Commissioning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
By Jolina C. Cuaresma

American Usury Law and the Military Lending Act
By Paul E. Kantwill & Christopher L. Peterson

Every Tool at its Disposal: The Case for a Student Loan Servicing Rulemaking
By Seth Frotman

 

STUDENT ARTICLES

Helsinn v. Teva: A Big Blow to Small Pharma
By Anureet Sandhu

How States and Localities are in a Better Position than the FDA to Address Youth Use of E-Cigarettes
By Kevin Kanavy

CONSUMER NEWS

The CFPB’s New Direction
By James Orescanin

VOLUME 31 - ISSUE 2

ARTICLES

• Incipiency
  By Richard M. Steuer 
• Connecting the Dots: Quality, Antitrust, and Medicine
  By Theodosia Stavroulaki 
• FTC Trends in Consumer Protection
  By Margaret Krawiec, Ivan Schlager, Neepa Mehta, Keyawna Griffith, and Lotus Ryan 
• The Compensation for Victims of Disasters in Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands
  By Veronique Bruggeman & Michael Faure 
• Sexual Orientation and ECOA: A Case for Statutory Protections 
  By Andrew Potter 
• Supreme Court Spotlight: Lamps Plus, Inc., et al. v. Frank Varela
  By James Orescanin

VOLUME 31 - ISSUE 1

ARTICLES

 

• Using Online Tools to Assess Consumer Perceptions of Class-Action Food Litigation
  By Baylen J. Linnekin 
• Federal Legislative Attacks on Class Actions
  By Joanne Doroshow 
• The Corporate Governance Role of Retail Investors 
  By Gaia Balp 
• EPCA Reform to Make Dishwashers Great Again
  By Rebecca Garcia 
• Amendments to California's Proposition 65: Clarity for Consumers, Less Confusion for Businesses 
  By Haleigh S. Haffner 
• Consumer News - From CFPB to BCFP: A New Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
  By James Orescanin, News Editor

VOLUME 30 - ISSUE 3

ARTICLES

 

• A SHORT DEFENSE OF SOUTHLAND, CASAROTTO, AND OTHER LONG-CONTROVERSIAL ARBITRATION DECISIONS 
  By Stephen J. Ware 
• BUDDING TORTS: FORECASTING EMERGING TORT LIABILITY IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY
  By John Campbell & Sahib Singh 
• TRADING YOUR HEALTH: ASSESSING THE NEED FOR DOMESTIC REGULATION OF TELEMEDICINE AND ABILITY TO CONFORM TO U.S. TRADE AGREEMENTS
  By Marilyn L. Higdon
• LEAP OF FAITH: MANAGED CARE AND THE PRIVATIZATION OF MEDICAID LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES
  By Brendan W. Williams 
• THE EQUIFAX BREACH: WHAT WE LEARNED AND HOW WE CAN PROTECT CONSUMER DATA
  By Thomas G. Siracusa Jr. 
• CONSUMER NEWS: PROPOSITION 65: WHY COFFEE IN CALIFORNIA MAY COME WITH A CANCER WARNING
  By Thomas J.K. Schick, News Editor

VOLUME 30 - ISSUE 2

ARTICLES

 

• FRAMEWORK FOR THE RECOGNITION OF COMPETITION COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS AND DILEMMAS FACED BY COMPETITION AUTHORITIES‌
  By András Tóth
• CONSTITUTIVE COMPLIANCE
  By Edward J. Janger
• ‌INCENTIVES TO COMPLY WITH COMPETITION LAW
  By Max Huffman
• TRANSCRIPT: INCENTIVES TO COMPLY WITH COMPETITION LAW
  By Max Huffman
• THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPLIANCE: WHAT BUSINESSES AND AGENCIES CAN DO BETTER 
  By Anne Riley
• TRANSCRIPT: THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPLIANCE: WHAT BUSINESSES AND AGENCIES CAN DO BETTER
  By Anne Riley
• COMPETITION LAW COMPLIANCE AND LENIENCY
  By Mark Clough
• TRANSCRIPT: COMPETITION LAW COMPLIANCE AND LENIENCY
  By Mark Clough
• TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, INFORMATION EXCHANGE, AND CARTELS
  By Weber Waller
• TRANSCRIPT: TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, INFORMATION EXCHANGE, AND CARTELS
  By Weber Waller*
• PHARMACEUTICAL PATENT WARS, REVERSE-PAYMENT SETTLEMENTS, AND THEIR ANTICOMPETITIVE EFFECTS FOR CONSUMERS
  By Steven Adamson

STUDENT ARTICLE 

• THE EVOLUTION OF CROWDFUNDING: RECONCILING REGULATION CROWDFUNDING WITH INITIAL COIN OFFERINGS
  By Michael R. Meadows

NEWS ARTICLE 

• SUPREME COURT TERM SPOTLIGHT: OHIO V. AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
  By Thomas J.K. Schick

 

VOLUME 30 - ISSUE 1

ARTICLES

• HOW THE SUPREME COURT’S MISCONSTRUCTION OF THE FAA HAS AFFECTED CONSUMERS
  By Margaret L. Moses
• UNCONSCIONABILITY SHOULD NOT BE THE SOLE ARBITER OF WHETHER TO ENFORCE MANDATORY ARBITRATION PROVISIONS
  By James Morsch
• CAN CONSUMERS’ RIGHTS EFFECTIVELY BE VINDICATED IN THE POST-AT&T MOBILITY WORLD?
  By Terry F. Moritz
• DEREGULATING ARBITRATION
  By David L. Noll

STUDENT ARTICLE

• EXPLORING CHANGE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
  By James E. Orescanin

NEWS ARTICLE

• ‌YOU MAY NOT WIN A FREE CRUISE, BUT YOU MAY WIN DAMAGESYOU MAY NOT WIN A FREE CRUISE, BUT YOU MAY WIN DAMAGES
  By Thomas J.K. Schick, News Editor