The History of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA), enacted in 1975, is the primary federal law governing consumer product war...
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The Detailed History of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), enacted in 1977, is one of the most important consumer protection...
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The History of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA): How Modern Credit Reporting Law Was Born
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), enacted in 1970, was the first federal law to regulate the consumer reporti...
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The Death of ATDS Claims? How TCPA Autodialer Litigation Collapsed After Facebook v. Duguid
For years, “ATDS claims” were the backbone of TCPA litigation. If a company used automated dialing technology to ...
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The History of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was enacted in 1991 to address growing concerns about telemarketing ...
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What Was Chevron Deference? History, Purpose, and Why Its Overturning Matters
Chevron deference originated in a 1984 Supreme Court case:Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Counc...
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The Facebook (Meta) Supreme Court Decision — And What It Means for Consumer Law
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid (2021) significantly changed how the Telephone Cons...
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No More Chevron: How Federal Agencies Lost Their Biggest Legal Shield
Chevron deference came from a 1984 Supreme Court case:Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council.
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The Supreme Court’s Impact on Consumer Protection Lawsuits
In recent years, two United States Supreme Court decisions have significantly reshaped consumer protection litiga...
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Standing in Consumer Protection Lawsuits: FDCPA, FCRA, and TCPA Explained
If you’ve been harassed by debt collectors, had errors on your credit report, or received unwanted robocalls, you...
