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Liquidated Damages For Junk Faxes Are Insurable in Illinois

The Federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act provides that it's unlawful to send unsolicited advertisements to a fax machine. 47 USC 227(b)(1)(C). The statute creates a private right of action, with damages equal to actual...more

Do the Principles of European Insurance Contract Law Go Too Far in Protecting the Policyholder?

The objective of this article is to analyse the PEICL with respect to the question of whether the policyholder is protected too radically, studying the differences of the PEICL from the regulation of insurance contracts in...more

Significance of the Principles of European Insurance Contract Law for the pre-contractual information duty: Experience of the...

The provision of cross-border insurance services to consumers in the European Union is problematical as the existence of 27 different contract laws both complicates the cross-border activity and renders it expensive. The...more

United States' Amicus Brief Argues Medicare Act Preempts Statutory Consumer Protection and State Common Law Claims

Since January 1, 2006, Part D of the Medicare Act has provided Medicare beneficiaries with an elective prescription drug benefit option. Under Part D, benefits are administered to beneficiaries through private health...more