On July 10, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) unveiled a long-awaited and highly contentious final rule to severely curtail the scope of arbitration clauses in consumer financial contracts. While the rule...more
California continues to modify the Concepcion landscape. On April 6, 2017, the California Supreme Court once again issued a pro-consumer ruling that is already being applauded by the plaintiffs’ bar. The ruling came out in...more
As expected, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) used today’s field hearing in Albuquerque, N.M. to roll out a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would significantly limit companies’ ability to use...more