Edward J. Janger and Aaron Twerski | September 14, 2021 | Consumer Contracts, Uniform Commercial Code
Below is the abstract for “Warranty, Product Liability and Transaction Structure: The Problem of Amazon,” available for download on SSRN. Amazon, and other internet sales platforms, have revolutionized the manner in which goods are purchased and sold. The obligations...
Lynn A. Baker, Ronen Avraham and Anthony J. Sebok | August 24, 2021 | Consumer Contracts
Below is the abstract for “The Mysterious Market for Post-Settlement Litigant Finance,” available for download on SSRN. Litigant finance is a growing and increasingly controversial industry in which financial firms advance a plaintiff money in exchange for ownership...
Madison Bessho | August 6, 2021 | Consumer Contracts
A recent article published in the New York Times discusses Amazon’s change to its legal complaints process for its customers. Until recently, Amazon customers were required to pursue disputes with the company through a private arbitration process. The article argues...
Hans Schulte-Nölke | October 15, 2019 | Consumer Contracts
This article was originally published in Volume 15, Issue 2 (Jun 2019) of European Review of Contract Law, Special Issue on the ALI Restatement on Consumer Contract Law from a European Perspective.ABSTRACTThe draft of the American Law Institute’s Restatement of...
David McGowan | September 24, 2019 | Consumer Contracts
ABSTRACTA recent controversy over the American Law Institute’s draft Restatement of the Law of Consumer Contracts (the “Draft”) raises four questions: (i) What is the state of basic contract principles such as formation or unconscionability with respect to consumer...
Lauren Klosinski | May 24, 2019 | Consumer Contracts
In a recent episode from Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast, a Ballard Spahr podcast, host Alan Kaplinsky interviews ALI Council member Steven O. Weise of Proskuer Rose about the criticism of the Restatement from businesses and consumer advocates.From the episode...
