As a defense attorney, I'm on de fence about litigation funding. On the one hand, I can appreciate the theory that litigation funding could allow worthy cases to go to trial, allowing injured parties to be fairly compensated for their injuries. (Note that I don't know that this actually happens.) On the other hand, allowing venture capitalists or similar to invest in civil litigation is a terrible idea. "Hi, I heard you were injured and I'd like to make some money by helping you go to court; I'll hook you up with these attorneys." Yes, I realize that's not exactly how the funding works but that's not totally inaccurate. At a time when many Americans do not trust the judicial system (see, e.g., dismal public opinion of the federal courts since the last president) the optics are not good. In many states there are rules prohibiting fee-sharing with non-attorneys; isn't this merely fee-sharing by a different name--a fancy technical arrangement to skirt the rules? (That's before we even get into the conflict-of-interest problems, which are equally or more problematic.) Or is this another variation on "I'll help you by buying out your structured settlement for cash today"? (Are they equally predatory?) With litigation funding largely unregulated is it really the injured parties who benefit?
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As a consumer, I'd be delighted if the California click-to-cancel law became the default. I'd need a whole book to list all of the companies that have made it all but impossible to cancel a subscription. As an attorney, I'd advise companies to adopt it immediately as a relatively cheap and easy way to earn goodwill. Admit it, making it as easy to unsubscribe as it is to subscribe is just the right thing to do, the right way to treat fellow humans. You'd have to be living under a rock to know that consumers use social media (and blogs, and public comments on media) to freely brand-shame companies that make it difficult to cancel. If you're notoriously bad at it, or continue to charge auto-ship fees for a product the consumer never wanted auto-shipped in the first place, you're going to get sued. (So tempted to point fingers.) Finally, if you are counting on failure-to-unsubscribe income as as part of your revenue stream, I invite you to reconsider whether your company is ethical, including but not limited to whether it is actively working to live up to the lofty goals and claims made in mission statements, strategic planning, and advertising. #clicktocancel #publicpolicy #consumerprotection
Apply California’s click-to-cancel law nationally, GCs advised
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If only our elected officials believed protecting the consumers was important enough to require third-party testing for dietary supplements. Or publication of batch testing results. Or even safety testing. Or even any testing. (Not that the FDA or any other consumer protection agency has enough funding to go after all of the bad apples.) Instead it is all caveat emptor, let the buyer beware.
In its latest round of dietary supplement policing, Now Foods has identified considerable failings after testing 30 different resveratrol products purchased on Amazon. https://lnkd.in/e3gA3SJJ
‘Buyer beware’: Resveratrol supplements fail NOW testing
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Welcome to the team!
We are thrilled to introduce Attorney Louis Miyara to our Boston litigation team! Louis has several years of litigation and compliance experience in numerous practice areas, including employment, securities, bankruptcy and landlord-tenant. Louis will join our litigation team assisting with toxic torts and mass tort litigation matters.
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Always glad to see a sane approach to this.
Have you seen 😯alarming articles claiming modern fruits 🍓🍏 and vegetables🥕🥦 are "less nutritious" because of soil depletion? Often this is a way to sell supplements💊 or to encourage people to buy organic produce. This assertion is problematic because: -🔬there are better & more precise measurement tools now. -🍎🍏you would have to compare the same variety because different varieties can have different nutritional content -☀️🌧nutrition can vary depending on where they are grown, sun and rain/irrigation -👨🏼🌾if soil was depleted fruits and vegetables wouldn't grow. ✅https://lnkd.in/eZy-cyYb ✅https://lnkd.in/emueipxR ✅https://lnkd.in/eqY75FpD
Are Today’s Fruits and Vegetables Less Nutritious? Soil Depletion and Nutrition
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So...if the airlines are fighting a rule and say there is a better way to fee transparency, surely they must be agreeing to voluntary diclosure? No? So airlines, tell me how this works?
Rulemaking is the wrong way to get fee transparency, airlines say in DOT lawsuit
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"Influencers" are often the worst place to look for information about food. The catch is they often show up acting and posting as if they were experts, and many do not catch on to their lack of credentials (and lack of evidence) to support their claims. Keep your eyes open.
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A plethora of 'health' gurus have arrived to LinkedIn. They're here to spread misinformation and make you fear food. Check out my most recent article to note what phrases these non qualified 'wellness' influencers may be stating to try to get your attention. #nutrition #science #healthandwellness #dietitian
Nutrition Misinformation has Arrived to LinkedIn
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LinkedIn's "verification" scheme is either really lousy or it doesn't like my Oregon ID. It repeatedly rejected scans of my driver's license even after I followed all the additional directions (use a dark surface, make sure there is no glare of any kind), stating it could not capture all of the required information. Then it suddenly stopped and told me I had exceeded the maximum amount of capture attempts. So that was ten minutes of my life wasted. I'll be remaining among the unverified :)
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The fourth annual PLi Manufacturing & Products seminar is a wrap! Thank you to all who joined us live in New York and on the webinar. If you missed it, you can check it out on demand next week. I definitely recommend John Gardella ‘s update on PFAS. What are the topics you’d most like to hear about on 2025? #PLI #NYC #CLE
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There's a recent case in the UK casting doubt on litigation funding arrangements that are based on obtaining a percentage of the recovery. So there is some resistance across the pond.