Public Justice

Ohio Joins the List of States Banning Payday Lending; Who Will Make the Sharks Follow the Law?

F. Paul Bland — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:30:00 GMT

On Monday June 2, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland signed into law a new statute that bans payday lending and caps the interest rate on loans at 28%. Last Fall, the U.S. Congress passed a statute that capped interest rates at 36% for certain loans for members...(read more)

A Late Start and a Small Start With Credit Cards

F. Paul Bland — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:00:00 GMT

The credit card industry has really been running wild lately. After a frenzy of acquisitions and consolidation in the last several decades, only a few major banks issue the vast majority of credit cards in the United States, and the industry has been...(read more)

Supreme Court’s Hall Street Decision Reinforces Lawless Nature of Arbitration

F. Paul Bland — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT

To people who’ve been paying attention (which is not, unfortunately, most of the American public), it’s not exactly news that Corporate America has been exempting itself from most of the United States civil legal system. Most consumer business-to-contracts...(read more)

The United States Supreme Court Takes On Four Preemption Cases Affecting Consumer Rights

Leslie A. Brueckner — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Nearly 25 years ago, the first brief that Public Justice (then Trial Lawyers for Public Justice) filed in the U.S. Supreme Court opposed federal preemption of an injury victim's claim. It urged the Supreme Court to hold that Karen Silkwood could seek...(read more)