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The Rise and Fall of Consumer Advocacy: How Are Consumers Protected

This is the second article of a series exploring the rise and fall of consumer advocacy. Consumer protection comes from two sources:  government regulation and lawsuits. CONGRESS PASSES A LAW –> REGULATION –> GOVERNMENT MONITORING The government sets criteria for certain activities. For example, before a prescription drug is released into the market it must [...]

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The Rise and Fall of Consumer Advocacy: How The Supreme Court Is Taking Away Your Ability To Protect Yourself

This is the first article of a series exploring the rise and fall of consumer advocacy. Most people do not bother reading law related news. Rightfully so in my opinion, the stuff can be downright boring. However there is something insidious going on. The Supreme Court recently took away three very important consumer advocacy tools [...]

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Filling Out An Application For Insurance? Better Be Careful…

In my last post, I wrote about the insurance industry’s incredible profits over the few years.  While this is great for the shareholders of these companies, these profits come at human price. Some CEOs look at business as war and most generals will tell you that confusing an enemy makes them easy to conquer. Unfortunately [...]

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