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Kevin Trudeau to Pay $37.6 Million Fine for Misrepresentations
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The sweet siren song of infomercial infamy is too tempting for Kevin Trudeau. After several multi-million dollar sanctions and bans from the infomercial...
Employer Didn't Know About Overtime Work, Wins FLSA Lawsuit
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that an employer was not liable for overtime compensation to an employee because it did not have reason to...
Seventh Circuit Enjoins Cap on Political Speech Contributions
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Wisconsin political contributors, get ready to open your wallets. On Monday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals struck a Wisconsin election law that caps...
Homeowner Wins Right of Rescission Appeal on Hypertechnicality
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals thinks that the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) is “hypertechnical,” but that won’t stop the court from enforcing the letter...
You Want Reversible Error? You Can't Handle Reversible Error
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
How many people applied to law school after watching A Few Good Men? How many law students dream of having Tom Cruise/Jack Nicholson moments, yelling "You want...
Attorneys and Ostriches: Beware the Wrath of Judge Posner
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
You may have noticed that we're slightly obsessed with Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner. He's our law crush because he always writes...
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