Consumers in the US and Australia have sued Subway for cheating them out of 1 inch from their foot long subs. I know what you think – you hate these suits and the lawyers who bring them. It’s one damn inch and these people should get a real job….

The federal government collects information about business and products so that everyone can see the impact of business and products on people. We thought we’d fill you in. Here, in Part 2, is our second favorite government database. Name:  Recalls and product safety news URL:  http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/reg1.html. What it collects:…

The federal government collects information about business and products so that everyone can see the impact of business and products on people. We thought we’d fill you in. Here, in Part 1, is our favorite government database by far. Name:  The NATIONAL ELECTRONIC INJURY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM URL:  https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/NEISSQuery/Home.aspx What…

Regulations, which we need to keep the business playing field fair, ought to be rewritten, simplified, colorized and visualized. Compliance should not be a privilege of just the companies who can afford lawyers.

Did you know that some of the companies that have done these Groupon sales have gotten sued? The problem is the expiration date. For instance, I bought $200 worth of personal training sessions for $80 – 2 years ago, so my coupon has expired. Technically, I could sue, but…

Nearly every service, product and material has laws or rules about it that you should (and often have to) follow. Governments regulate products and services that have the capacity to injure: restaurant refrigerators, mutual fund ads and lawyers all follow rules to keep people physically…

Law usually emerges out of a simple, painful, human story – that is what makes law so compelling. Take the birth of consumer protections. It all started in 1928, when a woman named May Donoghue and a friend sat down at the Wellmeadow Café in Paisely, Scotland.  Even though…