Spotting Consumer Protection Risks and Understanding State AG Enforcement Powers

Session I – Consumer Protection Litigation for the General Practitioner: How to Spot, Screen, and Handle a Case – Stacy Bardo Consumer protection issues dominate the concerns of everyday people and corporate compliance departments, but many practitioners are unfamiliar with the state and federal regulatory frameworks which exist to even the playing field. This session will introduce the most common debt collection, credit reporting, and unfair trade practice fact patterns, provide a primer on statutory requirements, exemptions, and elements, and address recent caselaw on Article III standing and arbitration enforcement Key topics to be discussed: The fundamentals of the Fair…