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Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Former FTC economist Joseph P. Mulholland of Westport63 Consulting has posted the interesting Behavioral Economics and the Federal Trade Commission. ABSTRACT: This paper discusses the relevance of behavioral economics to consumer protection policy, especially to...
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I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...
Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here
1. Sub contractor started up a compe...
I was fired on June 3, 2002 in Massachusetts because I reported discriminatory behavior by the employer towards a particular nationality. In July I filed a discrimination/retaliation complaint against the employer with t
It seem sin your case that the fact you filed the complaint prior to being dissa...
My children's school is falsely charging me with truancy. The local district justice works for the school in the most blatently open way. And his wife works for the district, too! They have violated private health record
I am no lawer by any means, so I would love for someone to verify what I have to...
As of right now i am currently residing in a federal halfway house and wish to pursue a 28 U.S.C.1331 civil action lawsuit which initially began in 2003 to the present date.if the litigation is still continuing,can i sti
Give me the specifics and maybe I can tell you if your case is worth trying. Whe...








