Here is a report of what looks to be an abusive coupon settlement in a class action in California. It prompts me to do some explaining, as I’m a consumer class action lawyer. As the linked report explains, the case involves a California false advertising class action in… Continue Reading →
This is an update on the Oregon consumer fraud class action against Western Culinary Institute and Career Education Corp. that I am handling with co-counsel, Brian Campf. Lots of background here and here. I know many people have questions about where we are on this. We’re… Continue Reading →
Imagine my surprise when I got home Friday night and looked at the mail. I received a “Secret Straw Ballot” from the “Nelson Report” as a “representative of the average voter.” The enclosure looks like the exact ballot that is not coincidentally being sent to Oregon voters for a special… Continue Reading →
Senator Byron Dorgan (D. N.D.) announced yesterday that he will not seek re-election. I’ve never been to North Dakota, and I had only passing awareness of Senator Dorgan until this summer. That changed as a result of my work on behalf of Oregon National… Continue Reading →
Sad to read this morning’s news about famed civil rights prosecutor, Bobby DeLaughter. He was the Mississippi lawyer who obtained a criminal conviction in the Medgar Evers civil rights murder case some 30 years after the fact. His work inspired the movie, “Ghosts of Mississippi.” DeLaughter went on to… Continue Reading →
January 1, 2010 marks the official starting date of my new law firm, David F. Sugerman, Attorney, PC. It’s a new year, a new law practice, and a new blog. Welcome, and thanks for stopping by. Continue Reading →
Here is a link to a video of a recent NBC Nightly News’ story on the Army National Guard soldiers’ exposures to sodium dichromate while serving in Iraq. Continue Reading →