Miscellaneous

• House Financial Services panel debates federal preemption in CFPA.

  Wayne Parsons | October 21, 2009 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  The Washington Post (10/21, Dennis) reports that the House Financial Services Committee continued to wrangle over a provision that would allow state governments to protect bank customers by imposing...

• Hawaii's William Richardson Law School Garner's National Recognition

  Wayne Parsons | October 19, 2009 2:15 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Robert Myers of the Honolulu Star Bulletin reports that the National PreLaw Magazine has named the University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson Law School as being in the top 25 Best Value Law...

• I Support Obama In Creating A Consumer Financial Protection Agency.

  Wayne Parsons | October 13, 2009 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  The AP (10/9, Kuhnhenn) reports President Obama fought to keep his proposed banking overhaul on track Friday, casting the political struggle ahead as one between big financial interests and citizens...

• Democrats Stuck Again Over Creation of Consumer Financial Protection Agency

  Wayne Parsons | October 02, 2009 3:57 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Politico (9/30, McGrane) reported, Creation of a new consumer protection agency is still uncertain, as Democrats fight over whether federal laws should trump those written by individual states. A...

• Rulings open former Bush officials to liability for terror policies.

  Wayne Parsons | September 29, 2009 8:48 AM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI

  In a story appearing on at least 111 news websites, the AP (9/29, Sherman) reports that former Attorney General John Ashcroft and John Yoo, one of his hardline lieutenants face the rare prospect of...

• Second Circuit chief judge rules no requirement of "bad faith" finding for attorney fees reward.

  Wayne Parsons | September 08, 2009 2:10 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Law.com (9/8, Wise) reports, A finding of 'subjective bad faith' is not a prerequisite for an award of attorney fees in a dismissed market manipulation case subject to a 1995 law designed to curb...

• Interstate Highways Are No Place For Drunk Drivers Over The Labor Day Weekend

  Wayne Parsons | September 01, 2009 4:36 PM | 4 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  As the Labor day weekend approaches police across the nation are cracking down on drunk driving. Those of us who see the tragic results of dangerous driving behavior support the police and hope that...

• 40th Anniversary of the Internet Raises Questions About New Barriers To Its Growth

  Wayne Parsons | August 31, 2009 6:50 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  I wonder if Len Kleinrock has a Blog? His team at UCLA began tests 40 years ago that resulted in the internet. It all began with a comic book! At the age of 6, Leonard Kleinrock was reading a...

• GAO to CPSC: Get A Better Plan To Protect Consumers

  Wayne Parsons | August 18, 2009 3:29 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Cecelia Prewett of the American Association of Justice has written an interesting and informative article about the (lack of) effectiveness of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) at its...

• New York Indictments In Largest Ind entity Theft Involving 130 Million Credit/Debit Card Numbers

  Wayne Parsons | August 17, 2009 7:32 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  In a news release from Reuters to by Daniel Trotta the largest identity theft scam in U.S history was busted with three indictments today in New York City. Hold your breath: 130 million credit and...