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	<title>Michael J. Evans:  Law + Technology + Marketing &#187; Consumer Protection</title>
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		<title>Google and the Gulf oil spill at BP&#8217;s Deepwater Horizon oil rig</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 07:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently been blogging (with some help) about the Gulf oil spill at BP&#8217;s Deepwater Horizon oil rig. When I started the blog, I was struck by the fact that there were no pay-per-click lawyer ads when I used Google News to search for articles. But that changed in a hurry. Within a couple of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crowdsourcing solutions for the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 04:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve got 3 new posts at BPOilNews.com about the use of social media and crowdsourcing to empower the public to help with the oil spill at BP&#8217;s Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf. The Louisiana Governor&#8217;s Homeland Security Department has an active Twitter account (@GOHSEP)that is well-used, and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade is using [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BP&#8217;s &#8220;greenwashing&#8221; vs. their actual record of lawsuits, fines and criminal convictions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 04:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve posted a new article at BPOilNews.com about BP&#8217;s history of lawsuits, fines and criminal convictions for oil spills and other safety and environmental violations. I was surprised to discover just how bad BP&#8217;s record actually is. Here are the first two paragraphs: By now we’re all familiar with the latest national environmental crisis. An [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Follow news of BP oil spill at BPOilNews.com</title>
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		<comments>http://www.mjevans.com/consumer-protection/follow-news-or-bp-oil-spill-at-bpoilnewscom#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 10:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BP]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve started a new blog to cover news of the BP oil spill in the Gulf at BPOilNews.com. Also, you can follow news updates on Twitter @BPOilNews. Update &#8211; If you have suggestions for remediation of the Gulf oil spill, you can submit those for public discussion at the BPOilNews.com site. Click here for Gulf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Supreme Court rules no class actions allowed in arbitration unless the contract expressly authorizes them (updated)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 27, 2010  -  In a 5-3 ruling that dealt another blow to consumer rights, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled arbitration panels may not allow arbitration on a class-wide basis unless the arbitration agreement expressly authorizes it.  Although the parties in Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp. were businesses, not consumers, the effects of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yaz, Yasmin ads must be updated to add risks of thromboembolism</title>
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		<comments>http://www.mjevans.com/dangerous-products/yaz-yasmin-ads-must-be-updated-to-add-risks-of-thromboembolism#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration is requiring Bayer, the maker of Yaz/Yasmin birth control pills, to change its ads and promotional materials to add information about the risk of thromboembolism.  Bayer recently changed the drugs&#8217;s warning labels to include information about the risk of thromboembolism in women using Yasmin compared to contraceptives using other progestins. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota recalls 870,000 Sienna minivans due to safety hazard</title>
		<link>http://www.mjevans.com/dangerous-products/toyota-recalls-870000-sienna-minivans-due-to-safety-hazard</link>
		<comments>http://www.mjevans.com/dangerous-products/toyota-recalls-870000-sienna-minivans-due-to-safety-hazard#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 04:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toyota will recall 870,000 Sienna mini-van sold in the United States and Canada since the 1998 model year because of a risk that the spare tire could drop into the road. The recalls cover mini-van sold in several cold weather US states and Canada due to potential corrosion from long-term exposure to road salt that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7,500 Online Shoppers Sold Their Souls to a Computer Gamer Seller According to the Terms of Service</title>
		<link>http://www.mjevans.com/consumer-protection/7500-online-shoppers-sold-their-souls-to-a-computer-gamer-seller-according-to-the-terms-of-service</link>
		<comments>http://www.mjevans.com/consumer-protection/7500-online-shoppers-sold-their-souls-to-a-computer-gamer-seller-according-to-the-terms-of-service#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I couldn&#8217;t make this up.  According to a Fox News article, 7,500 online shoppers sold their souls to a computer game retailer pursuant to a clause in the Terms of Service the customers accepted.  The company added the &#8220;immortal soul&#8221; clause to their Terms of Service earlier this month.  The clause provides: &#8220;&#8221;By placing an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese drywall a problem? We&#8217;re from the government, and we&#8217;re here to help. (Rriiiight).</title>
		<link>http://www.mjevans.com/consumer-protection/chinese-drywall-a-problem-were-from-the-government-and-were-here-to-help-rriiiight</link>
		<comments>http://www.mjevans.com/consumer-protection/chinese-drywall-a-problem-were-from-the-government-and-were-here-to-help-rriiiight#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I&#8217;ve mentioned on this blog before, I&#8217;m involved in an Internet campaign to spread information and make legal services available to people who have had the misfortune to find Chinese drywall installed in their homes or businesses.  As we&#8217;ve done many times over the past decade, my partner and I have organized an alliance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Drywall MDL Judge Announces Breakthrough Agreement</title>
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		<comments>http://www.mjevans.com/dangerous-products/chinese-drywall-mdl-judge-announces-breakthrough-agreement#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael J. Evans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a Nov. 3, 2009 Reuters article, Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (KPT), one of the Chinese drywall manufacturers, has agreed to waive service of process through the Hague Convention, and will accept service of process of an Omnibus Class Action Complaint which is to be filed in the Chinese drywall MDL litigation on [...]]]></description>
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