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The Recorder

AT&T Class Action Over 'Unlimited Data' Escapes Arbitration

A federal judge agreed that false advertising claims against the telecom giant cannot be routed to arbitration under a recent California Supreme Court decision.
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The Recorder

9th Circuit OKs Government's Hiring of Law Firms on Contingency

The appellate court on Thursday found that a defendant's due process rights weren't violated when a district attorney in California hired three outside law firms on a contingency basis to pursue a civil lawsuit.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Denies Bid to Remove Infringement Suit Against 'Fifty Shades' Designer From NY

A copyright infringement suit concerning the use of an artist's work in an advertising campaign referencing the erotic drama “Fifty Shades of Grey” is bound by statute to remain in a Manhattan federal court, a judge ruled.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

In Blow to TCPA Lawsuits, Court Strikes Down FCC's Expanded Autodialer Definition

In a decision likely to impact future litigation over robocalls and texts, a federal appeals court Friday struck down key parts of a Federal Communications Commission order that had expanded the legal definition of an autodialer.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Prosecutions of Big Pharma Over Opioids Unlikely, Panel Says

Courts and prosecutors have a frontline role to play in the fight against the opioid epidemic, but don't expect high-ranked officials from Big Pharma to face criminal prosecution any time soon, a group of criminal justice officials from across the country said during a panel discussion March 16.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

City Human Rights Law Damages Threshold, Now Clarified, Applied by Second Circuit

The panel said the lower threshold found by the state's Court of Appeals should have meant a district court allowed damages under the city's Human Rights Law to be sought.
2 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Lawyers Spar Over Conspiracy Allegations as Wilmington Trust Trial Ends Week 1

The long-awaited Wilmington Trust criminal trial is finally underway in a Delaware federal court, as federal prosecutors this week made their case that four of the bank's former top executives orchestrated a scheme to hide hundreds of millions of dollars in bad loans from regulators and investors.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Here's a Look at Three Previous Suits Against the Builder of Collapsed Bridge

Munilla Construction Management, which built and installed the bridge, has been sued in the past over allegations of negligent construction work.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

GCs at Georgetown Hear Why It Pays to 'Meddle' With Outside Law Firms

Plus, D.C. hires by King & Spalding and Greenberg Traurig, and other business of law news from the nation's capital.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Dueling Motions for Sanctions Filed in Legal Malpractice Lawsuit

A deposition halted by the sudden departure of the attorney being deposed led to the filing of dueling motions for sanctions in a seven-year old legal-malpractice…
6 minute read

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