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Five factors determine if false advertising case can proceed
Before plaintiffs can get to a jury on a claim for false advertising under the federal trademark Lanham Act, they must show standing to sue.Venezuela to reopen 3 banks after gov't takeovers
Venezuela's government plans to reopen three private banks next week that officials took over temporarily amid investigations into alleged violations of banking regulations, according to an announcement Monday.View more book results for the query "*"
Who Gets Paid in Securities Cases? Look to the Lead Plaintiffs
Lead counsel now call the shots in securities class actions and thus decide if and how other lawyers get paid, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. Rejecting an appeal by three firms seeking shares of the $55 million in fees awarded in the $3.2 billion Cendant Corp. settlement, the court found that the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 established a "new paradigm" for securities litigation.Fla. Jury Awards Smoker's Widow $26.6 Million
A Florida jury on Wednesday awarded the widow of a cigarette smoker $26.6 million after finding cigarette manufacturers R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris liable for causing his lung cancer and death. The jury decided the cigarette makers should pay Nathan Cohen's widow $10 million each in punitive damages and awarded her $6.6 million in compensatory damages. A $10 million jury award was reduced by a finding that her husband was one-third responsible for his illness.From Barroom Brawl to Courtroom Controversy
A woman who claims she suffered a "gross nasal deformity" in a fight at a Pittsburgh bar has filed suit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas against the bar's owners, a bouncer and her alleged attackers.Trending Stories
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