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April 19, 2005 | Law.com

Consumer Suits Against Visa Faltering

Two years ago, Visa U.S.A. Inc. conceded a hefty $3 billion to settle antitrust allegations with retailers over its "honor all cards" policy that forced stores to accept debit cards and pay higher processing fees. Plaintiffs' lawyers nationwide have been quick to follow with a spate of similar "indirect purchaser" lawsuits on behalf of consumers. But courts have been largely inhospitable, finding that Visa and MasterCard's relationship to consumers is too tenuous to support antitrust claims.
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January 26, 2000 | Law.com

American Home Products Seeks To Block Chairman's Testimony in Fen-Phen Case

Buoyed by a Texas court precedent limiting the testimony that plaintiffs can elicit from chairmen of a corporation they sue, American Home Products is trying to close the door on the remaining litigation over its diet drug fen-phen. The company succeeded in temporarily blocking the depositions of chairman and CEO Jack Stafford and Dr. Bruce Burlington, AHP's Food and Drug Administration expert, which were scheduled for Tuesday.
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March 23, 2010 | The Recorder

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April 09, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Purse Privilege: Gucci Fires Lawyer for Not Being a Lawyer, So ... Now What?

Gucci America Inc. has fired its director of legal affairs after discovering during a trademark infringement suit brought by Gucci against competitor Guess? Inc. that he was not properly licensed to practice law. Now that the sacking is done, can Gucci still claim attorney-client privilege?
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February 01, 2005 | The American Lawyer

Out of the Frying Pan And into the Dutch Oven

Tort reform may be all the rage on this side of the Atlantic. But across the pond, the litigation juggernaut is moving in just the opposite direction. This month, the Netherlands-America's ninth-largest trading partner and host to some 1,600 U.S. corporations-is set to move its system closer to U.S. law by permitting mass settlements. Add President Jacques Chirac's recent announcement that France might soon permit mass litigation, and what had been a leak in Europe's legal dike could become a dam-burst. U.S
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April 16, 2007 | Law.com

Tax Certificate Purchaser Receives $21M Verdict Against Hedge Fund, Then Settles

A Miami company that specializes in purchasing tax certificates at auction won a $21 million verdict against a large California hedge fund in a federal breach of contract case -- but then entered a confidential settlement before judgment was entered. From 1998 to 2002, Gulf Group was the exclusive Florida agent for Coast Asset Management, an $8 billion hedge fund. The contract case stems from civil bid-rigging charges brought against both companies, and 21 others, by the Florida attorney general's office.
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September 14, 2006 | Law.com

Federal Judge Questions Data Used by Smokers to Define Class

Eastern District of New York Judge Jack B. Weinstein expressed skepticism Wednesday over a proposed class action lawsuit that would seek as much as $200 billion in damages against the tobacco industry for its allegedly deceptive marketing of light cigarettes. In a daylong hearing, Weinstein wondered how the plaintiffs could define a viable class -- and accurately assess damages -- when the tens of millions of people who have smoked light cigarettes might have chosen to do so for any number of reasons.
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November 07, 2008 | New York Law Journal

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October 07, 1999 | Law.com

The Court Rule Everyone Breaks

Of all the local rules in Philadelphia's federal court, perhaps the one most often ignored or flagrantly violated is one that prohibits plaintiffs' lawyers from including specific dollar amount in the ad damnum clauses of their lawsuits when seeking unliquidated damages. A team of defense lawyers representing the American Red Cross is pressing a federal judge to enforce the rule in a lawsuit brought by a hemophiliac that seeks $153 million to compensate him for contracting hepatitis C from tainted blood.
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December 15, 2009 | Law.com

Sheppard Mullin Sues Motley Crue Frontman for Legal Fees

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton is suing Motley Crue lead singer Vince Neil for $62,000 in legal fees, reports Courthouse News. The frontman for the hard-partying metal band, whose real name is Vince Wharton, is accused of refusing to pay the firm for four months of representation in 2008 during which Sheppard Mullin negotiated entertainment and corporate agreements for the rocker.
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