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New Jersey Law Journal

German Luxury Carmakers Hit With Price-Fixing Class Action Suit

A suit filed in federal court in New Jersey accuses German luxury carmakers of colluding to sell their cars at inflated prices in the United States.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Uber on a Hiring Spree, CFPB Arbitration Rule in Senate's Hands: Roundup

Uber's gone on a lobbying bonanza, the SEC awarded a government employee for helping regulators with an enforcement action, and more.
10 minute read

Legaltech News

Who Will Own the Rights to Autonomous Cars?

As the Supreme Court tackles key patent issues that could relate to autonomous cars, the DMCA and cybersecurity could throw a wrench in the IP engine.
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

VW Plaintiffs Team Awarded Another $125M in Fees and Costs

SAN FRANCISCO — The lawyers handling private lawsuits against Volkswagen AG related to its diesel emissions scandal got judicial sign-off on an additional $125 million in fees and costs Friday.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Judge OKs Nissan Settlement Worth At Least $37M

Drivers of some Pathfinders and Infinitis noticed their transmissions shaking when they stepped on the gas.
4 minute read

The Recorder

VW Plaintiffs' Team Awarded Another $125M in Fees and Costs

Friday's order brings tally awarded to the 22-lawyer plaintiffs' steering committee led by Elizabeth Cabraser of San Francisco's Lieff Cabraser Heimann Bernstein to nearly $350 million.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

4 Ways Kraft Shooting Case Could Reshape Punitive Damages Litigation

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has tossed out a $38.5 million punitive damages award in a case involving a fatal shooting at a Kraft factory, but according to several plaintiffs attorneys, the ruling tossed out much more than money.
14 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Edward Snowden of Honda' Should Testify in Takata Case, Special Master Recommends

A Honda engineer who was involved in a 1999 Takata air bag test and sent emails calling himself "a witness in the dark" to inflator problems should be compelled to testify, a special master recommended.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

GM Gains Defense Verdict in NY Ignition Switch Case

The latest bellwether trial in the General Motors ignition switch litigation has gone in the automaker's favor, after a verdict was handed up in a Manhattan federal courtroom.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Court Allows Volkswagen Emissions Case to Proceed

Federal statutes and regulations on auto emission standards do not preclude New Jersey plaintiffs from pursuing consumer fraud and related claims against Volkswagen that stem from the carmaker's diesel emissions scandal, a state appeals court ruled on Monday.
8 minute read

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