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Corporate Counsel

Student-Loan Collection Company Names New GC

Ricardo King has been named chief compliance officer and general counsel at Defiance, Ohio-based Credit Adjustments Inc., a call center and receivables management company with a contract with the U.S. Department of Education.
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Daily Business Review

Transportation Dept. Takes Aim at Contractor Amid SunPass Problems

The Florida Department of Transportation announced Monday it is withholding payments to Maryland-based Conduent State & Local Solutions as work continues on the SunPass Centralized Customer Service System, which was expected to be completed June 11.
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Daily Report Online

Marketing Firm That Misappropriated Law Firm Names Enjoined in 3 States

Texas-based Exclusive Legal Marketing has been barred in three states from deceptive trade practices that channel prospective clients to other firms.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Spoliation Rulings Appealed in Plantronics Antitrust Case

GN Netcom Inc. has filed an appeal in its high-profile antitrust suit against rival headset-maker Plantronics Inc., challenging a Delaware federal judge's handling of spoliation that resulted in the destruction of thousands of emails potentially relevant to the case.
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Daily Business Review

Broward Firm Sues Company Charging Disabled Vets $168,000 in Exchange for $12,000

Court documents allege the company targets disabled and retired military veterans with pensions.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Plantronics Cleared in Headset Antitrust Dispute

A Delaware federal jury on Wednesday ruled that Plantronics Inc.'s use of distributor agreements did not violate U.S. antitrust laws, rejecting rival GN Netcom Inc.'s claims during a weeklong trial that the headset maker had monopolized the market for sales to North American call centers.
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The Recorder

Jones v. Royal Administration Services, Inc.

9th Cir.; 15-17328 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment. The court held that because a telemarketing company acts as an independent contractor for…
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Texas Lawyer

Fifth Circuit Allows Employer to Force Workers to Sign Class Action Waivers

In a major win for employers, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has shot down a National Labor Relations Board ruling forcing the Convergys Corporation to stop requiring its job applicants to sign class action waivers that prevent them from suing the company.
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