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The Legal Intelligencer

Consumer Protection Law Ruling Could Spell Big Trouble for Pa. Businesses

Because the reach of the Consumer Protection Law is so vast, covering virtually every form of trade or commerce conducted with a consumer in Pennsylvania, practically all businesses across the commonwealth will be impacted by the ruling—from manufacturers to construction companies to banks to insurance companies to healthcare providers to mortgage companies.
12 minute read

Law.com

Tik Tok Settlement Is Deferred as Judge Questions Parties Over Notice. Plus: A Historically-Diverse MDL Leadership Team

U.S. District Judge John Lee, declining to offer preliminary approval to a $92 million deal, wondered if the popular short-video app could be used to provide notice to potential claimants
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Special Section: 2021 Liquor Law

In The Legal's Liquor Law supplement, read about takeout-alcohol risks under the Pennsylvania Dram Shop Law, obtaining the right liquor license for…
2 minute read

The Recorder

'More Litigation Than Necessary': Objectors in Apple iPhone-Throttling Settlement Seek Major Cuts to $87M Fee Request

At a Zoom hearing Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, many objectors insisted that plaintiffs lawyers failed to justify such an award, which is 28.3% of the $310 million settlement, and suggested fees of closer to $36 million.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

How Much Graham Is in a Graham Cracker? Manhattan Federal Judge Allows Whole Foods Consumer Protection Lawsuit to Proceed

Even though U.S. District Judge Gregory Woods of the Southern District of New York did not know that the "graham" in graham cracker referred to a type of flour, he found that a reasonable consumer might expect graham crackers to be made from graham flour.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

E-Discovery for IoT Devices: Primer for Representing Individual Clients

How can IoT data impact your individual clients in federal court litigation? The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide some guideposts, but much is uncertain given the relatively new introduction of many IoT products and the rapidly developing feature sets.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Agree' To Disagree: SDNY Examines the Limits of Terms of Service Agreements

The court in 'Fishon' held, broadly speaking, that New York's consumer protection law cannot be contracted around—at least not by a general statement in the Terms of Service.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

4 Kelley Kronenberg Attorneys Move to Goldberg Amid Demand in Transportation Practice

Clients are following the lawyers to Goldberg Segalla. Among them are major drug and convenience store chains, transportation companies, and the insured clients of insurance carriers, said partner R. Gavin Mackinnon.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Philip Morris Lawyers Dodge Sanctions for 'Vexatious Litigation'

In the opinion, U.S. Circuit Judge Beverly B. Martin pointed to attorneys listed for Philip Morris from six law firms around the country for what the district court claimed was "vexatious litigation" that "served no other purpose than to delay payment of the judgment."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Shook Names Product Liability Co-Chairwoman Amid Lateral Movement, Growing Competition

Incoming product liability co-chairwoman Hildy Sastre said, even with the pandemic, 2020 ranked among the strongest years the firm has had over the past decade.
3 minute read

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