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Texas Lawyer

American Privacy Rights Act of 2024: What to Know and Where It Stands

"The APRA's tiered approach would instantiate sweeping coverage, all while including exemptions for small businesses, governments" and other entities, write Emily Apte, Jesse Snyder, Katrina Jackson and Jillian Simons of King & Spalding.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

General Motors Faces Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Faulty Fuel Pumps

Plaintiffs, represented by Berger Montague and Capstone Law, alleged that two SUV models produced between 2020 and 2024 have defective gas flow systems that could affect control of the cars.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Surge in Social Media Drug Promotion Driving Calls for More Oversight

"I think the industry would like more clarity from the FDA on what exactly its position is on its authority over social media," said Mahnu Davar, a partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

The Debate on Data Scraping Was Almost Over—Until Generative AI Rekindled It

Courts have issued several rulings over the last decades on data scraping—and, in most cases, have authorized the practice. But generative AI has allowed scraping to proliferate to levels that experts say are now "unsustainable."
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

How Safe Is Cannabis, Really? Here's What Plaintiffs' Attorneys Should Know

"The cannabis industry is following the playbook of the tobacco and opiate industries by putting profits before people," according to David G. Evans, senior counsel for the Cannabis Industry Victims Educating Litigators.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

District Attorney Alleges USAA, Progressive Cheat Insureds on Auto Claims

"California residents and small businesses try their best to follow the law. They expect their insurance companies and affiliates to do the same," Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price said.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Insurer Sues to Avoid Payment on Joe Carollo Verdicts

"The duty to defend is broader than the duty to indemnify," QBE Specialty Insurance Co. argued in the lawsuit. "As such, where there is no duty to defend, there can be no duty to indemnify."
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Was This Judge Too Slow? Jurist Suggests 5th Circuit Micromanages His Docket

"A district court has broad discretion and inherent authority to manage its docket. That's what it did here, much to the apparent dismay of the Fifth Circuit," U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman said.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Maryland Signs Data Privacy Act Into Law—And Bucks Several Privacy Trends

The Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 will go into effect on Oct. 1, 2025, and will bring new stringent protections for children's data and biometric data, among other unique requirements.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Gibbons Attorneys File WARN Violations Against Christmas Tree Shops Owners for Short Layoff Notices

Gibbons filed an employment class action on behalf of former employees of Christmas Tree Shops against two owners of the now-bankrupt company for allegedly laying off hundreds of workers with only one week's notice, in violation of the required three months' advanced notification under the New Jersey Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
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