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Rental Applicants Reach $2.28M Settlement Agreement for Discriminatory AI-Powered Screening Tool

"The changes SafeRent has agreed to make are key to ensuring the original intention of the nation's voucher programs, helping to erase historic discrimination in the housing markets," said Brian Corman, a partner at Cohen Milstein who leads the firm's fair housing litigation efforts and helped negotiate the settlement.
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Law.com

Deceptive Retail Pricing by Big Names Continues to Drive Lawsuits, Despite Mixed Results

"These filings are going up and we are handling a lot of them," Stephanie A. Sheridan, an executive committee member with Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, said. "And there are a lot more threat letters that are out there. Without revealing the number, the amount that we are dealing with right now are keeping a number of people in my department pretty much full-time busy."
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

As Eli Lilly's Insulin Pricing Settlement Unravels, Lawyers Vow to Push Ahead

Lawyers touting a $500 million settlement over insulin pricing are back at the drawing board after a judge refused to certify their class.
5 minute read

Law.com

Two Federal Courts Side With Otis Elevator Co. in Hotel Lift Malfunction Lawsuits

In separate rulings by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the Eastern District of Virginia, both judges ruled in favor of Otis Elevator Co. after the plaintiffs in each suit were injured in hotel elevators and attempted to hold the company accountable for negligence.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Beefed Up Bill Takes Aim at Consumer Arbitration Practices

SB 940 by Orange County Democrat Sen. Tom Umberg would place new restrictions on neutrals handling consumer claims
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Legal Community Divided on NY Lawmakers' 'Landmark' Housing Deal

One lawyer said of lawmakers including new standards to combat discrimination in the provision of insurance to affordable housing that it's "an extremely important statement for the state of New York to be making, that we're not going to tolerate this, and I believe that we're the first in the nation to take action like that. It's 100% a national issue; not a New York State-specific issue."
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Kraft Heinz's Lunchables Hit With Consumer Class Actions Over Alleged Metals in Lunchtime Staple

These cases were first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in federal and state courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide.
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Law.com

State High Court: McDonald's Franchise Not Vicariously Liable for Employee's Racist Comments to Customer

David A. Goldman, a member of Norman Hanson DeTroy in Portland, who represented the McDonald's franchise owner, said the court's ruling was a matter of common sense to ensure the law "properly incentives the right kind of behavior" from employers.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward Judge Finds Ex-Bang Energy CEO's Actions 'Illegal or Fraudulent'

John "Jack" Owoc founded Bang Energy's parent company, Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc., in 1993 and built it to become a multibillion-dollar company.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Supreme Court's Recent Consumer Fraud Act Decision Misses the Mark

A fictitious pricing claim is not about actual value, it is about what the retailer represented the value to be to induce the purchase.
7 minute read

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