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Corporate Counsel

Companies Plot New Approaches to CFPB as Trump's Team Takes Control

"Everyone is trying to figure out where that is—short of calling Mulvaney himself, which people are obviously reluctant to do. Everyone has their own angle," one defense lawyer says.
16 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

TCPA Class Action Over Single Call Lives On Despite Attempted 'Pick-Off' Settlement

U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan refused to dismiss the lawsuit, filed by plaintiff Noreen Sussino, against Work Out World Inc., even though the gym insisted it had resolved Sussino's claims by depositing $1,501 into her credit card account.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Uber's Data Breach Cover-Up Strategy May Be More Common Than You'd Think

Uber has been widely criticized for its decision to hide a 2016 data breach and pay hackers for their silence, but it may not be the only company in town to do so.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Class Action Seeks More than $5 Million for Ritz-Carlton Menu Surcharge

The complaint alleges the hotel illegally attaches an automatic 18-20 percent gratuity to every food and beverage purchase through its restaurants, mini-bars and room service.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Appeals Court Upholds ESPN Win in Video Privacy Suit

Plaintiff Chad Eichenberger claimed ESPN violated the Video Privacy Protection Act by handing over his Roku device serial number and the identity of the videos he watched to Adobe Analytics.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Nixes TCPA Class Action Because Plaintiff Never Texted 'STOP'

A federal judge has dismissed a purported Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action against Kohl's Department Stores Inc. because the plaintiff failed to follow explicit instructions for stopping text messages from the company.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Upholds Trump's Designation of Mick Mulvaney as Acting CFPB Head

A federal judge on Tuesday refused to undo the Trump administration's designation of Mick Mulvaney as the interim leader of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rejecting an argument that the White House unlawfully sidestepped the appointment of another lawyer from within the Obama-era agency.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

DOJ's Antitrust Allegations 'Wholly Without Merit,' AT&T Tells Court

The telecommunications giant pushed back Tuesday against the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Upholds Trump's Designation of Mick Mulvaney as Acting CFPB Head

A federal judge on Tuesday refused to undo the Trump administration's designation of Mick Mulvaney as the interim leader of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, rejecting an argument that the White House unlawfully sidestepped the appointment of another lawyer from within the Obama-era agency.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

'Natural' Litigation and Rising Judicial Skepticism

Scattered among the dictionary definitions for “natural,” one reads: “formulated by human reason alone rather than revelation.” This definition…
5 minute read

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