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Connecticut Law Tribune

$28 Million Tobacco Verdict Upheld by Second Circuit

A Connecticut jury's damages award of more than $28 million in a suit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. has been upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit—and the sum stands to grow, as the court also remanded for reconsideration of punitive damages.
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The Recorder

US Appeals Court Set to Eye Test of Cy Pres Doctrine in $5.5M Google Accord

When class members are owed a few pennies from a settlement, how much should you bother trying to make sure they get paid? That's the question before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a petition to reverse a $5.5 million settlement with Google Inc. over privacy claims that gives money to the plaintiffs' attorneys and six nonprofit organizations but nothing to the class. On Wednesday, attorneys general from 11 states filed an amicus brief insisting that the Delaware judge who approved the settlement didn't go far enough in attempting to put class members above the use of cy pres, a controversial practice used to distributed unclaimed funds in a settlement to third parties.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Panel: Defense Attorneys 'Mischaracterized the Evidence' in Tobacco Case

A reversal in a tobacco case that turned on questions of addiction and motivation.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Federal Judge Says Suit Against Debt-Collecting Attorney Over Barcodes May Proceed

The U.S. Supreme Court's 2016 holding in that a technical violation of a statute is insufficient to establish Article III standing does not preclude a suit over a potential disclosure of information by barcodes on debt collection letters, a federal judge in Newark has ruled.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Atl. Ambulance Corp. v. Cullum

Ambulance Services Not Subject to Consumer Fraud Claims under "Learned Professional" Exception Due to Comprehensive Regulation of Industry
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Products Liability Suit Against BMW Gets Green Light

A New Jersey appeals court has reinstated a products liability claim against BMW of America by a vehicle owner alleging he burned his leg on an exhaust pipe that extended beyond the rear bumper.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Scholder v. Riviana Foods Inc.

Lawsuit Is Stayed Pending FDA Rulemaking Process on Use of 'Natural' in Food Labeling
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

State Registry for Animal Rescuers Awaits Cuomo's Signature

A bill requiring non-governmentally operated animal shelters and rescue groups to register with the state would become law if signed by Gov. Cuomo after passing both houses of the state Legislature last month.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Sprint Corp.

Settlement's Undistributed Balance Must Be Sent to CFPB for Disgorgement to U.S. Treasury
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Second Circuit Scolds Attorney in Car Dealership Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that an arbitrator who awarded nearly $50,000 to a woman who claimed a car dealership violated the Truth in Lending Act did not close the door to new evidence in the case. The Second Circuit was also highly critical of an attorney for the dealership.
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