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How a Nagging Flaw Could (and Should) Un-Do the Trump U Settlement

“A classic Catch-22.” “A Hobson's choice.” “Deeply problematic.” That's how a dozen top law school professors describe the Trump University fraud settlement in an amicus brief. It's a strong argument—and it may be enough to persuade the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel's March 31 approval of the settlement.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Mantikas v. Kellogg Co.

False Representation Suit Over 'Whole Grain' Crackers Dismissed; Packaging Not Misleading
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Plaintiffs Firms to Score $4.5M in Fees From Wells Fargo TCPA Deal

Two plaintiffs firms are set to split about $4.45 million in light of a proposed settlement of automatic phone call consumer protection claims against a unit of Wells Fargo Bank.
13 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump Administration Has a Big Thing Against Public Databases

Companies, raising reputational concerns, have long griped about agencies that post consumer complaints and other data. Republicans and Trump administration agencies are now taking up that cause. A U.S. Treasury report recommends restricting public access to the CFPB's online complaint database. Consumer advocates are crying foul.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Matter of Peachtree Settlement Funding, LLC v. Genworth Life Ins. Co. of N.Y.

Approval to Transfer Structured Settlement Payments Denied; SSPA Requirements Not Met
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Financial Lobby Groups Reject CFPB's Criticism of Deferred-Interest as 'Risky'

Top lobbying groups for the financial industry are pushing back against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as the regulator ratchets up pressure on credit products that can lure in customers with zero-interest terms but later surprise them with high charges.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Top Business, Trade Groups Back Trump in Fight Over Regulatory Rollbacks

Prominent business advocacy groups and industry associations are backing the Trump administration in fighting a consumer lawsuit that challenges the lawfulness of a White House executive order calling for the elimination of regulations.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Brewery Wholesaler to Pay $2M Fine for Underselling

A New Jersey craft beer wholesaler has agreed to pay $2 million and surrender its license to settle claims of anti-competitive trade practices.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suit Targeting J. Crew Receipts Threadbare, Judge Says

A federal judge has dismissed a putative class action against clothing company J. Crew Group Inc. claiming the company issued receipts that were too revealing.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Treasury Report, Mirroring Industry Complaints, Proposes Curbing the CFPB

The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday slammed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as "unaccountable to the American people" and laid out sweeping reforms that hew closely to legal challenges brought by financial companies and to a U.S. House Republican plan to curb the power of the Obama-era agency.
5 minute read

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