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National Association of Realtors Reaches $418M Settlement to Resolve Antitrust Class Actions

"Probably the largest transaction that people will make is buying or selling a home, so for most Americans, being able to save a significant amount of money in connection with that transaction is really meaningful, and it's one of the reasons I wanted to work on this," Plaintiffs' attorney, Robert A. Braun of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, told Law.com.
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New York Law Journal

Lawyers, Lawmakers Debate Merits of NY Bill Targeting Social Media Algorithms Used to Captivate Minors

If the bill is approved, New York's AG would be empowered to bring lawsuits enjoining the platforms, or seek damages or civil penalties up to $5,000 per violation.
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Legaltech News

'Not Generative AI': Investors, Customers Call Out Legal Tech's 'AI Washing'

AI washing isn't new to the legal tech industry, but legal tech customers and investors say the practice has exacerbated in the age of generative AI, from providers repackaging decade-old offerings to others launching tools that are essentially "ChatGPT wrappers."
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Texas Lawyer

Romancing With AI? Suit Claims Bots Pose as Suitors on Tinder

The developer of the CupidBot app that uses AI to let human users screen, rate and talk to women in their place repeatedly denied the activity was affecting Match Group sites, the complaint asserts.
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Texas Lawyer

Recused: Texas Judge Steps Away From Case Amid Scrutiny of His Investments

The judge was presiding over over litigation contesting a proposed cap on credit card late fees.
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Law.com

'A Tremendous Financial Burden': Medical Providers File Class Action Lawsuits Against Change Healthcare Over Data Breach

"In the case of the plaintiff, she had to get money out of her retirement account to make payroll, purchase medications for patients and pay operating expenses because they were unable to get claims either pre-authorized, or if they were submitted, they weren't able to get them paid," Thomas A. Zimmerman, Jr., a Chicago-based attorney at the Zimmerman Law Offices told Law.com. "This is causing a tremendous financial burden on the healthcare providers."
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Law.com

Mead Johnson Hit With $60M Verdict in First NEC Trial Over Preterm Infant Formula

An Illinois jury awarded $60 million on Wednesday in the first verdict involving cow's milk-based infant formula that allegedly has sickened or killed premature babies who contracted a gastrointestinal inflammation called necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Supreme Court Upholds Consumers' Right to Sue Federal Agencies Under the FCRA

In its recent decision in Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a circuit split over whether federal agencies could be liable to individuals for private rights of action under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
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New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Supreme Court Applies Framework to Housing Requests for Emotional Support Animals

"Emotional support animals, however, are different from pets and are not subject to general pet policies. ESAs can help people who struggle with mental health issues and other disabilities, and can enable them to function better in their everyday lives," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said.
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Daily Report Online

A 'Shocking Opinion'?: 'Duty to Defend' Under Fire in Ga. Court of Appeals Opinion

"There isn't a businessperson in the state that's not going to not lose the duty to defend because within [the new criteria," the defendant-appellee attorney said. "They can either have the financial wherewithal or can borrow it. ... It reaches so much further than it needed to go."
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