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Connecticut Law Tribune

Doctors Urge Court to Reinstate Sandy Hook Suit Against Gunmakers

The doctors, in an amicus brief expected to be filed Tuesday, argued that negligent entrustment should apply to Remington and Bushmaster.
9 minute read

Legaltech News

California Opens Door to Fully Autonomous Vehicle Testing

The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Friday posted its latest proposed regulations for testing and deploying fully autonomous vehicles.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Matter of J.G. Wentworth Originations, LLC v. U.S. Life Ins. Co. in the City of N.Y.

By | March 13, 2017
Transfer of Structured Settlement Payments Denied as Wife's Consent, Waiver Not Obtained
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Why Consumers May Take a Bit More Comfort in Writing That Yelp Review

On Dec. 14, 2016, President Barack Obama signed the Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA). Dubbed by some as the "Right to Yelp Bill," the CRFA protects consumers who would like to post online reviews of goods and services by preventing businesses from silencing consumer critics through nondisparagement agreements.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Hamlen v. Gateway Energy Services Corp.

By | March 10, 2017
Contract Authorized N.Y. Gas Retailer to Set Rates on Evaluation of Nonexhaustive Factors
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Failure to Advance Arb Fees Can Lead to Waiver, Justices Rule

A party's failure to advance arbitration fees in a contract dispute automatically waives that party's right to enforce an arbitration clause, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Mandatory Arbitration Limits Access, Experts Warn

An all-star panel of arbitrators and attorneys this week warned that the growing use of mandatory arbitration in consumer and employee contracts is restricting public access to the courts.
13 minute read

Litigation Daily

I Spy Trouble for Vizio

Vizio got off for peanuts last month in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, but the television maker may not be so lucky in a pending MDL.
18 minute read

National Law Journal

D.C. Circuit's Brett Kavanaugh Doubles Down on Criticism of CFPB

Back in October, Brett Kavanaugh, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, wrote a 101-page majority ruling assailing the "massive, unchecked" power of the single director-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Kavanaugh recently got a second chance to weigh in—weeks before the full D.C. Circuit will take a fresh look at mortgage lender PHH Corp.'s claims. Writing in an unrelated case, Kavanaugh predicted the D.C. Circuit—or the U.S. Supreme Court—will find the structure of the agency unconstitutional.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Kurtz v. Kimberly-Clark Corp. & Costco Wholesale Corp.

By | March 06, 2017
Three Class Suits Certified in 'Flushable' Wipes Case; Request to Certify National Class Denied
3 minute read

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