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New York Law Journal

Debt Collection Deal Promises to Wipe Out Default Judgments

A class action suit challenging "sewer service" and "robo-signing" practices in the consumer debt collection industry will be settled for $59 million in restitution and fees, if a proposed settlement filed Thursday is approved by a Manhattan federal court.
5 minute read

Law.com

Sports Sites Blitzed by Suits

FanDuel Inc. and DraftKings Inc. are facing about 40 class actions claiming that the online daily fantasy sport sites fraudulently enticed customers into participating in illegal gambling.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Kia Agrees to Mediation in Engine Defect Class Suit

Kia Motors America has agreed to mediate a putative class action concerning engine defects after a federal judge denied the company's motion to dismiss.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

VOIR DIRE: Got Protein?

By | November 16, 2015
The Cheerios Protein box reads "11 grams of protein with milk," and there, says a consumer advocacy group, is the rub. Plus more in this week's column.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Federal Trade Commission v. Bluehippo Funding, LLC

By | November 16, 2015
Consumer Reliance Presumption Applies in FTC's Deception Suit Against Installment Credit Firm
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

Monday Mashup: Fee Fights, Celeb Settlements and Wilmer's Revolving Door

Hausfeld's curiously timed $120M settlement; why the city of San Francisco is paying Journey guitarist Neal Schon $290,000; another Wilmer partner lands a top SEC job. All this and more in The Lit Daily's take on under-the-radar legal news.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Appeals Court Punishes Foreclosure Defense Lawyer for Making Frivolous Arguments

In an unusual 12-judge decision, the Georgia Court of Appeals has sanctioned a lawyer who represents borrowers trying to stop foreclosures—and warned him to quickly re-evaluate other appeals he has pending so he can avoid further punishment.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

When a Home Is More Than a Place to Sleep [In Service]

One recent Saturday morning, over black coffee in a paper cup, Ms. Crawford softly told me her story. A few months before, she was happily moving into her new Atlanta rental home with her fiancé and 6-year-old daughter. She dreamed of starting a new life with her small family and a second child who was on the way.
3 minute read

The Recorder

FanDuel Lashes Out at Calif. Lawmaker Who Sought Shut Down

The company is mobilizing players in California to oppose lawmaker's effort to block operations in the state.
3 minute read

Law.com

Tobacco Companies Want Judge to Recuse Over Law Firm Ties

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta's law firm ties have prompted calls for him to recuse in a court fight in Washington between tobacco companies and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Their concern: Mehta's former law firm, Zuckerman Spaeder, worked for anti-tobacco groups while the judge was a partner.
6 minute read

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