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All Lawyered Up, Fantasy Sports Companies Take On NY AG

With help from Boies Schiller's David Boies, Gibson Dunn's Randy Mastro and others, DraftKings and FanDuel are girding for battle with New York's attorney general and a growing roster of opponents.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

In Unusual Ruling, Judge Nixes At Least 750 Diabetes Drug Cases

A federal judge's rare move has tossed out at least 750 failure-to-warn lawsuits filed against the makers of four diabetes drugs based on the federal pre-emption doctrine.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Rejects AG's Bid to Save Part of Garnishment Law

A federal judge who declared Georgia's post-judgment garnishment unconstitutional has rejected a request by the state attorney general to reconsider a key aspect of his order, but the judge clarified that his ruling does not apply to garnishments against corporate debtors.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Facebook Accused of Text Spamming

Suit claims one woman was bombarded with robo-texts inviting her to join the network.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Justices Won't Step In on Garnishment, Turning Focus to Legislature

It appears that any fix to constitutional problems found in Georgia's garnishment statutes by a federal judge in September will need to come from the state Legislature.
4 minute read

Law.com

Animal Rights Group Cries Foul Over Foie Gras Labeling

The Animal Legal Defense Fund has waged another battle to ban foie gras from America's dinner menus. On Nov. 5, the group filed a lawsuit alleging the U.S. Department of Agriculture's failure to respond to its petition to add warning labels to foie gras violates the Administrative Procedure Act.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Divided Panel Strikes Down Florida Credit Card Law as Free Speech Violation

A Florida law that regulates how merchants handle credit card swipe fees violates the First Amendment, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has ruled.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Consumer Fraud Count Tossed in Edgewater Fire Suit

Residents of a 240-unit apartment building in Edgewater that was destroyed by fire have failed to establish a basis for a New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act claim against their landlord, a federal judge in Newark has ruled.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Dominguez v. Yahoo, PICS Case No. 15-1617 (3d Cir. Oct. 23, 2015) Ambro, J. (9 pages).

By | November 03, 2015
If an administrative agency issues a declaratory ruling while a case is pending, the Third Circuit can vacate and remand, to permit the district court to reconsider in light of the declaratory ruling. Decision granting summary judgment to defendant vacated in case in which plaintiff seeks damages in the amount of $13.9 million.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Litwack v. Dreamline, PICS Case No. 15-1628 (C.P. Chester Aug. 26, 2015) Tunnell, J. (40 pages).

By | November 03, 2015
Defendant home improvement company that misrepresented its credentials was not liable to homeowners for breach of contract, but were liable for plaintiffs' attorney fees under the UTPCPL as actual damages.
3 minute read

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