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Daily Business Review

End of the Line for the HUD-1 Settlement Statement

Danny Hertzberg and Jerri Hertzberg Bassuk describe the implications of the newly mandated form for residential real estate closings.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Weinstein Refers Definition of 'Flushable' to FTC

Faced with a slew of consumer class action suits over supposedly flushable wipes but no consensus on the meaning of the word "flushable," a judge has decided to pause one of the cases to get a definition of the term from federal regulators.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Consumer Lawyers Cheer CFPB Arbitration Proposal

Lori Andrus of San Francisco's Andrus Anderson said the agency's rule would "re-open possibilities" for class action litigation.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What Companies Need to Know About California's Safer Consumer Products Regulations

For product manufacturers, distributors and retailers, access to the Golden State's massive consumer base comes at the cost of navigating a tangled web of consumer product requirements. This year, that web is likely to get even more tangled.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Drops Graduates' Deception Class Action Against Florida Coastal School of Law

A federal judge dismisses a class action filed by graduates alleging the Jacksonville law school misled them about their job opportunities after graduation.
4 minute read

Law.com

Say Goodbye to Mandatory Arbitration—And Hello to Class Actions

Mandatory arbitration as we know it is on the way out. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday announced that it plans to propose rules that would prevent consumer financial services companies from using arbitration clauses to block class actions. The implications are huge.
5 minute read

Law.com

Mayer Brown Tapped to Defend Volkswagen Consumer Suits

The legal lineup continues to expand on both sides of Volkswagen's historic corporate disaster.
3 minute read

Law.com

In Wake of Oregon Shooting, Don't Expect Gun Makers to Pay

Survivors and families of the victims of the shooting rampage at Umpqua Community College in Oregon may have viable claims against the school for failing to do more to protect the students, or perhaps against the family of shooter. But if prior lawsuits are any guide, the victims would have an extremely difficult time making claims stick against the companies that made the guns or bullets.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Federal Judge Pulls Back on Garnishment Order, Says It Doesn't Apply to Wage Cases

A federal judge has narrowed the scope of his order that declared Georgia's garnishment law is unconstitutional.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Who You Gonna Call? Ken Feinberg

Ken Feinberg is no stranger to difficult, emotionally charged tasks. Over the past 15 years the federal government has enlisted him to oversee the victim compensation funds set up after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, BP's Deep Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the General Motors' faulty-ignition-switch settlement. Feinberg, who turns 70 this month, was appointed this summer as special master to oversee the implementation of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014.
7 minute read

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