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New York Law Journal

Weitzner v. Cynosure, Inc.

By | September 24, 2015
FRAP 4(a)(4)(A)(vi)'s 28-Day Limit Should Be Deemed Claim Process Rule Allowing for Tolling
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Auto Regulator Proposes That Confidential Safety Info Be Made Public

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this week proposed that plaintiffs lawyers be allowed to share safety defect information—such as the fatal flaw in General Motors Co.’s ignition switches—with the agency when settling civil suits against automakers.
3 minute read

Law.com

Kirkland Keeping Mum on Role in Volkswagen Scandal

The scope and timing of Kirkland's involvement is still unclear in a case that could rival the BP oil-spill litigation in scope—not to mention billable hours.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Orlander v. Staples, Inc.

By | September 23, 2015
Retailer's 'Protection Plan' Was Ambiguous; GBL §§349, 350 Misleading Practice Alleged
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

McCracken v. Verisma Systems, Inc.

By | September 23, 2015
Hospital Patients' Claims of Overcharge For Medical Records Survive Dismissal Bid
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

Why the Law Can't Touch CEO Who Raised Pill Price 5,000 Percent

By | September 22, 2015
Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli has become one of the most reviled people in America after raising the price of a drug used to treat life-threatening parasitic infections 5,000 percent. But there's not much the feds can do, if a prior attempt by the Federal Trade Commission is any guide.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Firm Faces Class Action Lawsuit

The Kovach Law Firm failed to identify itself as a third-party debt collector when contacting consumer plaintiffs and operated without a bond on file with the Texas Secretary of State's Office, according to allegations in a federal complaint.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Litigation Mounting Over Volkswagen Emissions Scandal

Volkswagen has been hit with at least 16 putative class actions around the country in the wake of the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement that the company programmed software in cars with diesel engines to evade clean air standards.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: VW's Deception | Alito's Criticism | DOJ's ACA Appeal

The Justice Department's moving to appeal the House Republicans' suit over health care spending. Justice Samuel Alito Jr. critiques his colleagues. And the legal fallout from Volkswagen's emissions deception mounts. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Silva v. Smucker Natural Foods, Inc.

By | September 22, 2015
Suit Over Root Beer's Labeling Partly Dismissed; Claims Based on Caramel Coloring Preempted
2 minute read

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