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New York Law Journal

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. v. SPD Swiss Precision Diagnostics

By | September 01, 2015
Refusal to Stay Injunction Pending Appeal Of Decision on False Advertising Is Explained
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Moore v. Angie's List, PICS Case No. 15-1340 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 7, 2015) Dalzell, J. (28 pages).

By | September 01, 2015
Allegations that a membership review service advertised it was only a "passive conduit" for consumer reviews, although service providers could pay advertising fees to receive higher rankings on search results, could be sufficient to allege fraud and unfair trade practices. Defendant's motion to dismiss denied.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Feds Seek Contempt Sanctions Against Nonparty Firms

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants a federal judge in California to sanction several small law firms for violating an order that they aren't a party to. As a legal move, it's undeniably aggressive and possibly brilliant.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

VOIR DIRE: Something Fishy

By | August 31, 2015
Have you ever felt that your can of StarKist chunk light tuna was lighter than it should be? There might be some money in it for you. Plus more in this week's column.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Benson v. Southern California Auto Sales, Inc.

By | August 28, 2015
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Eleventh Circuit Rejects Fair Debt Collection Class Action

A bank's acquisition of credit card debt on which a consumer already has defaulted does not subject the bank to federal rules on fair debt collection practices, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has decided.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Holds Agents Bound to Disclose Fatal Accident in Home

An appellate court has ordered two real estate agents to stand trial for failing to tell the buyers of a $2.3 million home that its elevator was the scene of a deadly accident.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Shout-Out: Skadden Forces Would-Be Class to Arbitrate

Derailing a would-be class action against a company that makes roofing shingles, lawyers from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom on Wednesday convinced a federal judge in Sacramento that the plaintiffs must arbitrate their claims individually.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Appeals Court Upholds FTC's Cybersecurity Oversight

The Wyndham hotel chain lost in its bid to curtail the federal agency's supervisory powers on customer data.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Sanctions Sought Against Ex-Squire Patton Boggs Lawyer in Sugar Case

Two corn refining companies that booted Squire Patton Boggs from its high stakes lawsuit against the sugar industry are claiming one of the law firm's former attorneys is still on the case—in violation of a judge's disqualification order.
4 minute read

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