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National Law Journal

Visa and MasterCard Must Face ATM Fees Antitrust Case, D.C. Circuit Says

A federal appeals court in Washington on Tuesday revived an antitrust case that accuses Visa and MasterCard of conspiring to keep ATM access fees high. Independent ATM operators and ATM users sued Visa and MasterCard over rules the companies put in place that restricted ATM access fees. The rules block ATM operators from charging different fees for the use of certain networks to process transactions, even if it costs the operator less to use a non-Visa or MasterCard network.
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National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: Idaho Farm Surveillance Law Ditched | NSA's New General Counsel | Feds v. Feds at SCOTUS

A bipartisan group of senior administration officials, including high-ranking Justice Department lawyers, is urging the Supreme Court to take up a prosecutorial misconduct case. A federal court on Monday struck down Idaho's prohibition on undercover videos of factory farms. And Glenn Gerstell, formerly the managing partner of the Washington office of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, was sworn in Monday as general counsel to the National Security Agency. This is a news roundup from ALM and other publications.
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The Recorder

Sanchez v. Valencia Holding Company, LLC

By | August 03, 2015
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The Recorder

Justices Uphold Consumer Arbitration Clause

The California Supreme Court reinforced Monday that even unfair or one-sided arbitration contracts are presumed valid.
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New Jersey Law Journal

EPA's Inaction Not A Bar to State Claims Over Mislabeled Appliances

A class action claiming Whirlpool Corp. falsely labeled appliances with the Energy Star insignia is not pre-empted by the Environmental Protection Agency's failure to impose penalties in the case, a federal judge in Newark has ruled.
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National Law Journal

Deposition Battle Heats Up Over GM's Valukas Report

General Motors Co. and plaintiffs lawyers are fighting over the scope of the upcoming deposition of the lawyer whose report on the company's ignition-switch defect blamed a handful of employees for the fiasco.
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National Law Journal

Op-Ed: Telemarketing Rule Hinders Legitimate Businesses

The Federal Communications Commission leaves door wide open for more costly class actions.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Rejects Federal Pre-emption Defense in Caterpillar MDL

Caterpillar Inc. has failed to persuade a federal judge in Camden that multidistrict litigation over allegedly defective diesel engines it made for buses is preempted by the Clean Air Act.
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National Law Journal

Chrysler Litigation Risk is Low

The $105 million fine against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles for its handling of 23 safety recalls may bolster existing lawsuits against the company, but it's unlikely to spur the kind of massive legal onslaught that accompanied General Motors Co.'s ignition-switch issues, say lawyers.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Internet Privacy: Defending Against the NJ Consumer Fraud Act

The Consumer Fraud Act has a long reach and is useful in protecting New Jersey residents from the disclosure of confidential and/or sensitive information.
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