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Does the Sharing Economy Need Background Checks?

Services like Airbnb and Uber will not continue to thrive if consumers are skeptical about their safety.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Archdiocese Sues Christie Over Headstone Sales Ban

The Archdiocese of Newark has filed a suit against Gov. Chris Christie over a new law that bars it from selling headstones to parishioners intending to be buried in its Catholic cemeteries.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Dagher v. Ford Motor Company

3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Coral Gables Attorney Is President-Elect of Plaintiffs Bar Group

Julie Braman Kane, a partner at Colson Hicks Eidson, is set to lead the American Association for Justice, a national plaintiffs trial lawyer advocacy and lobbying group.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Government Suit Against Debt Collection Law Firm Clears Dismissal Effort

A federal judge in Atlanta has rejected a Marietta lawyer's efforts to dismiss a federal agency's suit contending that his firm is little more than a litigation mill to collect millions of dollars a year from consumers who either don't owe the debts in question or may not owe the amounts claimed.
7 minute read

Law.com

Covington Sues CFPB Over 'Consumer Voices' Report

Covington & Burling is suing a federal agency over a February 2015 report that addressed consumers' concerns about credit reports and scores. The law firm, pursuing the records at the request of an unidentified client, wants information about the selection of the focus groups that formed the substance of the CFPB report; the participants' responses; and demographic data about the participants.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Lumber Liquidators Mired in Shareholder Lawsuits

Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc., whose stock has plummeted since a “60 Minutes” exposé revealed that its hardwood laminate flooring products contained illegal levels of formaldehyde, is fending off a raft of shareholder lawsuits filed against its top executives, many of whom have abruptly left the company.
6 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Superior Ct. Dismisses 11-Year-Old Fraud Case Against AstraZeneca

Almost 11 years after the suit was filed, a Delaware court has dismissed a class action against AstraZeneca over its alleged consumer fraud in the marketing of heartburn medication Nexium.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers' Debt-Collection Work in Court Can Subject Them to Liability Under Federal Law, Panel Says

Debt-collection lawyers can be liable under federal fair collections law for their work in court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has ruled.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Gadley v. Ellis, PICS Case No. 15-1073 (W.D. Pa. June 26, 2015) Gibson, J. (12 pages).

When ruling on a motion to intervene, a court may consider the timeliness of the motion and whether the proposed intervenor has interests that are not adequately represented by another litigant.
2 minute read

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