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National Law Journal

State AGs Urged to Enforce Licensing Board Decision

Three consumer organizations have asked the nation's 50 state attorneys general how they are responding to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision opening their licensing boards to huge potential antitrust liability.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Attorney Sanctioned for Holding Back Theory of Debt Case

An attorney who raised new allegations after an initial conference on his Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case has been sanctioned for not participating in the proceedings in good faith.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Ambers v. Beverages and More, Inc.

4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

CFA Doesn't Apply to Med-Mal Insurance, NJ Judge Rules

In a 2013 decision that only recently was approved for publication, a New Jersey trial judge ruled in a case of first impression that the state's consumer fraud statute doesn't apply to medical malpractice insurance.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Kelly, Wildstein Default in Bridgegate Class Suit

Bridget Kelly and David Wildstein, two figures at the center of the Bridgegate scandal, have been found in default in connection with a putative class action suit brought on behalf of individuals and businesses who experienced traffic delays caused by the September 2013 closures of local access lanes to the George Washington Bridge.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Dibish v. Ameriprise Fin. Serv. Inc., PICS Case No. 15-0676 (C.P. Allegheny March 23, 2015) Hertzberg, J. (17 pages).

In this action for misrepresentation against a financial advisor, jury instructions permitting future damages to be discounted to present value and regarding justifiable reliance, and the court's determination of actual damages under the UTPCPL were not erroneous. The parties' objections on appeal should be overruled.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Horne v. Progressive Advanced Ins. Co., PICS Case No. 15-0688 (E.D. Pa. April 24, 2015) Kearney, J. (4 pages).

A corporate defendant can remove an action to federal court, even if plaintiff and the individual defendant are residents of the same state, if proof exists that the individual defendant was fraudulently joined. Defendants failed to prove plaintiff's claims were "wholly insubstantial and frivolous," and the court granted plaintiff's motion to remand to court of common pleas.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Enter Interstate Dispute over Colorado Marijuana Law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked for the views of the Obama administration on a dispute between states over Colorado's 2012 legalization of marijuana.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Winners and Losers: May 4, 2015

Winners and losers from around New Jersey for the week of May 4.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Greatest Article Ever Written About Puffery!

Cases on "puffery" tend to hinge on what is reasonable for a consumer to believe, or in the investor context, what is reasonable for a company spokesperson to say.
10 minute read

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