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National Law Journal

FTC Stakes Claim As Data Security Cop

On the heels of an appellate win, the Federal Trade Commission on Friday reiterated its power to hold companies liable for data security breaches.
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National Law Journal

Safety Commission Eyes Standards for Window Coverings

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has begun the process of establishing mandatory safety standards for window covering products, aimed at lowering the risk of young children being strangled to death by the cords attached to curtains, shades and blinds.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Feds Investigating Non-Sterile, Simulated Saline Injections

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating the infusions of non-sterile, simulated intravenous saline to patients in seven states, including some who were hospitalized and at least one person who died.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Split First Circuit Sustains Nexium Class Certification

A federal appeals court has upheld certification of a class of consumers and insurance companies alleging that they were forced to pay higher prices for prescription heartburn drug Nexium in violation of state antitrust laws.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court OKs Slash of $94K Fee Application by More Than Half

Even in a fee-shifting case, it's permissible for a judge evaluating a fee application to consider what a client would be willing to pay for the engagement, a New Jersey appeals court said in upholding the reduction of a $94,000 fee application in a case that settled for $10,000.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Reports: Harry Reid Demurs When Asked About an Exercise Injury Suit

If Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is thinking about going to court over his New Year's Day exercise equipment injury, he's not tipping his hand.
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The Recorder

Handset Makers Mostly Off the Hook in Carrier IQ Case

Judge Edward Chen tossed most of the claims against manufacturers who'd installed tracking software on mobile phones.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Rejects Lawsuit Targeting Scandal-Linked Supplement

A federal judge in Illinois dismissed a complaint against Star Scientific Inc., the dietary supplement company whose founder was at the center of a corruption trial against former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Southwest 'Early Bird' Class Action Trimmed Back

A California federal district court has substantially reduced the number of claims against Southwest Airlines in a proposed class action alleging the airline's "Early Bird" boarding program is fraudulent.
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

Eleventh Circuit Sides With FTC in LabMD Data Breach Case

The court rejected a bid by LabMD and its lawyers to halt an FTC administrative proceeding stemming from a 2008 breach of patients' confidential information.
3 minute read

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