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New Jersey Law Journal

Put the Consumer Fraud Act's Focus Back on Fraud

The legislature should end fee shifting in technical-violation only cases under the Consumer Fraud Act.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Winners and Losers: November 17, 2014

By | November 13, 2014
The state's biggest winners and losers for the week of November 17.
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New York Law Journal

Bowling v. Johnson & Johnson

By | November 13, 2014
Claims Over Label on Mouthwash Preempted; Label Not Warranty Under Magnuson-Moss Law
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Law.com

In Loss, Lawyers See Vehicle for Class Action Reform

A $203 million judgment affirmed against Wells Fargo runs afoul of federal restrictions on class actions, say the bank's lawyers at Covington & Burling.
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National Law Journal

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Suit Against Bayer Over Digestive Aids

A New Jersey federal judge has refused to dump a proposed class action alleging Bayer falsely hyped the value of two purported digestive aids in defending against colon distress.
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Litigation Daily

Psst, Bank Regulators: Can You Give Us a Name?

Why is it so hard for the government to identify the people who are gaming our financial system?
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National Law Journal

'Four Loko' Brewer Faces Liability in Student's Shooting Death

A brewer of Four Loko can be held liable in the death of a college student shot to death by police after he drank two cans of the alcoholic beverage infused with caffeine, the California Fifth Court of Appeal ruled.
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National Law Journal

GM Sharing Ignition Documents With Plaintiffs Lawyers

Plaintiffs lawyers are meeting with General Motors Co.'s outside law firm, King & Spalding, in hopes of obtaining internal emails and documents that could show how much the automaker's lawyers knew about a faulty ignition switch.
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National Law Journal

Trial Judge to Decide Class Certification Over ATM Fees

The U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has held that a proposed class representative can continue to prosecute a lawsuit alleging that Home Town Bank violated a now-repealed law requiring that fee notices be posted on automatic teller machines.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Attorney Finds Novel Way to Sue Nightclub

When someone gets roughed up by a bouncer at a nightclub on a Friday night, the first thing that goes through their mind is probably not that they might have a claim under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act.
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