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New Jersey Law Journal

Winners and Losers: September 1, 2014

By | August 29, 2014
Winners and losers for the week of September 1.
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Law.com

Revealing Account Number Violates Fair Debt Collection Law

The Third Circuit has reversed a district court on an issue that "implicates a core concern animating" the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
5 minute read

Law.com

Judge Rejects Challenge to $9 Billion Actos Verdict

A federal judge on Thursday refused to toss out a $9 billion verdict in the first federal bellwether trial over claims that taking Actos increased the risk of getting bladder cancer.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Justices Tackled Consumer Fraud, Just Compensation and Insurance This Year

An overview of significant commercial-law decisions rendered by the Supreme Court of New Jersey during its 2013-14 term.
39 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Approves Citibank Mortgage Settlement

A federal judge has given final approval to a class action settlement brought by mortgage holders who contended that they were compelled by Citibank and its affiliates to buy excessive home insurance coverage.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Court: Honda Dealership Not Entitled to Fees in Warranty Case

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that a Honda dealership will not be entitled to attorney fees in its dispute with the American Honda Motor Company Inc. over warranty repairs.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Deal Cut on Ride-Share Insurance

Bill author Susan Bonilla lowers insurance requirements again under heavy lobbying from Uber, prompting trial lawyers to pull support.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Claims Over Allegedly Defective Samsung Appliances Proceed

Separate putative class actions against Samsung over allegedly defective washing machines and refrigerators were pared down to varying degrees but ultimately allowed to proceed in a pair of rulings posted by a federal judge in Newark on Aug. 26.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Drugmakers Seek to Disqualify Counsel in Opioid Lawsuit

Purdue Pharma L.P. and two affiliated companies are seeking to disqualify a former District of Columbia attorney general from representing the city of Chicago in its lawsuit against several drugmakers for allegedly seeking to misinform the public about the risks and benefits of opium-like pain medications.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Court Won't Coordinate Birth Control Package Lawsuits

A federal judicial panel has refused to coordinate lawsuits filed over the 2011 recall of birth control pills that were packaged incorrectly, putting women at risk of unwanted pregnancies.
2 minute read

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