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National Law Journal

GM Ordered to Deliver Documents to Defect Plaintiffs

A federal judge has tentatively ordered General Motors Co. to share documents it provided to Congress and government agencies with plaintiffs lawyers suing over its ignition-switch recalls.
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National Law Journal

CFPB Gets Real About Bitcoin Risks

Consumers should be cautious when using bitcoin and alert the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to any problems with the virtual money, the agency said Monday after a government watchdog this summer urged the CFPB to engage more on the currency.
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Corporate Counsel

CFPB Gets Real About Bitcoin Risks

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned that virtual currencies are susceptible to hackers and fraudsters, can cost more to use than cash or credit cards, and have fewer protections than traditional money.
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Litigation Daily

Judge Won't Toss Antitrust Class Actions Against MLB, NHL

Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League and cable broadcasters are stuck fighting claims that they schemed to shield regional sports networks from competition for live game broadcasts.
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Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: David Wasinger of The Wasinger Law Group

In his first and only forays into whistleblower litigation, Wasinger helped the government win nearly $2 billion from Wall Street—including a $1.27 billion ruling against Bank of America that came at precisely the wrong time for the bank.
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National Law Journal

ConAgra to Settle Suit Over Sunflower Seed Labeling

ConAgra Foods Inc. has agreed to relabel its David brand sunflower seeds packaging to disclose the sodium content in the kernels and shells coating as part of a settlement in a California class action that claimed the company misrepresented the amount of salt.
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National Law Journal

Pfizer Challenges Nev. Attorney General's Use of Private Lawyers

Pfizer Inc. is seeking a Nevada Supreme Court order barring that state's attorney general from using private attorneys to prosecute a possible $25.4 billion unfair and deceptive trade practices case against the company. The case is one of first impression, according to the drugmaker.
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National Law Journal

Plaintiffs Lawyers Split on RICO Case in Target Breach

The multidistrict litigation against Target Corp. over last year's massive data breach stumbled to the starting line, with the first consolidated class action filed on Friday.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Lender Hit With Treble Damages for Approving Ill-Fated Home Loan

A New Jersey trial judge has found a mortgage lender liable under New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act for providing a home refinance loan to a 70-year-old borrower it should have known would be unable to make the payments.
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National Law Journal

Bass Pro to Settle Suit Over Recorded Calls For $6M

Plaintiffs have reeled in a preliminary $6 million settlement with Bass Pro Outdoor World LLC to end a class action that alleged the company violated federal law by illegally recording 30,000 California customers' calls without their consent.
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