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National Law Journal

FDA Rejects Citizen Petition Over Pelvic Mesh

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has rejected a citizen petition from the Public Citizen's health resource group seeking a global recall of all transvaginal mesh and a ban on marketing of all such surgical mesh products.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Disbarred California Attorney Fights Transfer of GM Suit

Plaintiffs who have sued General Motors Co. over defects in their cars, including disbarred civil rights attorney Stephen Yagman, are continuing to fight a federal panel's decision to transfer their lawsuits to a coordinated proceeding in New York.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Feds Sue Law Firms in Foreclosure Relief Scams

Federal and state consumer protection watchdogs on Wednesday took aim at lawyers, filing more than three dozen suits targeting law firms and other entities for running illegal foreclosure relief scams.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

State Supreme Court Decision Could Change Pawn Industry

The Connecticut Supreme Court has been asked to answer a fairly straight-forward question: How much should pawnbrokers be able to charge for their services?
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Millikin's Still GC of GM: The Case For and Against

Several critics are questioning the decision not to replace General Motors Co. general counsel Michael Millikin. But at least one notable lawyer is questioning the critics.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Ninth Circuit Rejects Objections to Nutella Settlement

A federal appeals court panel has brushed off objections to a settlement between a class of consumers and the maker of Nutella, ruling that an award of about $1 million for plaintiffs' counsel was proper even though it was double the amount available to allegedly wronged consumers.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

GM's GC and Some Theories of Culpability

The role of General Motors Co. general counsel Michael Millikin in the ignition-switch events should be a subject of intense interest and close scrutiny for lawyers working in, or for, complex corporations.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Appellate Court Restores Warranty Suit Against Hyundai

After a trial judge granted a nonsuit in favor of Hyundai Motor America and a Hyundai dealer, California's Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled that a defective sunroof constitutes a breach of implied warranty of merchantability.
2 minute read

Law.com

Appeals Court Absolves Sutter Health in Data Breach Case

Reversing what could have been a $4 billion award, panel says there can be no breach without evidence that the records on a computer that was stolen were actually compromised.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Patent 'Troll' MPHJ Takes Aim at Vermont in Fed. Circ. Appeal

The much-maligned patent holder and its lawyers at Farney Daniels argue that MPHJ's rights—not to mention the U.S. patent system—are under assault by Vermont's attorney general and a federal judge in Burlington.
4 minute read

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