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Corporate Counsel

Incorporated in Delaware? Get Ready to Shred

A new state law requires commercial entities to take reasonable steps to destroy records containing consumers' personal identifying information.
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National Law Journal

At 3, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Hits Stride

Lawyers who practice before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau agree on one thing: “It's been good for law firms,” said Ballard Spahr partner Alan Kaplinsky. Created by the Dodd-Frank Act, the agency turned 3 years old Monday.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Subaru Owners Bring Class Action Over Excess Oil Consumption

A class action suit filed in Camden, N.J. federal court says Subaru cars have an engine defect that causes them to burn oil excessively.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap

Movement at Microsoft and 21st Century Fox, Haley Barbour's political spending and Lady Gaga's court documents: This is a round-up of legal news from ALM affiliated publications and news outlets around the country. For more legal news, visit law.com.
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Corporate Counsel

GM GC Tells Skeptical Senators He's 'Deeply Sorry'

Michael Millikin, general counsel of General Motors Co., told skeptical senators that he was "deeply sorry" for his legal department's handling of an ignition-switch defect and was working to make sure a similar scandal doesn't happen again.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

FDA Pursues Injunction Against Feminine Product Maker

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking a permanent injunction against the California manufacturer of over-the-counter vaginal products because regulators say the products have not been approved for safety.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Spray Foam Maker Seeks $400K in Sanctions

Convinced it has been the victim of fictitious and frivolous claims, a global manufacturer of spray foam insulation wants a court to slap a New York couple and their former counsel with $400,000 in sanctions for two years of needless litigation costs.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Newspapers Move to Unseal Chicago's Opioid Lawsuit

The Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times and USA Today have moved to intervene in the lawsuit the city of Chicago is prosecuting against pharmaceutical companies over the epidemic of opioid painkiller abuse.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Class Action Over Subprime Car Lending Is Time-Barred

Class action claims by car purchasers against their subprime lender were filed beyond the statute of limitations, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has ruled.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Heat Is on GM's Top Lawyer in Hearings

In remarks, GM general counsel Millikin says lawyers in the department erred and are no longer with the automaker.
3 minute read

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