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7th Circ.: Class Action Over $3.5B in Profits Retained by Mutual Insurance Company 'Belongs in State Court'

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that a class action—which alleges Country Mutual Insurance unjustly accumulated and retained $3.5 billion in fiduciary duties and other legal obligations—belongs in state court, and that two exceptions to the Class Action Fairness Act apply.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Joins Suit Alleging Amazon's Monopolistic Practices Have 'Seized Control' of Online Marketplace

"Through conduct that illegally enables it to dominate the online retail market, Amazon harms New Jersey residents and businesses by stifling competition and limiting consumer choice," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. "Our complaint seeks to promote fair competition, encourage innovation, and force Amazon to relinquish its monopoly. It's time to break free from their digital stranglehold and create a level playing field."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Judge's Ruling on Show-Cause Order Could Have Attorney Advertising Reverberations

"This is going to have a huge chilling effect on the practice all of these lawyers have across the nation—and not just in Florida," John Ruiz of MSP Recovery said.
4 minute read

Law.com

Class Action Over Prescription Pet Food Gets Green Light in Illinois

Seven years after it was first filed, an Illinois district court judge has granted, in part, a motion for class certification in a claim brought by pet owners against Hill's Pet Nutrition over the fact that the company requires a veterinarian's prescription to purchase its Prescription Diet food.
5 minute read

Law.com

Company Behind Onewheel Electric Skateboard, Now Recalled, Faces 135 Lawsuits

Future Motion Inc., which announced a Sept. 29 recall of the Onewheel electric skateboard, faces about 35 lawsuits in federal courts and more than 100 in California state courts.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

$2 Billion Blunder: Nationstar Sues Over Error Affecting 500,000 Mortgages

The incident occurred, Nationstar alleges, because "ACI misused Nationstar's nonpublic personal customer information to conduct quality assurance testing ... in a live production environment, instead of a walled-off testing environment."
4 minute read

Law.com

CVS Caremark Hit With Antitrust Class Action for Allegedly Targeting Independent Pharmacies With Exorbitant 'DIR Fees'

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
5 minute read

The Recorder

bareMinerals' Parent Company Accused of Selling Products in Oversized, Underfilled Containers in Class Action Suit

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

California's Data-Deletion Legislation Threatens to Shake Up Digital Ad Industry

"We think that this will have a tremendous impact on the small business and startup community in California," said Lartease Tiffith of the Interactive Advertising Bureau.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Delaware AG Takes Claims Against Opioid Manufacturers to Court of Chancery

Delaware Attorney General Kathhy Jennings complaint brings public nuisance claims against two drugmakers, saying they should have known their marketing practices would lead to a spike in opioid abuse.
3 minute read

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