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Connecticut Law Tribune

Jepsen Takes On High-Profile National Role Among AGs

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has taken on a higher national profile with his election as vice president of the National Association of Attorneys General. Jepsen was elected to the position last week at a national meeting of the group in Michigan.
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National Law Journal

Insurer Seeks to Limit Liability for Hepatitis Outbreak

An outbreak of hepatitis A linked to pomegranate seeds produced in Turkey and sold in the United States has resulted in more than 25 lawsuits and 3,000 claims of illness in 11 states last year. Now an insurance company for one of the defendants wants to limit its liability by having a federal court declare that the claims stem from one "occurrence."
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Reorders Transfer of State Cases to Tainted Steroid MDL

The federal judge presiding over litigation involving a multistate fungal meningitis outbreak has once again ordered the transfer to federal court of several Virginia state-court cases.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In Re CertainTeed Fiber Cement Siding Litig., PICS Case No. 14-0416 (E.D. Pa. May 27, 2014) O'Neill, J. (9 pages).

Rule 7 Cost Bond • Appeal Bond • Appellate Attorney Fees • Class Action Settlement • Consumer Protection
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Litigation Daily

City of L.A. Moves Ahead Against Citi

Citgroup and its lawyers at Mayer Brown failed to knock out a lawsuit by the city of Los Angeles accusing the bank of discriminatory mortgage lending. The city is assisted by Hagens Berman, which is working for a contingency fee.
3 minute read

Law.com

GM Ignition Switch Suits Transferred to New York

A federal judicial panel has ordered the transfer of 74 lawsuits filed on behalf of General Motors Co. customers over ignition-switch recalls to the Southern District of New York, where the automaker has moved in bankruptcy court to bar the cases.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

INADMISSIBLE: GM Legal Dept. Faulted In Internal Report

An exhaustive internal investigation of General Motors Co.'s ignition-switch recall shortcomings found fault with the company's legal team, but "confirmed" that its top lawyer did not learn about the safety issues until after the recall. Plus more in this week's column.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Panel Rejects Coordination in Recalled Berries Class Actions

A federal panel has refused to coordinate nine class actions filed on behalf of consumers who ate a recalled frozen berries and pomegranate mix linked to a Hepatitis A outbreak.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suits Mount Over Underwear With Alleged Shape-Enhancing Powers

Makers of undergarments infused with minerals and nutrients that are promised to improve the wearer's physique and skin tone are feeling the squeeze of litigation.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

GM Report Critical of Legal Dept., Recommends Changes

The General Motors Co. report from an internal investigation into the ignition-switch scandal includes suggestions for GM's legal department.
5 minute read

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