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National Law Journal

Trial Tests FTC's Power to Sanction Lax Data Security

In a challenge to the Federal Trade Commission's power to go after companies for data security breaches, lawyers for medical-testing company LabMD Inc. called the government's allegations against it "far-reaching and ludicrous."
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiff Blames Erroneous Credit Report for Lost Job

In the no-good-deed-goes-unpunished department: A Kentucky woman lost out on a job when a credit reporting service mistakenly listed her as the criminal when all she did was bail out a relative on theft charges, according to a proposed federal class action.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Class Approved Against Dating Service

A New York dating service used a fraudulent come-on to entice customers to shell out $1,000 each for a year's membership, alleges a federal suit newly certified as a class action.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

GC at the Wheel, GM Investigation Shifts Into Next Gear

General counsel Michael Millikin continues to colead General Motors Co.'s internal investigation into its ignition-switch scandal.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Gateway Settles Computer Warranty Claims

An estimated 1.7 million consumers will be eligible for a year's free warranty coverage for their Gateway computers under a settlement of a 2009 putative class action alleging the company left them in the lurch.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Committees Formed to Litigate Target Breach Lawsuits

The federal judge overseeing the data-breach lawsuits against Target Corp. has appointed a group of plaintiffs attorneys predominantly from the Twin Cities to lead the the litigation.
2 minute read

Law.com

GM Faces 'Unprecedented' Government Supervision

General Motors Co. will pay a record $35 million fine for waiting years to notify federal investigators about an airbag flaw that has led to at least 13 deaths. The company will be subject to what the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration described Friday as “unprecedented” supervision by the government.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Bridgestone Wins Court Ruling in Class Action Over Bills

A federal appeals panel has sided with the Bridgestone tire company in upholding the dismissal of a putative class action triggered by a $1.20 shop supplies fee tacked onto a Missouri customer's bill.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

GM Litigants Propose Timetable to Resolve Bankruptcy Issue

Lawyers have proposed a timetable for deciding whether General Motors Co.'s 2009 bankruptcy bars most of the lawsuits filed over its ignition-switch recalls.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Bars Collection Firm From Relying on Privilege

The documents in question were provided to Cohen & Slamowitz "for the express and primary purpose of facilitating [its] admitted debt collection activity ... and not for the purpose of obtaining legal advice," Western District Magistrate Judge Leslie Foschio said.
2 minute read

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