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Grimes: Another Look at Reliance and Loss Under Pa.'s UTPCPL

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is taking another look at justifiable reliance and "ascertainable loss" under Pennsylvania's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL).
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Class Action Claims Deceptive Marketing About Flushable Wipes

A New York consumer has filed a class action against Kimberly-Clark Corp. and Costco Wholesale Corp., asserting deceptive and misleading claims about the design, manufacture and marketing of flushable wipes.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiff Argue For Keeping Healthcare Providers in Fungal Meningitis MDL

Healthcare providers who administered a steroid to patients containing fungal meningitis should not escape liability just because the compounding pharmacy is also at fault, the plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation pending in Massachusetts federal court argued in court papers.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiff Loses Lawsuit Against Chrysler's Insurer in Nebraska Supreme Court

The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a products liability lawsuit brought by a woman allegedly paralyzed in a crash that involved her Chrysler PT Cruiser. The plaintiffs, the court said, failed to join a necessary party.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Consumer Complaints Have the Ears of Attorneys General

A recent study of consumer problems reported to attorneys general found that "a number of commonalities transcend both geographic and demographic differences."
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Seamans v. Temple Univ., PICS Case No. 14-0277 (3d Cir. Feb. 21, 2014) Vanaskie, J. (33 pages).

By | March 11, 2014
Fair Credit Reporting Act • Higher Education Act • Federal Education Loans
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Tom's of Maine Sued Over Alleged Deceptive Practices

Claims from Tom's of Maine Inc. that its toothpaste is an "all natural" product with natural ingredients is false and misleading and violates the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, a putative class action contends.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Class Action Targets TD Bank Overdraft Fees

A year after TD Bank reached a $62 million settlement for charging illegal overdraft fees to checking account customers, a new class action alleges the bank is continuing the practices for which it was penalized.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Reform-Minded Justice Budget Finds No Love on Capitol Hill

President Obama's proposed 2015 budget would boost criminal justice reforms and authorize the hiring of dozens of civil rights and immigration lawyers, while also increasing support for the federal courts, the nation's civil legal aid providers and enforcement activities at federal regulatory agencies.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

HUD Sued Over Reverse Mortgages

Three elderly widows and a widower have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, alleging that it has failed to protect them from the unscrupulous reverse mortgage companies.
2 minute read

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