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New Jersey Law Journal

Hertz Said To Charge Car Renters Hidden Currency Conversion Fees

The Hertz Corp. is being sued in federal court in Newark by U.S. customers who say they were hit with undisclosed currency conversion charges when renting vehicles abroad using credit cards.
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National Law Journal

A Banner Year for Venable

Venable, bolstered by the strength of the firm's litigation and regulatory groups, in 2013 set new firm records for revenue and profits per partner.
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Litigation Daily

Lance Armstrong Beats Supplement Buyers' False Ad Suit

Armstrong's doping confession made for great television, but it hasn't provided much fodder for false advertising class actions. Lawyers at Katten Muchin Rosenman and Greenberg Traurig defeated the latest suit this week, persuading a judge to toss claims by purchasers of sports supplements that Armstrong endorsed.
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National Law Journal

Consumer Agency Sues For-Profit College Chain

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today brought its first lawsuit against a for-profit college, charging ITT Educational Services Inc. with predatory lending.
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Litigation Daily

Apple Digs in for Appeal, Damages Fight in E-Books Case

Apple's lawyers at Gibson Dunn are trying to make the best of the cards they've been dealt by a New York federal judge in litigation over e-books price-fixing.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Conn. To Share In $193 Million Pharmaceutical Settlement

United States ex rel. Ryan v. Endo Pharmaceuticals: A pharmaceutical company that promoted a prescription pain relief patch for purposes not intended by the Food and Drug Administration has agreed to pay $192.7 million, including more than $600,000 to Connecticut, to resolve criminal and civil allegations against the company.
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The Recorder

Trial Lawyers Back Bill To Ease CLRA Safety Risk Requirement

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New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Rejects Class Certification in Roof-Shingle MDL

A federal judge presiding over the IKO “organic” roof shingles multidistrict litigation has rejected class certification.
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Law.com

Sunflower Seeds Provide Lesson on Food-Labeling Rules

The salt on the coating of sunflower seeds should be listed on the package's label of ingredients even if nobody eats the shells, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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Litigation Daily

It's Game, Set, Match for Comcast in Tennis Channel Fight

With the Supreme Court declining to intervene, Gibson Dunn's Miguel Estrada cemented last year's victory for Comcast in a case that was widely viewed as a check on the Federal Communications Commission's power to regulate the cable industry.
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