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The Recorder

In re Late Fee and Over-limit Fee Litigation

By | January 21, 2014
4 minute read

National Law Journal

FTC Lacks Muscle in Fighting Diet Scams

Meaningful regulation, instead of sporadic 'operations,' could significantly reduce consumer fraud.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

'Patent Troll' Sues FTC During Hectic Week of Litigation

MPHJ Technology Investments, which has been aggressively attempting to enforce a patent on networked scanning technology, has sued the Federal Trade Commission over what it called unconstitutional threats about its enforcement tactics.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Plowing Companies Settle Bid-Rigging Allegations

By | January 17, 2014
Three Southbury companies will pay $30,000 each to settle allegations of illegal boycott and bid-rigging involving snow removal and plowing services. The settlements resolve a lawsuit brought by Attorney General George Jepsen, who claimed violations of the Connecticut Antitrust Act and the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Tourgeman v. Nelson & Kennard

By | January 17, 2014
4 minute read

The Recorder

Telecoms Beat Back New Privacy Restrictions at State PUC

2 minute read

Litigation Daily

Judge: State AG Can't Hobble Accused Patent Troll's Lawyers

Even among so-called patent trolls, MPHJ Technology Investments LLC is short on fans. But that doesn't mean its lawyers can't carry on its business, a federal judge ruled this week.
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

DOJ Settlements: Don't Believe the Hype?

The Department of Justice announced this month that it collected a whopping $8 billion in civil and criminal settlements last year. But is the agency telling the whole story about whether these settlements are wins or losses for the public?
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Elder Law: Family, Friends Can Be Liable For Nursing Facility Debts

Admission into a nursing facility exposes residents, family members, and friends to potential liability for any purported debt owed to the nursing facility. The following two developments over the past year will affect the prosecution and defense of nursing facility collection actions: (1) the passing into law of a statutory cause of action for nursing facilities and (2) the case of Aaron Manor v. Irving.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Calls Debt Firm's Request 'Frivolous'

More than a year after slamming a debt collecting law firm for trying to tack on $140 in court costs to a consumer's credit card arrears, a Western District judge has described the firm's motion for reconsideration as "bewildering" and borderline "frivolous."
2 minute read

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