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Hyundai, Kia Settle Anti-Theft Lawsuits for $200M

Lawsuits were filed after viral videos on TikTok and YouTube demonstrated how to steal Kia and Hyundai vehicles with the use of a USB cord.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Michael Goldberg of Akerman Named DBR's Attorney of the Year

Goldberg was chosen as Attorney of the Year winner from a slate of three finalists, which included Adam Balkan of Balkan, Patterson & Charbonnet in Boca Raton, and Jason Kellogg of Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman in Miami.
2 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Lead Counsel Named for Delaware's 77,000 Zantac Liability Cases

The cases that began streaming into the Delaware court in August have surpassed in number the 50,000 that U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenburg dismissed in December from a Southern District of Florida MDL making the same claims about antacids.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Companies Pushing Back Against FTC's Voluminous Records Requests

Total Wine & More argues the FTC has gone way overboard with document requests for the agency's probe of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, one of its suppliers. Firms targeted or on the periphery of other inquiries also are complaining.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY AG Leads Coalition Urging US Supreme Court to Preserve Consumer Finance Watchdog

A coalition of 24 attorneys general led by New York's has filed an amicus brief Tuesday on a major Supreme Court case involving funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was formed in response to the 2008 financial crisis.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Sues Hyatt With Paxton Alleging Deceptive Pricing of Hotel Rooms

The Attorney General's Office alleged resort fees from Hyatt Hotels do not align with "resort-like" experiences, instead covering access to a fitness center and in-room Wi-Fi.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

FTC Action Against Generative AI 'Deception,' 'Unfair Practices' Likely Only Matter of Time

As generative AI-powered tools continue to blur the lines between reality and fiction with voice clones and hallucinations, the Federal Trade Commission is paying closer attention, warning against what could qualify as unfair or deceptive practices.
5 minute read

Law.com

State High Court Sides With AG's Office: 5-Hour Energy's Ad Campaign Likely 'Caused Confusion or Misunderstanding'

"As a logical matter, the question whether a consumer is confused about some attribute of a product is not necessarily connected to the question whether the consumer intends to purchase the product," said Justice Christopher L. Garrett in his written opinion for the court.
6 minute read

Law.com

12% Post-Judgment Interest Is Constitutional: State High Court Upholds $37M Judgments Against Philip Morris

"Given Philip Morris's research regarding compensation and mutagenicity, the jury could find that these representations were knowingly false. Greene testified that she received these false messages, that she believed them, and that she switched to Marlboro Lights because of this belief. Particularly against the backdrop of her exposure to the conspiracy's broader disinformation campaign, a reasonable jury could conclude that Greene was exposed to the fraud and deception in the particular marketing and messaging regarding filtered cigarettes and that she relied on it to justify her continuing to smoke Marlboro Lights," Justice Scott L. Kafker wrote.
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

'Tremendous Wrongdoing': Facebook Shareholders Can Move Forward With Claims Involving Cambridge Analytica Breach

"What we don't have is a little law breaking. What we don't have is isolated law breaking. What we don't have are immaterial violations. This is a case involving tremendous wrongdoing on a truly enormous scale," Laster said.
4 minute read

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