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National Law Journal

'False Appraisal'?: Offit Kurman Seeks $1M Damages Award in DC Real Estate Negligence Lawsuit

Appraisal Management Solutions "breached" its appraisal duty by "failing" to determine the correct square footage of the D.C. residential property, according to the allegations in the complaint.
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Corporate Counsel

At DataGrail Summit, Legal Leaders Call for Transparency in the Age of AI

"A year ago, AI was really in a misunderstood state. Executives were trying to understand how to deploy it," DataGrail CEO Daniel Barber said. "Now it's about, how do we use it responsibly? And it starts with trust."
7 minute read

National Law Journal

'Racial Animus'?: 4th Circuit Revives Bias Lawsuit Against Ollie's Bargain Outlet

"Taking [Alexis] Guerrero's factual allegations together and accepting them as true, we find that he has sufficiently alleged that Ollie's intended to discriminate against him on the basis of race and that the discrimination interfered with a contractual interest," Judge DeAndrea Gist Benjamin wrote, reviving the plaintiff's lawsuit.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Lemon Law Bill Clears Policy Committee Vote Amid Complaints From Legislators, Automakers

State Sen. Angelique Ashby, D-Sacramento, said she felt "100% jammed" by last-minute legislation to overhaul California's auto lemon law bill.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Apple Slapped With Consumer Class Action Over Warranty Charges for Inactive Devices

The complaint, brought by the Block Firm in Atlanta and Candice Fields Law in Sacramento, was filed against the Big Tech giant and AppleCare Service Co. on Aug. 23 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division. It alleges breach of contract, unjust enrichment and violations of California's Unfair Competition Law and its Consumer Legal Remedies Act. The plaintiff is seeking seeking damages, injunctive relief, punitive damages and attorney fees.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Repo Dispute Heads to Court After Fed. Judge Rejects Application of Pa. Appellate Ruling That Raised Standards for Binding Arbitration

The ruling marks the second time this month that a Pennsylvania federal court has rejected a plaintiff's attempts to invalidate an arbitration agreement based on the July 2023 Pennsylvania Superior Court ruling in Chilutti v. Uber.
4 minute read

Law.com

Meet the Moscow Attorney Representing Arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov

"It's the same as blaming a car manufacturer, some giant auto concern, for the fact that its cars are used for criminal purposes, or blaming them for an accident," Dmitry Agranovsky told Russian media about his client's arrest.
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New York Law Journal

SEC, Richard Heart Clash in Dueling Motions Over $1 Billion Unregistered Securities Litigation

"This case will go down in history as one of those cases that nobody saw coming, and it is very important," said Ishmael Green, a partner at Diaz, Reus & Targ who is not involved in the matter.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Slaps $16 Million Penalty on Defendants in Wyndham Timeshare Advertising Fraud Case

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has awarded Wyndham Vacation Ownership and its affiliated entities more than $16 million…
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Harris' Promised Ban on Food Price Gouging Could Be Difficult to Implement, Antitrust Experts Say

Agency regulation and enforcement of a law banning price gouging would be "resource-intensive work that has a very uncertain capacity to deliver a good result," said former FTC Chair William Kovacic.
3 minute read

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