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Telephone Consumer Protection Act attracting more litigation

The TCPA was passed in 1991 to cut down on telemarketers. But its only in the past five years that the act has been used en masse as a major play for lawyers.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

N.Y. court set to decide on BofA $8.5 billion settlement

Will Bank of Americas $8.5 billion settlement with a group of investors that lost billions in the financial crisis stand? Thats for a New York court to decide in a case to watch.
6 minute read

Inside Counsel

JPMorgan cuts deal with investors over mortgage-backed securities

The settlement will be split by 330 residential mortgage-backed trusts, including other large institutions like Bank of New York Mellon.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Google wins copyright suit thanks to Google Books’ public benefit

Chin cited precedents allowing fair use to to fulfill copyright's very purpose, [t]o promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts.
7 minute read

Inside Counsel

Inside: An increasingly important defense to clawback actions

These provisions suggest that Section 546(e) insulates from recovery an enormous range of payments if such payments were made to complete a securities transaction or in connection with a securities contract.
7 minute read

Inside Counsel

6 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

Dating site disasters, a real life soap opera and four more strange suits in the news
7 minute read

International Edition

Stars at the Bar 2013 – the up-and-coming barristers making their mark

From Fountain Court to 4 New Square, Ben Rigby profiles 10 of the most acclaimed young barristers making their mark in a fiercely competitive arena...
22 minute read

Inside Counsel

Starbucks to pay $2.79 billion over bagged coffee dispute

Is gaining production control worth a $2.79 billion dollar settlement? For Starbucks, it may just be.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Proposed discovery amendments could make cases more challenging for plaintiffs

The committee has suggested that sanctions should only be imposed in situations where plaintiffs were able to prove that information was removed or deleted intentionally, as a direct result of litigation.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Actor files class action racial profiling suit against Macy’s

Rob Brown, who stars in the HBO show Treme, claims he was detained in October after purchasing a watch in the companys New York City flagship store.
3 minute read

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