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FTC settles with Florida company over 42 million fraudulent texts

The commission charged Rentbro and its executives with unfair or deceptive acts, a violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
4 minute read

International Edition

Veils in court - should they be allowed?

The media have been riveted in recent days by a drama in Blackfriars Crown Court, where a defendant charged with intimidating a witness refused to remove her full-face veil or 'niqab'. The defendant is a convert to Islam, who cannot be named for "legal reasons". She claimed that the niqab is a manifestation of her religious beliefs, and that to compel her to remove it would violate her rights under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Emergency business litigation in IP: Copyrights, trademarks and patents

No matter what form that IP takes, it is important that not only do firms ultimately prevail, but also have the ability to protect their IP while their claim is still pending.
8 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Anti-corruption acts and the global economy

The FCPA continues to garner significant attention because of the severe penalties, sparse legal guidance and expansive interpretation of the Act
9 minute read

Inside Counsel

Claims administrator says BP’s budget qualms an attempt to stall repayment

In ongoing battles with claims administrator Patrick Juneau, BP has attempted to reduce payouts and delay the schedule of those payouts to victims of the 2010 spill.
4 minute read

International Edition

MoFo's London arm sees off £1.4m High Court negligence claim

Morrison & Foerster's (MoFo's) UK arm has successfully countered a £1.4m professional negligence claim brought against the firm by energy investment company Petrochemical Resources. The claim was dismissed earlier this month by Exchange Chambers' Mark Cawson QC, who sat as a deputy judge of the Chancery Division, after the hearing ended in late June.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

22 hedge funds settle with the SEC for $14.4 million

The SEC is smiling today. The agency announced that it has closed the books on charges that some hedge funds had manipulated the market.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

5 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

A gang whistleblower, a ruined corn field, and three more of the strangest lawsuits making headlines
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Two indicted in connection to J.P. Morgan “London Whale” losses

Martin-Artajo and Grout have been charged with securities fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy, making false filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and falsifying books and records.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Attorney ordered to pay more than $4 million for unsolicited faxes

There is a right way and a wrong way to advertise your practice, and the 7th Circuit says Gregory Turza picked the wrong way.
3 minute read

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