Delaware Business Court Insider
By Tom McParland | July 18, 2017
A shareholder in Tribune Media Co. has filed a new class action complaint in Delaware federal court, alleging that a proposed $3.9 billion merger with Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. undervalued the Chicago-based conglomerate and boxed other potential buyers out of the bidding process.
By C. Ryan Barber | July 18, 2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is moving forward on a rule that would restrict arbitration agreements that block consumers from bringing class actions against banks. Now, it's game on for the rule's supporters and opponents. The battle may not be confined to Capitol Hill. Ready for a "legal hail Mary"?
By C. Ryan Barber | July 17, 2017
Keith Noreika, acting comptroller of the currency, and Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, are sparring over the CFPB's new, and controversial, push to restrict arbitration agreements that ban class actions in the banking and finance industries. Here's some of the back and forth between Keith and Rich.
By Charles Toutant | July 17, 2017
A Bergen County judge has ruled that an arbitration provision in a residential solar power contract is not cause to dismiss a proposed class action suit against the company installing the system.
By Michael Booth | July 17, 2017
Federal statutes and regulations on auto emission standards do not preclude New Jersey plaintiffs from pursuing consumer fraud and related claims against Volkswagen that stem from the carmaker's diesel emissions scandal, a state appeals court ruled on Monday.
By Mark Spatz, Matthew V. Povolny and Nicole Paschal | July 17, 2017
Mark Spatz, Matthew V. Povolny and Nicole Paschal of Cohen & Gresser write: Because the terms of consumer arbitration agreements are generally not negotiable and the agreements themselves are not formed through the typical means of offer and acceptance, courts take great care in analyzing whether an arbitration provision should be enforced against a consumer. Some issues are more easily addressed than others. A company should be mindful of the issues when seeking to enforce the arbitration provision it offers to consumers with its products.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | July 14, 2017
A New Jersey federal judge has approved an accord worth more than $5 million—including $725,000 in fees—that settles claims against a self-storage facility that allegedly sold customers' items before they had a chance to retrieve them.
By Ross Todd | July 14, 2017
The producers behind the YouTube channel "Zombiegoboom" are suing Google Inc. claiming that recent changes in the way ads are placed on streaming videos have unfairly affected them and others who rely on YouTube ad revenues for income.
By C. Ryan Barber | July 14, 2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the OCC are fighting over a new rule that would curtail forced arbitration in the banking industry. Uber drivers win a class certification ruling. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton lays out his agenda. This is a weekly regulatory roundup from ALM and around the web.
By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | July 13, 2017
Trial Court Erred in Awarding Counsel Fees in Settlement Against One Defendant Without Itemizing Counsel's Work as to Each Defendant
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