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Legal ethics issues affecting funding of class actions, how funding affects ability to bring class actions and implications for settlement values
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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By therecorder | The Recorder | July 13, 2017
Cal.Sup.Ct.; S227228 The California Supreme Court reversed a court of appeal decision. The court held that an employee litigating an action against his…
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By Todd Cunningham | July 13, 2017
Fantasy sports site operator DraftKings on Wednesday enlisted power attorney David Boies as it and FanDuel, a rival site with which it had hoped to merge, battled to have a potential class action suit brought by players dismissed in federal court in Boston.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | July 13, 2017
A federal judge has given final approval to an $865,000 settlement that resolved claims from 55 behavioral health professionals alleging they were denied overtime pay by the clinic where they worked.
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By Kevin Freking | July 12, 2017
Republican lawmakers have overturned more than a dozen regulations issued under President Barack Obama. Now, they're looking to do the same to a rule that would let consumers band together to sue their banks or credit card companies rather than use a mediator to resolve a dispute.
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By Scott Flaherty | July 12, 2017
The plaintiffs firm's unique team of lawyers, engineers and computer science experts can deconstruct devices and apps to determine whether there are privacy or data security concerns.
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