03.09.18
The Eleventh Circuit declined to reconsider its decision in Schweitzer v. Comenity Bank, denying the defendant’s motion to rehear the case.
03.08.18
In a letter to congressional leadership, the attorneys general of all 50 states, the District of Columbia and five territories urged lawmakers to enact legislation that would eliminate mandatory arbitration agreements when workers present sexual harassment claims.
The states have taken matters into their own hands as the battle over net neutrality continues, even after the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) vote to repeal the rules.
New York’s consumer protection law does not protect out-of-state consumers, a California judge has ruled when dismissing claims from the Empire State in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) against Lenovo Inc.
The maker of memory loss supplements must remember to change its advertising following a review by the National Advertising Division.
Ruling that the plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence that a dietary supplement promised weight loss, a California federal court judge threw out a putative class action against Vitamin Shoppe.
03.01.18
An idea that is first found in nature cannot be the subject of copyright protection, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit explained in a decision involving the depiction of two dolphins crossing underwater.
Is water a “natural element”?
Demonstrating the minefield facing online retailers, the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts refused to dismiss an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility suit filed against 1-800-Flowers.com.
A deceptive pricing suit against Hobby Lobby will move forward after a California federal court judge denied the company’s motion to dismiss.
