City’s anti-immigration ordinances preempted (access required)

Published: September 10, 2010
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Federal immigration law preempts municipal ordinances that prohibit employers and landlords from dealing with illegal immigrants, the 3rd Circuit has ruled.

Skilled Healthcare reaches settlement over staffing case (access required)

Published: September 9, 2010
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Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. has announced a $50 million lawsuit settlement over staffing in its California nursing homes, helping it avoid a $677 million damage verdict.

CDC: Auto accidents costs U.S. $100 billion (access required)

Published: September 8, 2010
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Automobile accidents cost the United States economy almost $100 billion annually, with a cost to each licensed driver of roughly $500 per year, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Privacy lawsuit costs Google $8.5 million (access required)

Published: September 8, 2010
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Google has offered to pay $8.5 million to settle claims brought over privacy concerns with the launch of its social networking site Buzz.

Calif. bill would bar judges from hearing donors’ cases (access required)

Published: September 7, 2010
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The California state legislature has passed a bill that would bar superior court judges from hearing cases involving their largest campaign contributors.

FTC proposes new consumer credit rules (access required)

Published: September 3, 2010
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WASHINGTON - The Federal Trade Commission has proposed new rules changing the notices credit reporting agencies must provide to consumers, users and furnishers of credit report information under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

States enact tax amnesty programs (access required)

Published: September 1, 2010
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Illinois has enacted enacting a tax amnesty program that will allow taxpayers to pay outstanding tax balances without penalty or interest.

Prescription drug claims preempted (access required)

Published: August 31, 2010
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Federal Medicare law preempts a state consumer protection lawsuit alleging that the plaintiffs’ health insurer wrongfully denied prescription drug benefits, the 9th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.

Supreme Court case could eviscerate consumer class actions (access required)

By Sylvia Hsieh - Published: August 31, 2010
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Class action lawyers who represent consumers and employees are bracing themselves for the possible end of practice as they know it.

The cause of their anxiety: a U.S. Supreme Court case that has garnered little attention but could wipe out class actions involving consumer contracts or employment agreements that contain arbitration provisions.

California litigants can choose trials with time limits (access required)

Published: August 31, 2010
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California lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill that allows civil litigants to opt for trials with time limits and smaller juries.

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