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A Bad Romance: Lady Gaga Sued Over Tsunami Relief Charity Wristbands
Two attorneys from the Michigan-based 1-800-LAW-FIRM recently filed a class action lawsuit against Lady Gaga and her corporate partners in connection with the promotion and sale of wristbands to benefit victims of the…
Class Action Filed Against Disco Group-Texting Service
A plaintiff recently filed a class action lawsuit against Google and its subsidiary, Slide, alleging that the companies violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending text messages to consumers without their…
CFPB Requests Comment on Scope of Bureau Oversight
Though still without a director, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") has published its first notice and request for comment in the Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 38,059 (June 29, 2011)). The CFPB seeks…
Appeals Court Rejects Effort to Stop Debit Fee Rule
Earlier this week, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a federal trial court decision denying TCF National Bank’s motion to preliminarily enjoin enforcement of the Durbin amendment to the Dodd-Frank financial…
Data Security and Data Breach Notification Bills Circulating in Congress
In early June, a slew of new bills began circulating in Congress that, if enacted, would impose uniform national data security and data breach notification requirements on entities that collect sensitive personal…