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Senate to Consider ATM Fee Cap Among Proposed Amendments to Financial Reform Bill
The Senate is expected to soon consider placing a fifty-cent per transaction cap on ATM fees, as an amendment to the financial reform bill . The proposed amendment, introduced last week by Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)…
White House Childhood Obesity Task Force's "Action Plan" for "Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation": Key Areas of Focus for the Conventional Food and Beverage Industry
On May 11, 2010, the White House Childhood Obesity Task Force submitted a report to President Obama titled, “Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within A Generation.” The report was submitted in response to…
CAFA Update: Denial of Class Certification does not Divest Federal Court of Jurisdiction Over Case Removed Under CAFA
Earlier this year, the Seventh Circuit in Cunningham Charter Corp. v. Learjet, Inc. held that denial of class certification does not eliminate subject matter jurisdiction in a case removed from state court under the…
The Ninth Circuit Certifies Largest Civil Rights Class Action Suit in U.S. History
On April 26, 2010 the Ninth Circuit in Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ruled in a divided 6-5 vote to affirm certification of a class of 500,000 current female employees of Wal-Mart Stores for alleged gender…
FTC Releases Annual Report
Recently, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz released the FTC’s 2010 Annual Report, which focused largely on the FTC’s endeavors to defend financially distressed consumers and to spur competition during…