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U.S. Supreme Court Holds that State Law Does Not Bar Federal Courts from Using Class Action Device for State Law Claims
In a significant class action decision, Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P.A. v. Allstate Insurance Co., No. 08-1008, 559 U.S. -- (Mar. 31, 2010), the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that federal rules on class…
SCOTUS Holds Mistake of Law No Defense to FDCPA Liability
Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a decision in J erman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich LPA (“ Jerman ”) (Docket 08-1200) that resolves a circuit split regarding the scope of the Fair Debt Collection…
FTC Closes an Investigation Regarding Bloggers' Failure to Disclose Gifts
In previous posts, we noted that the FTC's new Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising contain numerous provisions that apply to messages in social media, such as blogs, word-of-mouth…
10 Data Protection Regulators Issue Letter to Google
This post was written by Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik . On April 19, 2010, data protection authorities from Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, and the United…
Recently Commenced California Class Action May Impact Exposure Faced By Financial Institutions Involved With Federal Student Loans
If your company is one of the many companies that participates in originating, guaranteeing or servicing student loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (“FFELP”) you should be aware of a recent…