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Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Finds that “Dunning” Notice Enforcing a Security Interest May Give Rise to FDCPA Claim

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/23/2012

On May 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed and remanded a lower court’s dismissal of an FDCPA claim, finding that the contents of a “dunning” notice from the lender’s foreclosing law firm...more

Federal Circuit Ruling Clarifies Recapture Rule For Reissue Claims Of Intermediate Scope

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 5/23/2012

On May 8, the Federal Circuit in In re Youman, No. 2011-1136, 2012 WL 1598089, clarified years of recapture law by vacating a decision of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences that rejected reissue claims being...more

Clarifying the Presumption Against Extraterritoriality: California Northern District Court Rejects the Application of Federal and...

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 5/23/2012

In a decision issued on May 3, Judge Edward M. Chen of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed – with prejudice – the bulk of federal and California state wage and hour allegations made...more

Financial Review Team Appointed Under The Emergency Financial Manager Act Is Not A “Public Body” As Defined In The Open Meeting...

by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 5/23/2012

When the State Treasurer finds a municipality to be in “probable financial stress” the Michigan’s Emergency Financial Manager Act requires the Governor to appoint a financial review team for that municipality. Under the Act,...more

InfoBytes, May 18, 2012 - A Weekly In-depth review of news & developments in the financial services industry.

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/23/2012

Topics In This Issue: Federal Issues - State Issues - Courts - Miscellany - Firm News - Mortgages - Banking - Consumer Finance - E-Commerce Excerpt from Federal Issues: Federal Prudential Regulators Issue Final...more

Former Employee Blows the Whistle on Delaware Unclaimed Property Exposure

by Reed Smith on 5/23/2012

In a recent unpublished decision, the Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County, decided to allow a business entity’s former tax manager, joining with the attorney general for the state of Delaware, to proceed with a...more

Labor: EEOC issues final rule on reasonable factors other than age under the ADEA: The burden is on the employer to prove this...

by Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP on 5/22/2012

Originally published in InsideCounsel.com on May 21, 2012 On March 30, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its final rule, meant to clarify the “reasonable factors other than age” (RFOA) defense...more

Ninth Circuit: FDA Regulations Broadly Preempt Food Labeling Claims

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/22/2012

Last week, the Ninth Circuit issued a broad FDA preemption ruling that elbows aside federal deceptive-labeling claims in the latest slugfest between Pom Wonderful and Coca-Cola that has been going on for almost five years....more

Patterson Belknap Secures Major Win For Coca Cola: Ninth Circuit Holds False Advertising Claims Against FDA-Authorized Label Are...

by Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 5/22/2012

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held last week that The Coca Cola Company cannot be sued under the Lanham Act over the name and labeling of a juice product that is authorized by FDA regulations. In doing so,...more

Coal Talk: Second ALJ Dismisses Late-Filed Penalty Petition

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 5/22/2012

Administrative Law Judge Susan Biro joined Administrative Law Judge Thomas McCarthy in dismissing a penalty petition because the Secretary of Labor failed to file the petition within 45 days of a timely contest of a proposed...more

Amendments to the Administrative Code of the City of New York and the Rules of the City of New York Requiring Process Servers to...

by Cullen and Dykman LLP on 5/22/2012

In June, 2011, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (the “Department”), pursuant to authority granted by Section 20-104(b) of Chapter 1, Title 20 of the Administrative Code of the City of New...more

The AFSA proposal on privilege protection: needed fix or political roadblock?

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/22/2012

Last week, the American Banker reported that while the legislative “fix” to the CFPB privilege waiver problem is stalled in the Senate, an alternative version of the legislation is being circulated in Congress. This...more

Retiree Benefit System that Disproportionately Benefits Men is Not Necessarily a Violation of Title VII

by Barger & Wolen on 5/21/2012

In Wood v. City of San Diego, Janet Wood brought suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, alleging the surviving spouse benefit provided by the City of San Diego to retired employees discriminated on the basis of...more

Localities Responsible For Sewage Coming From Within Their Borders, Even When Private Parties Discharge It

by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 5/21/2012

On May 18, the Michigan Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals, and held that the state’s Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) required municipalities to be responsible for and prevent raw sewage...more

Reliability Developments — FERC Rules on Compliance Registry Issues: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) recently...

by White & Case LLP on 5/21/2012

Compliance Registry Orders FERC issued two orders addressing appeals of registration determinations made by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”). The first order denied the appeal of the City of...more

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