A Florida jury awarded $70.6 million to Samantha Baca, a former stewardess on the Endless Summer yacht in connection with a claim that the boat’s owner failed to protect her from being sexually assaulted by a co-worker in February 2015.
The $70.6 million award included $70,000 in lost wages, $4.2 million in lost future wages,
On December 28, ACA International, a trade association representing the credit and collection industry, filed its amicus, or “friend of the court,” brief in the Ninth Circuit Telephone Consumer Protection Act case Epps v. Earth Fare, Inc. The plaintiff, Jalen Epps, is appealing the district court decision, which held that although there was
In recent years, defendants have been attempting to curtail class actions in federal court by arguing that the named plaintiff lacked standing under the Supreme Court’s holding in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins. Although defendants have had success in asserting Spokeo in “no injury” class actions, this success has not been without a price. Often,
n a ruling that could have major implications for patient outreach by the health care industry, on January 22, 2018, the Northern District of Ohio held that prescription reminder calls are exempted from liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) “emergency purposes” exception. If this ruling is followed by other courts, the long-term effect
Earlier this month, the Director of the Justice Department’s Civil Frauds Section issued a memorandum directing all DOJ attorneys evaluating False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower cases to consider whether the government’s interests are best served by seeking a dismissal of questionable cases. The memorandum was first published by The National Law Journal and is available
As we previously reported, last year the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina trebled a jury verdict against DISH Network L.L.C., resulting in a $61 million damages award. Following the jury verdict, the Court asked class counsel to devise a means for identifying class members.
DISH’s records, referred to
On January 24, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a request for public comments on its use of Civil Investigative Demands or “CIDs”. The CFPB expects the request to be published in the Federal Register on January 26, and public comments will therefore be due on or around March 27.
The CFPB’s use –
On Tuesday, January 23rd, from 3-4 p.m. ET, Troutman Sanders attorneys David Anthony, Cindy Hanson and Tim St. George presented a webinar examining class actions under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. To access the webinar recording, please click here.
On Tuesday, White House budget director and acting interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Mick Mulvaney, introduced his plan for a more tempered, data-driven, governing philosophy for the CFPB.
In a three-page memo sent to CFPB employees, Mulvaney emphasized the CFPB would continue to enforce consumer protection laws but stressed it would operate
The deadline for motor vehicle dealer compliance with the Federal Trade Commission’s revised Used Car Rule is rapidly approaching. The January 28, 2018 compliance date imposed by the FTC requires dealers, as of that date, to use the agency’s revised window sticker, known as the “Buyers Guide,” on all used vehicles offered for public sale.