Foreign manufacturers entering the American market are often tripped up by consumer safety and liability laws that could derail a successful product launch.
Walmart recently argued that the US District Court for the Eastern District of California should not grant class certification in a suit alleging that Walmart’s data collection practices violate California’s Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 (Song-Beverly Act).
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Complex Litigation partner Debra Albin-Riley and associate Lynn R. Fiorentino have developed a CLE program on Proposition 65, a broad-reaching consumer protection statute that has the potential to impact businesses that manufacture, sell, or distribute products in California.
In Lawson, the Court held that employees of a mutual fund, traditionally outside the coverage of Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), are nonetheless protected by its whistleblower provision.
All good wealth management includes estate planning as a component. Changes in the tax laws, modern trust conventions and family changes make periodic reviews of estate plans a real necessity.
The DC Circuit recently held that the attorney-client privilege applies to internal investigations, even when the investigations are mandated by law and are not conducted with the sole purpose of obtaining or providing legal advice.
The US Supreme Court this morning granted cert in a closely watched False Claims Act (FCA) case, Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter — a case that raises important questions about wartime suspension of the FCA’s statute of limitations.
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In a very close (4-3) decision, New York’s highest court recently reversed summary judgment in a property damage and business interruption case, finding that a broker could be liable because of a potential “special relationship” with the insured.
Our value-driven approach to client service is what distinguishes our team of lawyers as one of the premier Communications, Mobile, and Technology practices in the country.
Arent Fox Complex Litigation associate Alison Lima Andersen spoke with Medical Practice Compliance after physicians won a big victory in their fight against private payers’ demands to return overpayments and unilateral offsets of the funds from a physician’s subsequent claims.
Arent Fox LLP Complex Litigation partner Debra Albin-Riley has been rated among the “Top Women Lawyers” in California by the Daily Journal as a result of her impressive track record of success before judges, juries, and administrative hearing officers.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release yesterday (available here) touting its continued focus on trade associations’ compliance with the antitrust laws.