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| 1 | Google Settles Book Search Copyright Dispute Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP; December 24, 2008, previously published on November 19, 2008 Google Inc. has settled a long-standing class-action lawsuit with the Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild over its plan to post millions of copyrighted books online for users to view and print for a fee. |
| 2 | Widening Range of Litigation Targets Frederick W. Chockley; Baker & Hostetler LLP; December 20, 2008, previously published on November 13, 2008 According to Chockley, "since 2006 litigation arising out of subprime mortgage lending, financing, and investing has exploded, and there is no end in sight. |
| 3 | HEAR YE, HEAR YE: The Northern District of California Concludes that Complaint Potentially Covers Hearing Loss Caused by Use of Bluetooth Headsets, Even Though the Complaint Did Not Seek Damages Because of Bodily Injury Joseph F. Bermudez, Jason Melichar, Suzanne M. Meintzer; Cozen O'Connor, [incorporation phrase format]A Professional Corporation; December 20, 2008, previously published on November 24, 2008 The United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently denied an insurer's motion to dismiss, reasoning that class action claimants potentially sought damages because of bodily injury, despite the fact that the claimants'"complaints . . . did not seek damages for... |
| 4 | Reasonable Minds Differ On Whether a Zip Code Is "Personal Identification Information" Under the Song-Beverly Act
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP; December 17, 2008, previously published on November 10, 2008 Over twenty major retailers have been sued in class action lawsuits in California for allegedly violating the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act. |
| 5 | "Claims-Made" Class Action Settlements - Protecting the Residual Christopher J. Healey, Caryn M. Anderson; Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP; December 12, 2008, previously published on November 18, 2008 Recently, Cundiff v. Verizon California Inc. (2008) 167 Cal.App.4th 718 held that unclaimed settlement checks, even if paid in connection with a "claims made" class action settlement, are governed by the cy pres reversion provision in Code of Civil Procedure section 384(b). |
| 6 | Harvard Professor Sues Google Over Typosquatting Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP; December 3, 2008, previously published on November 4, 2008 Benjamin Edelman, a professor at Harvard Business School, has filed a class action lawsuit against Google over agreements the search engine has to place ads on so-called typosquatting Web sites. |
| 7 | Foot Locker Faces Lawsuit Over Gift Card Policy Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP; December 3, 2008, previously published on October 29, 2008 Foot Locker is defending a lawsuit in New Jersey state court that charges that the store's gift card policies violate state consumer protection laws. |
| 8 | Plaintiffs' Counsel Won't Give Up On Credit Card Suits John Nadolenco, Lucia Nale; Mayer Brown LLP; November 19, 2008, previously published on November 3, 2008 Despite many courts refusing to certify classes in litigation brought under the federal Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA), and President Bush signing legislation that ended many of the remaining cases, plaintiffs' counsel continues to look for avenues to bring credit card suits. |
| 9 | Seventh Circuit Decertifies Multi-State Class and Suggests Caution in Class Certification Archis A. Parasharami, John Nadolenco, Lucia Nale; Mayer Brown LLP; November 13, 2008, previously published on October 30, 2008 On October 28, 2008, the Seventh Circuit decertified a multi-state class action in Thorogood v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., No. 08-1590. |
| 10 | Hot Seat: Coordination Critical in Crisis Management James B. Moorhead, Lucinda A. Low, Shannen W. Coffin; Steptoe & Johnson LLP; October 27, 2008, previously published by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® Counsel to Counsel Magazine on November 2008 Today's corporate crisis is a battle with many fronts. What begins as a regulatory investigation can quickly spin into customer lawsuits, shareholder class actions, intense media scrutiny and even criminal charges. And the current business landscape presents more potential for crisis than... |
