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07.09.15

FTC Files Lawsuit Over “Risk-Free Trial” Offers

The Federal Trade Commission filed suit in California federal court against 7 individuals and 15 companies that allegedly scammed consumers with deceptive “risk-free trial” offers to sell skincare products.


07.08.15

As-Is Deals May Not Be So As-Is

To avoid litigation over mistaken or misinterpreted statements made in the course of negotiations, owners of real property rely on “as-is” and “independent investigation” clauses in their real estate contracts and leases.


07.07.15

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, July 7, 2015

Ohio passes a budget mandating that the State request a waiver to implement Medicaid Health Savings Accounts; in Nevada, Marketplace enrollees who experienced technical difficulty obtaining coverage are eligible for a tax-penalty exemption; and a national report finds modest increases in 2016 ...


07.02.15

LinkedIn RSVPs to E-Mail Invite Litigation with $13M Deal

LinkedIn has agreed to pay $13 million and make changes to its website to settle a class action suit alleging the networking site harvested the e-mail addresses of user contacts and then sent e-mails inviting them to join the site.


07.02.15

CFPB Releases Final Rule for Nonbank Auto Lenders Oversight

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its final rule providing oversight of larger participants in the nonbank auto-financing ecosystem, along with examination procedures for covered entities, making the significant expansion of its supervision official.


07.02.15

Neighbors’ Noise Complaints Trigger EIR

The Sixth District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s holding that preparation of an EIR was required for the approval of a use permit to allow wedding events on vineyard property.


07.02.15

Ouch! SEC’s Proposed Executive Compensation Clawback Rules Carry a Sting

On July 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed long-awaited rules to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 mandating any company whose securities are listed on a national securities exchange to adopt and enforce a policy ...


06.30.15

The Unfolding FIFA Scandal: Will the DOJ Show the Banks a Red Card?

The worldwide soccer community has for years decried the brazen corruption that permeated FIFA, international soccer’s governing organization, but FIFA remained seemingly impervious . . . until now.


06.30.15

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, June 30, 2015

Topping the news, last week's King v. Burwell ruling preserved subsidies for the 6.7 million people receiving them through the federal marketplace.


06.26.15

Joint Employers Can Be Liable for Employee Misclassification in California

Liability under the California Labor Code extends to joint employers that are aware of a willful misclassification of an employee as an independent contractor, an appellate panel in the state has ruled, although the court added that no private right of action exists under the provision at issue.