In The News

California Supreme Court Allows Warrantless Cell Phone Searches Incident to Arrest

By WBE | 5.11.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Earlier this year, the California Supreme Court ruled that police officers may conduct warrantless searches of cell phones and other mobile electronic devices found on the person of someone who ...
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Ninth Circuit Allows Blinded Foreign Patient Suit to Proceed in U.S.

By WBE | 5.9.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
In early April, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that a group of eight elderly Mexican plaintiffs can pursue their claims in the United States against ...
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Toys “R” Us Violates FTC Agreement and Pays $1.3M Fine

By WBE | 5.3.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Toys “R” Us will be paying a $1.3 million penalty to the Federal Trade Commission on allegations that the company violated a 1998 order that stopped it from keeping toy prices high and limiting ...
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A Few Words on Contingent Fees

By WBE | 4.29.2011 | For Businesses, For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Black’s Law Dictionary defines a contingent fee as “[a] fee charged for a lawyer’s services only if the lawsuit is successful or is favorably settled out of court … Contingent fees are usually ...
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Minimum Wage Class Action Case Against Pizza Hut Franchisee

By WBE | 4.28.2011 | For Businesses, In The News, You Should Know
A U.S. District Judge has certified a class of pizza delivery drivers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Drivers employed at 1,135 Pizza Hut stores in 28 states employed within 3 years of March ...
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Sirius XM Radio Alleged Antitrust Violations

By WBE | 4.28.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
  Sirius XM Radio faces a class action claim that it violates antitrust laws. Before Sirius merged with its only competitor XM, it stated that the merger wouldn’t increase the price of ...
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Women File Class Action Against Bayer for Gender Discrimination

By WBE | 4.27.2011 | Hall Of Shame, In The News, You Should Know
It looks like Wal-Mart isn’t the only company under fire for engaging in discrimination against its female employees. Recently, 6 women filed a class action against Bayer for gender ...
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Pet Recall Boosts Pet Food Safety

By WBE | 4.11.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
Retailers are working hard to ensure safety, thanks to the largest pet food recall in history that happened 4 years ago. In 2007, food manufacturer Menu Foods recalled nearly 60 million ...
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“Don’t Be Evil” – To Whom? Google Book Settlement Rejected

By WBE | 4.8.2011 | For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
The Internet has been buzzing with news regarding U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin’s rejection of a settlement agreement reached in the “Google Books” case, The Authors Guild, et al. v. Google, ...
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Seventh Circuit Clarifies Pleading Standard for Antitrust Collusion

By WBE | 4.6.2011 | For Businesses, For Consumers, In The News, You Should Know
There has been little consistency between courts when it comes to addressing the scope and application of the Twombly[1] pleading standard in the context of allegations of antitrust collusion.  ...
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Clearwire Faces Internet Throttling Lawsuit

By WBE | 4.6.2011 | For Consumers, Hall Of Shame, In The News, You Should Know
Fifteen customers have sued Clearwire for allegedly throttling their Internet connection speeds. Clearwire's website previously advertised its unlimited data usage: Usage is ...
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Former Colonial Bank Exec Admits Role in Fraud Scheme

By WBE | 4.5.2011 | For Businesses, For Investors, Hall Of Shame, In The News, You Should Know
Catherine Kissick, former senior vice president at Colonial Bank, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy that defrauded about $970 million from investors and the government. She faces up to 30 years in ...
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