Uber Charged Fake SF Airport Fee, Rider Suit Says An Uber Technologies customer hit the car ride service with a putative class action in California, alleging the company engaged in fraudulent business practices by charging tens of thousands of riders an airport fee months before the airport actually began collecting the fee. Cert. Bid In Google AdWords False-Ad Row Hits 9th Circ. Google Inc. AdWords customers urged the Ninth Circuit to revive their class certification bid in a false-ad suit alleging the advertiser tricked them into paying for ads on error pages and other garbage websites, saying Tuesday that a trial judge erred in finding their restitution issues too individualized for class certification. Lumber Liquidators Hit With Defect Suit Over Bamboo Flooring A line of bamboo flooring marketed by Lumber Liquidators Inc. as “extremely durable” and “free of defects” is prone to cracking, splitting, warping and shrinking long before its 30-year warranty has expired, according to a putative class action filed in California federal court on Monday. 3rd Circ. Skips A Second Round In Drink Price Class Action The Third Circuit on Monday refused to reconsider a proposed class action accusing Applebees International Inc. and International House of Pancakes LLC of misleading consumers with menus absent drink prices, despite the plaintiff’s argument that the courts dismissal had created inconsistent findings. Michaels Buries Background Check Disclosure, Suit Says Michaels Stores Inc. violates state and federal consumer protection laws by burying disclosures alerting job applicants that the company will procure background checks on them during the application process, a putative class action filed in New Jersey federal court alleges. Neiman Marcus Urges 7th Circ. To Toss Data Breach Appeal Attorneys for Neiman Marcus Group LLC have urged the Seventh Circuit not to revive a proposed class action alleging the luxury department store chain negligently failed to protect the credit card information of 350,000 customers prior to a 2013 hack into the stores servers. Oregon GMO Measures Backers Sue Over Rejected Votes Proponents of a ballot initiative that would require food manufacturers and retailers to label products containing genetically modified organisms said Monday they have filed a lawsuit that would force regulators to recount approximately 4,600 mail ballots that were rejected by the state. Topps Ring Pop Contest Disregarded COPPA, Groups Tell FTC A coalition of privacy groups on Tuesday pushed the Federal Trade Commission to probe Topps Co. for allegedly violating the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act by running an online promotion for its Ring Pop candy that purportedly collected childrens photos without their parents consent. EXPERT ANALYSIS What Every Company Should Be Thinking After Target Ruling When examining the Minnesota federal courts recent order substantially denying Target Corp.’s motion to dismiss a data breach lawsuit filed against it, companies that receive, collect or use sensitive customer data should pay particular attention to the court’s emphasis on the particular facts of the alleged breaches of duty in this case, says Josh Gunnemann of Rogers & Hardin LLP. FDA Menu Labeling Rules Have Long Reach The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent release of final rules for menu and vending machine labeling significantly expands the FDAs reach into restaurants, grocery stores and beyond — the broad expanse of the final rules impose requirements well beyond those in the originally proposed rules back in 2011, say Sarah Brew and Courtney Lawrence of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP. LEGAL INDUSTRY 3 Ethical Landmines Confronting Vereins Law firms are increasingly joining forces as Swiss vereins to expand into global powerhouses, but experts say the structure raises a number of ethical issues that could get the firms in hot water with clients and bar associations. Here, lawyers talk about three potential problems. White & Case Matches Simpson Bonuses, With Extra For Some White & Case LLP is the latest firm to roll out year-end associate bonuses, joining the ranks of its BigLaw peers matching the bar set last month Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP with payments as high as $100,000, though some hard-working associates may earn even more, according to a report Friday. Lewis Brisbois LA Office Badly Damaged By Fire Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP’s offices were severely damaged in an early morning inferno in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, but managers say the 300-attorney office is already back up and running thanks to remote technology and lessons learned after Hurricane Sandy. Manion Gaynor Heads South With La., Miss. Launches Boston-based Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP will make a novel move for a firm with deep New England roots and launch three new offices in the Deep South, Manion leaders announced Tuesday. Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Robins Kaplans Marla Butler I have come to believe that the extent to which a woman of color internalizes the subtle and not-so-subtle innuendos, and the intentional and unintentional oversights, is a singular determining factor in how long she stays at her law firm or in the profession altogether, says Marla Butler, assistant managing partner of Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLPs New York office. Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Taft Stettinius Graham Grady Census data tell us that by 2050 there will be no racial or ethnic majority in the United States. Law firms that embrace diversity will be prepared to succeed in the future, says Graham Grady, a partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP specializing in real estate and legal counsel to one of the five annuity and benefit funds of the city of Chicago.
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