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April 20, 2018
Rule 23 Changes: Avoid Delays In Class Settlement Approval
Among the proposed amendments to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which are scheduled to take effect Dec. 1, 2018, are specific requirements related to “front-loading.” They outline the process for seeking preliminary court approval of class action settlements and related notice plans, say Shandarese Garr and Niki Mendoza of Garden City Group LLC.
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April 19, 2018
1st Amendment May Shield Cisco In Arista's Antitrust Suit
A California federal judge Thursday expressed “grave concerns” about whether Arista Networks Inc.’s antitrust suit could proceed against Cisco Systems Inc. because the conduct in question — a separate copyright infringement case Cisco filed against Arista and statements by Cisco’s general counsel — may have First Amendment protection.
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April 19, 2018
Microsoft Customer Data Demands Drop To Record Low
Microsoft received nearly 23,000 requests from law enforcement agencies around the world for access to its customers' data in the second half of 2017, the lowest total since the tech giant began publicly reporting such figures five years ago, according to a transparency report released Thursday.
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April 19, 2018
Sears, More Retailers Say LA's False Markdown Suits Must Go
J.C. Penney, Sears, Kohl’s and Macy’s on Thursday urged a California judge to dismiss the Los Angeles city attorney’s suits alleging the retailers trick consumers with inflated “original” prices on sale goods, arguing the city is pushing an unnecessarily narrow definition of “original” that consumers don’t share.
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April 19, 2018
Facebook To Shrink GDPR Liability With New Service Terms
Facebook Inc. said Thursday that more than 1.5 billion users who had agreed to be governed by Irish law will be asked to sign new terms of service with its U.S. headquarters, in a shift that would push those users beyond the reach of the European Union's new data regime.
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