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'Admonition' But No More Amazon Penalty For Hidden Docs
By Bryan Koenig
A federal judge in Washington state took Amazon.com to task Thursday for "bad faith" material review that labeled tens of thousands of documents as covered by attorney-client privilege despite involving no legal advice, but the judge, who is presiding over the Federal Trade Commission's Prime subscriptions case against the company, opted against further punishment.
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POLICY & REGULATION
Navigation Co. Says Study 'Validates' GPS Backup Plan
By Tom Lotshaw
Geolocation company NextNav Inc. told the Federal Communications Commission in a letter Wednesday that detractors of its proposal to use the lower 900 MHz spectrum to deploy an Earth-based backstop for the Global Positioning System have raised unfounded concerns and mischaracterized an engineering study supporting its proposal.
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ENFORCEMENT
LITIGATION
9th Circ. Backs Geico Win In COVID Auto Rebate Class Action
By Gina Kim
The Ninth Circuit affirmed Geico's victory in a certified class action alleging it owed additional refunds to drivers who overpaid their auto insurance premiums during COVID-19 stay-home orders, ruling on Wednesday that Geico charged rates that were previously approved by California's insurance commissioner, which bars the plaintiff's state Unfair Competition Law claim.
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EXPERT ANALYSIS
LEGAL INDUSTRY
Analysis
5 Employee Benefits Takeaways On The GOP Tax Bill
By Kellie Mejdrich
Congressional Republicans' sweeping tax and policy bill, which President Donald Trump sought and then signed, contains multiple provisions that caught the attention of employee benefits and executive compensation attorneys, including new changes to high-deductible health plans and an employer-side deduction limit affecting highly compensated employees. Here are five takeaways from employee benefits and executive compensation attorneys on what's in — and out of — the GOP megabill.
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