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Yelp Class Action Dismissal Bolsters Web Publisher Immunity – Law.com
New U.S. District Judge Edward Chen of the Northern District of California has dismissed a class action against Yelp alleging the online review site extorted advertising from businesses in exchange for favorable treatment. In dismissing the suit with …
Commentary — SB 12 threatens consumer remedies for trade violations – Journal Times
Proponents of the attorney fee ceiling, including the car dealer’s counsel, have tried to justify their indifference to 40 years of consumer rights progress through the … authority to proceed” if a consumer law violation occurred. While at first blush … Continue reading
Mergers Coming to Health-Care Industry – WSJ.com – Wall Street Journal
Coventry couldn’t be reached for comment. The biggest unknown for the industry is health-care reform. The law proposes that those without insurance will, by 2014, be covered by “health exchanges.” The remainder of the population will either have …
NPR: ObamaCare Unpopularity ‘Crummy’; Precursor ‘Landmark’ For Romney – News Busters
Massachusetts in 2006 became the first in the nation to require most people to either have insurance or pay a tax penalty. Yet three-quarters of Democrats and 70 percent of Republicans said they didn’t know enough about the Massachusetts law … Continue reading
Is Your Occupy Wall Street Donation Tax Deductible? Does It matter? – ABC News
But according to tax law, only contributions to organizations that qualify as charities are allowable tax deductions. Charities must serve the general public interest, and there are nine types under the federal tax code. According to the official language …
‘Occupy Denver’ trade-name filing withdrawn – 9News
9NEWS first reported on this story on Friday. The trade name claim didn’t come from movement organizers, but from the address of a law firm run by a prominent supporter of Gov. John Hickenlooper and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock. Hickenlooper … Continue reading
Perry urges repeal of New Hampshire gay marriage law – Raw Story
Planned Parenthood is barred from using public funds for abortion under federal law and finances such services from … criticized the federal government’s move as an unconstitutional infringement of state’s rights. “If you want to stop …
Three Things that are Not Cool – Albany Times Union (blog)
Sounds harsh, I know, but the whole purpose of criminal law and corporeal punishment in Islam (for a small number of serious crimes against humanity) is to deter crimes (and yes, the victim/victim’s family has the right to forgive the … Continue reading
Call on sex laws – Fiji Times
In the statement, the chair of the NGO Coalition on Human Rights, Shamima Ali, said, “Laws criminalising same-sex sexual conduct are contrary to international human rights law and the 2009 Affirmation of Commonwealth Values and Principles which includes a …
The Securities Arbitration Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes Launches Investigation On Behalf of Netflix Shareholders With Large Concentrated Positions – Benzinga
The Securities Arbitration Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes, P.A. (“K&T”), www.nasd-law.com, announced today that it is investigating claims on behalf of Netflix (NasdaqGS: NFLX) shareholders who sustained investment losses due to an over …
