Litigation Mounts Over Retail Chains’ Data-Rich Sales Receipts (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Litigation Mounts Over Retail Chains’ Data-Rich Sales Receipts (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
A 2003 federal law designed to combat identity theft has triggered a series of putative class action suits against nationally known retailers over the amount of information they put on credit card and debit card receipts.
Faulting Lawyers, N.J. Judge Voids Congoleum’s Pact With Asbestos Claimants (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
A New Jersey judge has ruled that Congoleum’s insurance carriers don’t have to fund a $500 million settlement with the company’s asbestos claimants because it was a bad-faith deal engineered by lawyers acting collusively.
New Jersey C-Stores Reveal Too Much (Convenience Store News)
NEW YORK — A 2003 federal law to combat identity theft has put two Garden State convenience retailers in hot water, as a series of putative class action lawsuits have been filed against the companies for printing too much identifiable information on credit- and debit-card receipts.
Litigation Mounts Over Retail Chains’ Data-Rich Sales Receipts (Law.com)
A 2003 federal law designed to combat identity theft has triggered a series of putative class action suits against nationally known retailers over the amount of information they put on credit card and debit card receipts. And even more lawsuits are on the way. A defense attorney says large retail chains could face billions of dollars in claims if a wide-scale error resulted in thousands of …
Faulting Lawyers, N.J. Judge Voids Congoleum’s Pact With Asbestos Claimants (Law.com)
A New Jersey judge has ruled that Congoleum’s insurance carriers don’t have to fund a $500 million settlement with the company’s asbestos claimants because it was a bad-faith deal engineered by lawyers acting collusively. The settlement had been the centerpiece of a prepackaged Chapter 11 petition designed to protect the company from claims arising from its use of asbestos before 1983. But the …
Elvis Presley memorabilia up for grabs soon (ANI via Yahoo! India News)
London, May 31 (ANI): A collection of memorabilia belonging to Rock 'n' Roll king Elvis Presley, purchased with stolen money to the tunes of 600,000 pounds, is soon to be put up for sale during an auction. The collection will be sold in 600 lots on 10 June by Derby based auctioneer Bamfords. A council worker at Sleaford town in Lincolnshire, Julie Wall, had purchased the items by …
Falwell memorabilia is selling well on eBay (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
RICHMOND, Va. — Hundreds of items related to the Rev. Jerry Falwell have been put up for sale on eBay since the televangelist’s death two weeks ago, including an autographed bobblehead doll that sold for $145.