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David N. Anthony, Scott Kelly, Alan D. Wingfield; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 1, 2013, previously published on March 27, 2013 Today, the U.S. Supreme Court once again instructed federal courts that a rigorous, and often merits-overlapping, analysis of Rule 23’s requirements is obligatory at the class certification stage. The case, Comcast v. Behrend, involved accusations against Comcast for violations of the Sherman...
| | CFPB Issues 2013 Annual Report: Debt Collection Industry Remains a Top Priority
David N. Anthony, Virginia Bell Flynn, Alan D. Wingfield; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 28, 2013, previously published on March 25, 2013 As if the debt collection industry needed another reminder, the March 20, 2013 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) second annual report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) makes absolutely clear that regulation of debt collection...
| | CFPB Announces Plans to Fundamentally Change Indirect Auto Lending Practices
David N. Anthony, Paige S. Fitzgerald, Virginia Bell Flynn, Alan D. Wingfield; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 28, 2013, previously published on March 22, 2013 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an innocuously named bulletin, "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act," on March 21, 2013, that amounts to a manifesto to fundamentally reform the indirect auto lending market.
| | 20 Years of FMLA & Regulatory Compliance Remains More of a Challenge Than Ever
Bryan M. Haynes, Jimmy F. Robinson; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 REMINDER: All employers covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (”FMLA”) were mandated by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to display the new FMLA poster by March 8, 2013.
| | Update on NPM Fee Legislation - Mississippi, Florida and Texas
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 We reported last month on a bill in Mississippi that would have nearly doubled the fee applicable to non-signatories to the state’s tobacco settlement agreement. We can now report that the bill has died in committee, and it therefore appears that the fee will remain at its current rate of 27...
| | U.S. Supreme Court: Class Plaintiffs Cannot Stipulate to Lesser Damages to Avoid Federal Jurisdiction Under CAFA
David N. Anthony, Scott Kelly, Alan D. Wingfield; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 18, 2013 In Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles, the U.S. Supreme Court today resolved a circuit split on the issue of whether a named plaintiff in a putative class action can avoid federal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) by stipulating to damages, on behalf of himself and...
| | FDA Considers Smokeless Tobacco Warnings
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 The Tobacco Control Act requires specific health warnings for smokeless tobacco products. The packaging and advertising of smokeless tobacco products must contain one of the following four specified warning statements:
| | New Tobacco Czar Assumes the Reins at FDA
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 The new head of FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, Mitchell Zeller, started work this week.
| | Court of Appeals Upholds New York City Flavor Ban
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 On February 26, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the Southern District of New York’s ruling upholding a New York City local ordinance that prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco, anywhere in the city other than at...
| | Tribal Manufacturer Loses Bid to Avoid Federal Excise Taxes Based on Treaty
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 In July 2012, the United States filed a complaint against King Mountain Tobacco, a manufacturer of cigarettes and roll-your-own cigarette tobacco, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington for unpaid federal tobacco excise taxes. The United States alleged that King...
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