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Philip "Duke" de Haas; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 1, 2013, previously published on March 27, 2013 The Virginia Bureau of Insurance (Bureau) is doing its part to ensure that long-term care rates and associated issues continue to be in the forefront of the public debate. With its recently issued preliminary report on March 15, 2013, the Bureau provides its initial findings and hints at where it...
| | Comcast v. Behrend: U.S. Supreme Court Reiterates “Rigorous” Analysis Required at Class Certification Stage
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 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.
| | 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...
| | Federal Bills Would Substantially Increase Tobacco Taxes and Allow New Taxes on Electronic Cigarettes
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 Two bills recently introduced in Congress would substantially increase federal excise taxes on tobacco products, and probably allow the imposition of new federal excise taxes on e-cigarettes.
| | 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...
| | 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.
| | 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...
| | Takeaways from the TPE Show
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 We enjoyed seeing our friends and meeting new ones at the Tobacco Plus Expo show in Las Vegas on January 30-31. We also attended a meeting of electronic cigarette companies just before the show.
| | Public Health Lobby Fuming Over Super Bowl Ad for E-Cigarettes
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 Officials with the American Lung Association and American Cancer Society are complaining about an advertisement aired during the Super Bowl for electronic cigarettes.
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