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Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 A bill pending in the Utah legislature, House Bill 372, would tax and regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products under Utah law.
| | Minnesota Bills Would Tax Little Cigars as Cigarettes
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 Companion bills recently introduced in the Minnesota legislature would tax little cigars at the same rates as cigarettes.
| | 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...
| | 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:
| | Reminder! Follow FDCPA Requirements Strictly
David N. Anthony, Virginia Bell Flynn, Alan D. Wingfield; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 18, 2013, previously published on March 14, 2013 On March 1, 2013, the Third Circuit clarified the law on validation notices required under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), stressing that debt collectors should adhere not only to technical statutory requirements but also to draft language that effectively communicates such notice...
| | Securities Fraud Plaintiffs Do Not Need to Prove Materiality to Obtain Class Certification
Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 13, 2013, previously published on March 12, 2013 On February 27, 2013, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds, 568 U.S. --- (2013), in which it held that plaintiffs in a putative securities fraud class action based on the “fraud-on-the-market” theory are not...
| | All Trust Beneficiaries Were Required Parties in a Case Involving No Contest Clause
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Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 7, 2013 The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia recently held that all trust beneficiaries were necessary parties to litigation involving the application of a trust’s no contest provision. Graves v. Vitu, (W.D. Va. Feb. 2013) is just one of many cases involving the...
| | FERC Announces Gas-Electric Coordination Technical Conference
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Legal Alert/Article March 12, 2013, previously published on March 11, 2013 On March 5, 2013, FERC announced the details of its upcoming technical conference focused on the scheduling practices of natural gas and electric markets. The technical conference is the second of two technical conferences ordered by FERC in a November 15, 2012 order to address common issues...
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