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A California judge has questioned contract attorney fees in a high-profile class action settlement involving Wells Fargo & Co. Judge Jon Tigar, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, challenged the fees, which were… Read More
The fate of the Affordable Care Act — commonly known as ObamaCare — rests with a federal appeals court, in a judicial standoff that could affect the 2020 presidential election. The New York Times reports, “A panel of… Read More
Global pharmaceutical company Allergan has announced a voluntary worldwide recall of Biocell textured breast implants and tissue expanders due to links to an unusual form of cancer. The July 24 recall, made in the United States at the… Read More
How the First Amendment functions in the social media age gained further clarity this week when a federal appeals court ruled that President Trump violated the Constitution by blocking people from following his Twitter account. “Because Mr. Trump… Read More
Insurance giant First American Financial faces a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, claiming the company “left more than 885 million sensitive documents dating as far back as 2003 exposed online,” Forbes.com reported on May 28. “Now the company is facing a… Read More
