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FTC files mobile “cramming” case

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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April 24 2013

The FTC recently filed its first court action against an alleged mobile "cramming" operation. In its complaint, the FTC alleges that Wise Media, LLC

New York Attorney General settles case with grocery store chain over coupons

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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April 23 2013

New York Attorney General recently announced an agreement with Price Chopper, a grocery store chain, regarding the way it advertises its coupons

Litigation over proxy statement disclosure another update

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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March 20 2013

As readers know, I have been blogging on the new form of lawsuit over companies' executive compensation disclosures that has appeared in the last

Accent Packaging, Inc. v. Leggett & Platt, Inc

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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February 15 2013

A claim construction must not exclude the preferred embodiments, the possibility of altering an accused device to meet claim limitations does not

The debate in Delaware over "default" fiduciary duties in the LLC context rages on

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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January 10 2013

A threshold issue facing private equity funds is whether a prospective business entity should be structured as a traditional corporation or an

Class action lawyers achieve a victory in executive compensation litigation and seek to duplicate the result against other companies during proxy season

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 26 2012

Imagine a lawsuit brought in the weeks leading up to your company's annual shareholders' meeting, which seeks to postpone that meeting based on inadequate proxy disclosures on executive compensation matters up for a shareholder vote

Rite Aid settles suit regarding false advertising of its loyalty programs and gift card policies

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 17 2012

The Santa Clara County City Attorney's Consumer Protection Unit, together with prosecutors from several other California counties, recently sued Rite Aid Corporation and its subsidiary, Thrifty PayLess, for false and deceptive advertising in connection with its Up Rewards program and Wellness cards, and improper policies regarding gift cards

Two billion dollar judgment affirmed

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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September 10 2012

On August 27th, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Chancery Court's award of over $2 billion in damages and more than $304 million in attorneys' fees in a shareholder derivative lawsuit

Court dismisses competitor suit alleging misuse of consumer data

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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August 14 2012

A California federal district court recently dismissed Quadrant Information Services' lawsuit against its competitor, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, in which Quadrant alleged LexisNexis's InsurView service violated California's Unfair Competition Law

Recent court decisions suggest changes to stock plan design to reduce litigation risk

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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August 8 2012

As this blog has been discussing, the past four years have seen an explosion in litigation against corporations, boards and officers over executive compensation matters, including claims over failed shareholder say on pay votes

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