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The Brief for July 20
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Polo Rocha, Texas Tribune 07/20/2015 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Laws Hinder Prosecutors in Charging G.M. Employees in Ignition Defect
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From the factory floor to the corporate suite, employees at General Motors saw indications of a deadly ignition defect and failed to disclose the problem to the government. Yet even now that prosecutors are closing in on a criminal case against the automaker, their effort to charge individual employees at the center of the case has hit an obstacle: legal loopholes that the auto industry helped create. And while some G.M. employees still face investigation, the prospect of sweeping indictments across the company's ranks has faded, according to people briefed on the investigation. The prosecutors' struggle centers on high legal standards and gaps in the oversight of carmakers, according to those people.
DANIELLE IVORY and BEN PROTESS, The New York Times 07/20/2015 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Laws/Cases

FIFA Head Injury Lawsuit Dismissed with Prejudice
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A lawsuit seeking to change the Fédération Internationale de Football Association's (FIFA) soccer rules to prevent head injuries has been dismissed by a federal judge. The lawsuit was filed by soccer players and parents seeking to protect players, especially children, from head injuries during games. In the ruling, federal court Chief Judge Phyllis Hamilton stated that the plaintiffs did not have the power to change FIFA rules and noted that it is the players' decision to play the game. The lawsuit's claims were dismissed with prejudice, and therefore cannot be brought again. FIFA said that it would continue to monitor player health.
Jonathan Stemple, Reuters 07/17/2015 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Predatory Lending Suit Against Wells Fargo Dismissed
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A predatory lending lawsuit against Wells Fargo & Co. has been dismissed by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Otis Wright ruled that the lawsuit, which accused Wells Fargo of engaging in predatory lending practices for mortgages, did not show that the defendant violated the Fair Housing Act. The lawsuit accused Wells Fargo of steering black and Hispanic borrowers into higher-cost loans. Several similar lawsuits have been filed against mortgage lenders in Baltimore, Cleveland, Memphis and Miami.
Jonathan Stemple, Reuters 07/17/2015 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Class Action

Apple Faces Class Action Suit over Bag Searches
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Apple is facing a lawsuit by some of its employees who allege that their rights are being violated by mandatory bag searches. A judge recently approved the class action lawsuit, which says that Apple violated the rights of its employees by requiring them to undergo back searches to ensure they did not steal merchandise. The class action status was approved by U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco on Thursday.
Staff Report, Newsweek 07/16/2015 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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