DOJ Warns Automakers: Don't Repeat Toyota's Mistake

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON • DOJ Warns Automakers: Don't Repeat Toyota's Mistake • Judge Rules FTC Has Authority Over Indian Tribe Lending • Williams & Connolly Partner Leaves for Zuckerman Spaeder • Former Congressional Chief of Staff Sued Over Disclosure • Study Urges Judges to Address Jurors' Social-Media Use • Prosecutors Try to Block Testimony From 9/11 Mastermind DOJ Warns Automakers: Don't Repeat Toyota's Mistake Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay a $1.2 billion financial penalty to settle a fraud charge related to misleading statements about the safety of its cars to the public and regulators, the U.S. Department of Justice said today. Read More » Judge Rules FTC Has Authority Over Indian Tribe Lending The Federal Trade Commission has scored a key win before a Nevada federal judge, who said the agency can sue deceptive payday lenders even if they are affiliated with American Indian tribes. Read More » Williams & Connolly Partner Leaves for Zuckerman Spaeder Midsize firm Zuckerman Spaeder has brought on Jon Fetterolf, a white-collar, civil litigation and sports lawyer. Previously, he's been a partner at Williams & Connolly for six years. Read More » Former Congressional Chief of Staff Sued Over Disclosure The U.S. Department of Justice is suing a former congressional chief of staff, Joseph Hunter, for allegedly failing to file a financial disclosure report. Read More » Study Urges Judges to Address Jurors' Social-Media Use Jury misconduct didn't start with Twitter, but reports of jurors behaving badly via social media are on the rise. In a new study, two Illinois judges urged their colleagues to tackle the problem head-on in jury instructions. Read More » Prosecutors Try to Block Testimony From 9/11 Mastermind Prosecutors are arguing that the jury in the trial of accused al Qaida spokesman Sulaiman Abu Ghayth should not hear from Khalid Shiek Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, by closed-circuit testimony from Guantanamo Bay. Read More »

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