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June 11, 2015

In The News Today – June 11, 2015

After being signed 60 days ago by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, West Virginia’s Senate Bill 411, also known as the Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Transparency Act, has taken effect. The law protects against asbestos trust “double-dipping,” among other issues. (Legal Newsline)

Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is facing a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action attempting to hold him vicariously responsible for campaign robo-calls to individuals on a do-not-call list which allegedly sought to promote a film. (Courthouse News Service)

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