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Driving the news: The lawsuit seeks to invalidate the committee's subpoena for de la Torre to testify, and to prevent the panel from taking criminal or civil action to enforce the subpoena.
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Peter Sullivan, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
This was the point where the detectives clearly crossed a line, according to Jeff Noble, an expert in police procedure who reviewed the case at the request of Perez’s lawyer as part of the civil action.
—Rachel Clarke, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
The preliminary ordinance drawn up would allow the city attorney and tenants to file civil action against landlords who are caught using the software—though how they would be caught is not laid out —with penalties of up to $1,000 per violation.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
It was also updated to reflect the Federal Trade Commission as the only authority to enforce the duty of care through civil action, instead of state attorneys general.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2024
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Peter Sullivan, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
This was the point where the detectives clearly crossed a line, according to Jeff Noble, an expert in police procedure who reviewed the case at the request of Perez’s lawyer as part of the civil action.
—Rachel Clarke, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
The preliminary ordinance drawn up would allow the city attorney and tenants to file civil action against landlords who are caught using the software—though how they would be caught is not laid out —with penalties of up to $1,000 per violation.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
It was also updated to reflect the Federal Trade Commission as the only authority to enforce the duty of care through civil action, instead of state attorneys general.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2024
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“Civil action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20action. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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