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01.30.19

Attorney General Nominee Could Ease Marijuana Industry Concerns

The future of financial services for marijuana businesses may be brighter if current nominee for attorney general William Barr is confirmed by the U.S. Senate for the position.


01.30.19

Cards in Courts: NY Surcharge Battle Ends, Amex Claims Tossed

The beginning of 2019 brought updates in the world of payment cards, with what appears to be an end to the long-running litigation over credit card surcharges in the state of New York.


01.30.19

CFPB News: Constitutionality, Military Lending, Enforcement and More

While the dispute over the constitutionality of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s (CFPB or Bureau) structure continues to rage, the Bureau continued to make other news, releasing a report on the Ability to Repay and Qualified Mortgage rule, while Director Kathy Kraninger asked ...


01.30.19

Court Certifies Class of Consumers in Payday Lending Suit

A federal court in Minnesota has certified a class of consumers suing a lead generator and related payday lenders for violations of state law, rejecting the defendants’ concerns that the damages calculations would require individual inquiries.


01.29.19

Predictable Scheduling Regulations May Require Call-In Pay for Employees

Pursuant to anticipated new “predictable scheduling” regulations, New York employers may soon have to provide employees with “call-in pay” for certain unworked hours.


01.28.19

Supreme Court Holds Sale Requiring Confidentiality Can Qualify as Prior Art

In Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., the Supreme Court affirmed the Federal Circuit’s decision that the sale of an invention to a party who is contractually obligated to keep the invention confidential can qualify as prior art to place the invention “on ...


01.25.19

FAA Proposes New Rules Expanding Drone Operations Over People and at Night

On January 14, 2019, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would be publishing in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to permit the flight of approved unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, over ...


01.24.19

Direct Selling Joins Self-Regulatory Program Neighborhood at CBBB

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) announced the establishment of a new direct selling self-regulatory program that will be administered by the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB).


01.24.19

Florida Court Awards FTC $25M Against Roca Labs

A Florida federal court has ordered Roca Labs to pay more than $25 million in an action filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the weight loss marketer’s efforts to prevent consumers from writing bad reviews, among other violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act.


01.24.19

California AG Seeks Input on CCPA

Stakeholders have the chance to weigh in on the forthcoming regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) at six public forums scheduled for January and February of this year.