03.29.18
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently turned to the Indiana Supreme Court for guidance on the issue of publicity rights in a case involving online fantasy sports games.
A class action seeking damages for a 2012 data breach at Zappos.com that impacted 24 million customers will move forward after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a dismissal of certain plaintiffs for lack of standing.
Already the target of state and federal regulators, cryptocurrency is now being phased out of online advertising and social media.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a class action challenging the size of Starbucks iced drinks, and agreed with a district court judge that no reasonable consumer would believe an iced drink didn’t contain ice.
03.28.18
As the opioid crisis in the United States continues to deepen—with opioid overdoses claiming 42,000 lives in 20161—policymakers, providers, advocates and other stakeholders are seeking out all available resources in an attempt to fight back.
Congress is considering some significant regulatory relief for financial institutions, including a rollback of certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. Just how much will depend on a number of factors.
Is the Bank Secrecy Act unconstitutional? Not so, says the Ninth Circuit. This article explains the court’s analysis and why it matters to covered financial institutions.
In CFPB news, Mick Mulvaney’s efforts to reshape the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) continue apace with more requests for information and improvements to the mortgage servicing rule.
Although the CFPB may be retreating from exercising its authority to enforce UDAAP violations under the Dodd-Frank Act, Section 5 of the FTC Act continues to be a potent weapon used by regulators, including the FDIC.
As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau retreats, states continue their aggressive attacks on short-term lending.