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01.10.19

Second Circuit Moves Cheez-It False Ad Suit Forward

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit sided with three class action plaintiffs and reversed the dismissal of a false advertising dispute involving Cheez-It crackers.


01.10.19

Consumer Groups Push to Strengthen CCPA

Taking the opposite approach of industry groups, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood and a dozen other consumer organizations are pushing to increase the requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ...


01.10.19

Accountability Program Tackles Opt-Outs, Disclosures in New Decisions

In its latest decisions, the Online Interest-Based Advertising (IBA) Accountability Program tackled the issues of privacy disclosures and consumer opt-out tools following inquiries into two advertising technology companies.


01.10.19

Governor Newsom Paves Way for Technology Procurement Reform

In his first full day in office, California Governor Gavin Newsom moved quickly to reform how the state contracts for technology systems.


01.09.19

Manatt Fintech’s Top 5 Takeaways of 2018

In the financial technology industry (fintech), 2018 was a fascinating and fast-paced year.


01.08.19

Impact of Dynamex Continues to Grow

We continue to see the impact of the California Supreme Court’s Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles decision about what is the legal standard to determine whether workers should be classified as employees or independent contractors.


01.08.19

Banking M&A and Capital Markets: Year in Review and 2019 Predictions

2018 was generally a solid year for banks looking at merger and acquisition opportunities and reaching for the capital markets, but there are some headwinds in 2019 that give us pause about what the future holds.


01.08.19

Application Process for InCK and MOM Models Imminent

During 2018, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced two new opportunities for state governments and their partners to improve their delivery systems for children and mothers, respectively, under the Integrated ...


01.03.19

Special Alert: FCC Announces Reassigned Numbers Database

In case you missed it as you wrapped up the end of the year, on December 12, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission “[took] another important action to curb the tide of unwanted telephone calls by addressing calls to reassigned phone numbers” when it officially adopted the ...


01.03.19

SEC Municipal Securities Conference Highlights Emerging Trends in Disclosure

On December 6, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission hosted an inaugural one-day conference on municipal securities disclosure.