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10.08.18

FAA Reauthorization Act Authorizes Major Expansions in Drone Operations

On October 5, 2018, President Donald Trump signed into law the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, which funds the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the next five years.


08.16.18

FTC Steers Arizona Auto Dealers Into Court

In a new complaint filed in Arizona federal court, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charged a group of four auto dealers with a host of illegal activities ranging from misrepresenting and omitting key financial terms in advertisements to falsifying information on vehicle financing applications.


05.18.18

DOT Approves Ten Pilot Projects for Advanced Drone Operations

On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced the selection of ten proposals from a field of 149 applications submitted jointly by industry and government entities to conduct advanced drone operations under the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Unmanned ...


07.06.16

FAA’s Final Rule on Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

The Federal Aviation Administration promulgated its final rule on small commercial unmanned aircraft systems, called Part 107, on June 21, 2016.


02.26.15

FinCEN Hits Repeat Offender with $20M Penalty

The $20 million civil money penalty assessed by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) against Oppenheimer & Co. is intended to send several strong messages to all types of financial services companies subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).


10.24.14

Plaintiff’s Law Firm Steps Up Actions Against Bitcoin-Related Companies

According to a complaint filed in a Florida court, a Cryptsy account holder is claiming that Project Investors, Inc. (dba Cryptsy) and its founder and CEO should be held liable for Bitcoin allegedly stolen from his Cryptsy account.