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September 17, 2025
Del. High Court Probes Reviving Gellert Seitz Malpractice Case
A Delaware justice took aim at an argument she seemed to suggest wasn't fleshed out enough in appellate filings as a homebuilder's attorney urged the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to undo Gellert Seitz Busenkell & Brown LLC's win in a legal malpractice case.
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September 17, 2025
Womble Bond Hires Longtime Clifford Chance Leader In DC
Womble Bond Dickinson LLP has hired a career Clifford Chance LLP lawyer in Washington who served in a number of leadership roles with the firm in his more than 35 years there, including most recently as the global co-head of its risk team and leader of its U.S. regulatory investigations and financial crime group.
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September 17, 2025
NY Regulator Pushes Blockchain Analytics For Compliance
New York's Department of Financial Services on Wednesday emphasized that it expects banks under its purview to incorporate blockchain analytics tools as part of their compliance programs if they're engaging in crypto activities.
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September 16, 2025
DOJ Fights Court Order To Reinstate NCUA Board Members
The Trump administration has told the D.C. Circuit that the president聽had the right to remove two National Credit Union Administration board members at will, and that a lower court was wrong to reinstate them and read extra job protections into the law.
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September 16, 2025
Ky. Judge Backs Fed's Debit-Fee Cap In Split With ND Ruling
A Kentucky federal judge on Monday upheld a Federal Reserve Board cap on debit-card swipe fees that a local merchant challenged as overly generous to banks, breaking with a North Dakota federal court that recently rejected the same regulation.
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September 16, 2025
Fed. Circ. Won't Look At USAA's Nixed $223M Patent Verdicts
The full Federal Circuit declined Tuesday to scrutinize panel decisions that wiped out a pair of patent infringement verdicts against PNC Bank that totaled nearly $223 million, rejecting United Services Automobile Association's arguments that the appeals court wrongly invalidated its mobile check deposit patents.
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September 16, 2025
Chase Accused Of Credit Card Perks Bait-And-Switch
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA has been hit with a consumer's proposed class action accusing it of soliciting customers to pay for $750 credit card memberships and refusing to provide the card's promised benefits of select restaurant and streaming service payment reimbursement.
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September 16, 2025
Goldman, Morgan Stanley Beat Archegos Suit At 2nd Circ.
The Second Circuit on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley of profiting off insider knowledge that the investment firm Archegos Capital Management was about to collapse, ruling that the companies had no duty to withhold from trading on the information.
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September 16, 2025
Wells Fargo Brass Reach Settlement In 'Sham' Hiring Suit
Wells Fargo investors and executives have told a California federal judge they've reached a settlement in a derivative suit claiming the bank's leadership failed to address the company's discriminatory lending and hiring practices.
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September 16, 2025
Starbucks Resolves Swipe Fee Claims With BofA, Mastercard
Starbucks is the latest retailer to settle claims in an antitrust action Tuesday in New York federal court alleging Mastercard, Bank of America and several other financial institutions were part of an illegal scheme forcing merchants to pay excessive fees when shoppers pay with their credit or debit cards.聽
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September 16, 2025
FDIC Gets More Discovery In SVB Fraud Coverage Row
A Chubb unit must comply with a previous order forcing it to give documents relating to the drafting history of certain policy provisions to Silicon Valley Bank former parent SVB Financial Group in a $73 million private equity fraud coverage dispute, a North Carolina federal court ruled.
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September 16, 2025
Influencers Walk Back Claim Of Capital One Settlement
Attorneys for a proposed class of social media influencers on Tuesday withdrew a notice of settlement in their suit accusing Capital One of stealing commissions from creators, saying no settlement exists and that they signed the notice on Capital One's behalf without permission.
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September 16, 2025
BlackRock Blames Coal Production Cuts On Falling Demand
BlackRock Inc. told a Texas federal court that coal production has declined because demand from coal-fired power plants has been falling for years, not because asset managers conspired to pressure the producers.
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September 16, 2025
NJ Justices Suspend Atty Over Bank Loan Scheme Conviction
The New Jersey Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended an attorney and former director of the now-shuttered Park Avenue Bank after he was convicted for his role in a scheme to profit off of a loan using a straw borrower.
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September 16, 2025
Wachtell, Squire Patton Lead National Bank's $369M Vista Buy
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz-advised National Bank Holdings Corp. has agreed to acquire Squire Patton Boggs LLP-led Vista Bancshares Inc. in a transaction valued at $369.1 million, the banks announced Tuesday.
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September 15, 2025
Rocket Mortgage Can't Defeat DOJ's Racial Bias Suit
A Colorado federal judge has declined to toss the federal government's race discrimination suit against Rocket Mortgage, an appraisal management company and an appraiser, finding, among other things, that Rocket could have requested correction of the appraisal at the heart of the suit.
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September 15, 2025
Ex-Coinbase CLO, OCC Acting Chief Joins BitGo's Board
A former chief legal officer of digital asset exchange Coinbase Inc. and onetime acting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has joined the聽board of directors of cryptocurrency custodian BitGo Inc.
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September 15, 2025
2nd Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Libor Rigging Claims
The Second Circuit on Monday affirmed the dismissal of investor lawsuits alleging multiple global banks, including UBS and Lloyds Bank, conspired to rig the benchmark interest rate Libor, which is tied to the British pound, finding the plaintiffs never showed they actually lost money from the alleged manipulation.
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September 15, 2025
Senate Confirms Top Trump Economist To Federal Reserve
The U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed top White House economist Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve Board on Monday, giving President Donald Trump a close ally at the central bank as he pushes for greater control over the traditionally independent body.
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September 15, 2025
DC Circ. Says Fed's Cook Can Keep Job For Now
A D.C. Circuit panel said Monday聽that Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook can remain on the central bank's board while challenging President Donald Trump's effort to fire her, clearing the way for her to participate in a key interest-rate policy vote this week.
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September 15, 2025
Bank CEO's Wife Says She Never Joined $7M Fraud
The wife of a former Puerto Rican bank CEO asked a Florida federal judge Friday to dismiss the bank receiver's $7 million conspiracy claim against her, arguing that simply signing a loan note is not proof that she knowingly joined any scheme to defraud the bank.
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September 15, 2025
Robinhood Seeks Legal Shield After Mass. AG Sues KalshiEX
Days after Massachusetts' attorney general sued so-called prediction market operator KalshiEX, accusing it of running an unlicensed sports betting platform, Robinhood, which provides access to the Kalshi system on its own platform, urged a federal judge Monday to grant it protection from similar claims.
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September 15, 2025
Court Urged To Block Offshore Asset Freeze In $28M Tax Row
The federal government's claim that a beneficiary of offshore trusts is likely to spend down assets to avoid a $28 million tax bill lacks evidence, the beneficiary argued in urging a Florida federal court not to freeze his accounts.
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September 15, 2025
Simpson Thacher Adds Ex-Goodwin Debt Financing Pro
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has added an attorney previously with Goodwin Procter LLP who specializes in debt financing transactions as a partner in its Boston office, the firm has announced.
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September 15, 2025
4 More Cadwalader Attys Exit In Charlotte, Head to Proskauer
Proskauer Rose LLP announced Monday that it will launch an office in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a four-partner leveraged finance team from Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP.
Expert Analysis
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Open Banking Is On Ice As sa国际传媒 Seeks To Toss Its Own Rule
Even as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's efforts to toss its open banking rule play out in Kentucky federal court, it remains statutorily required to effectuate consumer access to data, raising questions about how it would replace the previously finalized standard, say attorneys at Cooley.
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SEC, FINRA Obligations In Changing AI Regulatory Landscape
Despite the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent withdrawal of its proposed artificial intelligence conflict rules, financial regulators remain focused on firms developing the correct AI compliance framework, as well as continuously testing and supervising them to ensure they're fit for purpose, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.
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Series
Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing baseball in college, and now Wiffle ball in a local league, has taught me that teamwork, mental endurance and emotional intelligence are not only important to success in the sport, but also to success as a trial attorney, says Kevan Dorsey at聽Swift Currie.
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How US Cos. Should Prep For Brazil's Int'l Data Transfer Rules
Brazil's National Data Protection Authority's new rules concerning the processing and storing of Brazilians' personal data carry significant reputational risks for the e-commerce, financial services, education and health sectors, so U.S. companies with business in Brazil should prepare ahead of the Aug. 23 compliance date, says Juliane Chaves Ferreira at Guimar茫es & Vieira de Mello.
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Roundup
Ohio Banking Brief
In this Expert Analysis series, attorneys provide quarterly recaps discussing the biggest developments in Ohio banking regulation and policymaking.
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Wells Fargo Suit Shows Consumer Protection Limits In Mass.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court's May decision in Wells Fargo Bank v. Coulsey underscores that consumer rights are balanced against the need for closure, and even the broad protections of state consumer protection law will not open the door to relitigating the same claims, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.
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Ohio Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
Ohio's financial services sector saw several significant developments in the second quarter of 2025, including a case that confirmed credit unions' setoff rights, another that established contract rights between banks and cardholders, and the House passage of a digital asset bill, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Managing Risks As State AGs Seek To Fill Enforcement Gap
Given an unprecedented surge in state attorney general activity resulting from significant shifts in federal enforcement priorities, companies must consider tailored strategies for navigating the ever-evolving risk landscape, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion
In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.
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Special Committees Gain Traction In Chapter 11 Investigations
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Tara Pakrouh at Morris James discusses why special committees are becoming more common in Chapter 11 bankruptcies, how they've been used in real cases and what makes them effective.
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Lessons From Crackdown On Mexican Banks With Cartel Ties
Recent U.S. Treasury Department orders excluding three major Mexican financial institutions from the U.S. banking system for laundering drug cartel money and processing payments for fentanyl precursor chemicals offer guidance for companies in reviewing their procedures and controls to ensure they are not the next targets, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.
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Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss
Every litigator loses a case now and then, and the sting of that loss can become a medicine that strengthens or a poison that corrodes, depending on how the attorney responds, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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Tips For Cos. From California Climate Reporting FAQ
New guidance from the California Air Resources Board on how businesses must implement the state's sweeping climate reporting requirements should help companies assess their exposure, understand their disclosure obligations and begin documenting good-faith compliance efforts, says Thierry Montoya at Frost Brown.
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New Interpol Silver Notice Could Be Tool For Justice Or Abuse
Interpol has issued dozens of Silver Notices to trace and recover assets linked to criminal activity since January, and though the tool may disrupt organized crime and terrorist financing, attorneys must protect against the potential for corrupt misuse, say attorneys at Clark Hill and Arktouros.
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DOJ Crypto Enforcement Is Shifting To Target Willfulness
Three pending criminal prosecutions could be an indication of how the U.S. Department of Justice's recent digital assets memo is shaping enforcement of the area, and show a growing focus on executives who knowingly allow their platforms to be used for criminal conduct involving sanctions offenses, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.