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October 14, 2025
Buy.com Founder's $16M Tax Bill Untimely, 10th Circ. Told
The founder of now-defunct Buy.com is challenging a nearly $16 million tax bill before the Tenth Circuit, arguing that the Internal Revenue Service failed to obtain valid consent to extend the statute of limitations for assessing the levy.Â
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October 14, 2025
Prime Core's Trust Seeks $93.6M Clawback After Bankruptcy
The litigation trust overseeing bankrupt crypto custodian Prime Core Technologies Inc. has launched a clawback suit in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, seeking to recover nearly $93.6 million in alleged preferential transfers made to a London-based trading partner in the weeks before Prime's collapse.
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October 14, 2025
​​​​​​​Visa, MasterCard To Pay Combined $199.5M In Fraud Risk Suit
Visa Inc. and MasterCard International Corp. have agreed to pay a combined $199.5 million to resolve a nearly decade-old certified class action accusing the credit card giants of conspiring to dump fraud risk costs on merchants, according to documents filed in New York federal court.
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October 14, 2025
Six Pension Plans Settle In $2.1B Danish Tax Fraud Case
Six pension plans have settled claims by Denmark's tax agency accusing them of participating in a $2.1 billion scheme that fraudulently claimed refunds on tax withheld from stock dividends, with a New York federal court dismissing the allegations Tuesday.
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October 14, 2025
Judge Won't Let Mortgage Co. Slip Data Breach Class Action
A Utah federal judge refused to dismiss a proposed data breach class action filed against a mortgage lender, ruling that only the proposed class's unjust enrichment claim will be tossed.
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October 14, 2025
Tether Accused Of Wrongly Freezing $45M In Cryptocurrency
Stablecoin issuer Tether faces a lawsuit from a business claiming that Tether improperly froze cryptocurrency worth about $44.72 million at the behest of a local police department in Bulgaria, departing from proper procedures for an asset freeze.
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October 10, 2025
Ex-Trump Ally Felix Sater Liable In Money Laundering Trial
A bank and a Kazakh city won $52 million in New York federal court over claims that real estate financier and former Donald Trump ally Felix Sater skimmed money while helping others launder tens of millions of dollars, according to the plaintiffs.Â
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October 10, 2025
Block Founders Face Investor Suit Over Cash App Fraud
Several executives and directors of Cash App parent company Block Inc. have been hit with a derivative suit accusing them of allowing Cash App's "frictionless" sign-up system to fuel fraud, money laundering and inflated user counts while lying about compliance.
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October 10, 2025
Ill. AG, Retailers Will Split Swipe-Fee Law's Defense At Hearing
A Chicago federal judge has agreed to allow a coalition of merchant groups to take part in a key hearing later this month that could decide a banking industry legal challenge to the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, a law banning swipe fees on tax and tip payments.
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October 10, 2025
5th Circ.'s FDIC Ruling 'Cries Out' For Review, Ex-CEO Says
A former Texas bank CEO has asked the full Fifth Circuit to revive his constitutional challenge to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s in-house enforcement process, arguing that a recent panel decision to reject his case as premature "cries out" for review.
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October 10, 2025
CFTC Crypto Task Force Head Returns To Akin
The former head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Digital Asset Task Force has left the agency to return to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as senior counsel in its white collar defense and government investigations practice.
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October 10, 2025
Wyden Urges Justices To Revive UBS Retaliation Case Again
Sen. Ron Wyden and several whistleblower organizations have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to revive for a second time a fired UBS worker's whistleblower retaliation lawsuit, pointing to a "deep and direct conflict" the Second Circuit has created with its latest decision in the case.
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October 10, 2025
Judge Advises Keeping Bulk Of Fund's Loan Dispute Suit
A Florida federal magistrate judge recommends denying most of Amerant Equipment Finance's motion to dismiss a suit accusing the bank of conspiring to prevent an investment fund from buying defaulted loans owed by a distressed metals company.
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October 10, 2025
Credit Union Beats Class Action Over 2024 Data Breach
SRP Federal Credit Union has defeated, for now, a proposed class action alleging it negligently failed to protect the personal information of roughly 240,000 current and former customers that was exposed in a 2024 data breach, with a South Carolina federal judge finding that plaintiffs had failed to allege concrete injuries that were traceable to the breach.
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October 10, 2025
Apple Faces Class Cert. Bid In Mobile Wallet Antitrust Case
An attorney for a proposed class of credit card issuers urged a California federal judge Friday to grant class certification in a suit accusing Apple of monopolizing mobile wallet technology for its own devices even though two lead plaintiffs said they would not pass transaction fees on to their users.
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October 10, 2025
Duke Accused Of Misusing Retirement Funds In Class Claims
Just weeks after settling one benefits-related lawsuit, Duke University has been hit with another putative class action in North Carolina federal court, this time accusing it of being disloyal to retirement plan participants by using forfeited funds only to reduce its own contributions.
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October 10, 2025
SEC's Atkins Criticizes Del. As 'Uninterested' In IPO Reform
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins said he is "disappointed" by recent changes to Delaware law that he believes will drive up litigation costs for public companies and make the state seem "uninterested in reform" that would encourage more companies to file initial public offerings there.
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October 10, 2025
Retribution, Intent Claims May Defuse Bombshell James Case
The Trump administration's indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James is tightly crafted and offers a straightforward presentation of the government's case, but experts say James appears to have a strong argument that she did not intend to break the law and is being unfairly targeted for what amounts to a minor offense.
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October 10, 2025
Edward Jones Fined $100K For 'Unreasonable' Commissions
Edward D. Jones & Co. LP has entered into a consent order with Connecticut's banking regulator, agreeing to pay a $100,000 fine and about $73,000 in restitution for charging "unreasonable" commissions to retail brokerage customers in the state.
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October 10, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, MoFo, Freshfields
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Fifth Third Bancorp acquires Comerica in an all-stock deal, Qualtrics buys experience analytics firm Press Ganey Forsta, and SoftBank buys ABB's robotics division.
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October 10, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Paddington Bear's creators and Studio Canal sue the company behind Spitting Image, Blackpool Football Club's former owner Owen Oyston bring a fresh claim against the club, and Mishcon de Reya sue a Saudi investment group.
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October 09, 2025
Bessent Touts Trump's 'Community Bank Comeback' Agenda
U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday pledged a wide-ranging regulatory push to spur a "community bank comeback," previewing plans that include easing capital rules, updating anti-money laundering standards and supporting expanded deposit insurance.
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October 09, 2025
NY Atty General Indicted Following Pressure From Trump
New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted in Virginia federal court Thursday on charges related to mortgage fraud, three weeks after President Donald Trump wrote a social media post encouraging U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to take action because James and two other political opponents were "guilty as hell."
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October 09, 2025
Voyager Judge Won't Dismiss Contract Claims In Binance Suit
A New York bankruptcy judge said Thursday he expected to deny a request by Binance.US to dismiss Voyager Digital's breach of contract claims stemming from a collapsed asset purchase agreement between the two cryptocurrency ventures.
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October 09, 2025
Ally Securities Arm To Pay FINRA $850K Over Records Lapses
Brokerage firm Ally Invest Securities LLC has agreed to pay the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority $850,000 to settle claims it did not review or maintain millions of relevant communications records between the firm and its customers due to its failure to take reasonable compliance measures and electronic system failures.
Expert Analysis
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New DOJ Penalty Policy Could Spell Trouble For Cos.
In light of the U.S. Department of Justice’s recently published guidance making victim relief a core condition of coordinated resolution crediting, companies facing parallel investigations must carefully calibrate their negotiation strategies to minimize the risk of duplicative penalties, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Influencer Marketing Partnerships Face Rising Litigation Risk
In light of recent class actions claiming that brands and influencers are misleading consumers with deceptive marketing practices — largely premised on the Federal Trade Commission's endorsements guidance — proactive compliance measures are becoming more important, say attorneys at Olshan Frome.
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5 Consumer Protection Compliance Issues In NY State Budget
Companies that engage with New York consumers should promptly familiarize themselves with new state budget provisions that require finance and retail companies to make certain business practices more transparent and easier for customers to execute, say attorneys at Mintz.
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Open Banking Is On Ice As sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ 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 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 Guimarães & 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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Series
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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Series
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.