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  • October 28, 2025

    Law Firm Countersues Lender In Battle Over Fraudulent Loan

    A North Carolina law firm hit back Tuesday against a mortgage lender's professional negligence suit over a $510,000 loan a borrower alleged was fraudulent, arguing in a countersuit that the lender failed to properly verify the identities of the purported borrowers.

  • October 28, 2025

    7th Circ. Skeptical Of Samsung Users' BIPA Suit Revival Bid

    The Seventh Circuit seemed doubtful Tuesday that it should revive a biometric privacy suit from Samsung phone and tablet users, saying they seemed not to have pled enough to demonstrate the company ever collected or possessed their geometric facial data.

  • October 28, 2025

    Gov't Must Avoid Overlapping AI Regs, Trade Group Says

    The White House needs to pursue an "integrated national strategy" when it comes to artificial intelligence so that regulations and requirements don't end up overlapping, according to a broadband trade group.

  • October 28, 2025

    Consumers Push To Revive BofA Fake Account Claims

    A proposed class of consumers who accuse Bank of America of opening unauthorized accounts in their names have asked a North Carolina federal judge to amend their consolidated complaint, saying the proposed amendment would address the deficiencies the court found with their Fair Credit Reporting Act claims last month.

  • October 28, 2025

    Wash. Justices Pick Apart Aeropostale Shopper Discount Suit

    The Washington Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on an Aeropostale customer's claims over an alleged fake discounting scheme, with one justice noting consumers cannot sue post-purchase just because they didn't get "as good of a deal" as they thought they were getting.

  • October 28, 2025

    Court OKs $80M Deal Over Life Policy Lapses, Terminations

    A California federal court officially approved an $80 million settlement over claims that Protective Life Insurance Co. and a subsidiary violated state law by failing to provide proper notice before they declared insurance policies lapsed or terminated because of premium nonpayment.

  • October 28, 2025

    States Ask Supreme Court To Resolve PFAS Removal Dispute

    Maryland and South Carolina are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Fourth Circuit's decision to move their state court lawsuits against 3M Co. over environmental contamination from consumer products containing forever chemicals to federal court.

  • October 28, 2025

    NC Justice Blasts Attacks On Counsel In Plane Crash Case

    A visibly vexed chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday impugned a Philadelphia lawyer for seemingly making unsupported personal attacks against opposing counsel, including allegedly falsely accusing the opposing counsel of being in cahoots with a trade group that filed an amicus brief.

  • October 28, 2025

    Snap Cuts $65M Deal To End Investor Suit Over Privacy Tools

    Snapchat investors urged a California federal judge on Monday to preliminarily approve a $65 million settlement to resolve a proposed securities class action that was recently revived by the Ninth Circuit alleging the social media company downplayed the negative impact Apple's 2021 privacy changes would have on its advertising business.

  • October 28, 2025

    Activists Drop Challenge To FDA Inaction On Menthol Cigs

    A lawsuit accusing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of slow-walking the Biden administration's proposed ban of menthol cigarettes was voluntarily dismissed, months after the Trump administration withdrew the ban entirely.

  • October 28, 2025

    J&J Hit With $20M Verdict In Fla. Talc Trial

    A Florida jury on Tuesday awarded $20 million to the widow of a nephrologist who used Johnson & Johnson talcum powder for 50 years and died of mesothelioma, after a plaintiffs lawyer argued the company broke its "promise of purity."

  • October 28, 2025

    Jushi Sues Doordash, Beverage Sellers Over Hemp Products

    A medical marijuana company owned by cannabis giant Jushi Holdings has sued delivery company DoorDash and beverage industry players, alleging they colluded to sell intoxicating hemp products that mirror marijuana's effects.

  • October 28, 2025

    FCC Floats Rules To Streamline Space Biz Licensing

    The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday proposed expediting space and earth station licensing rules and starting a spectrum rework in six upper microwave bands.

  • October 28, 2025

    FCC Aims To Chop Several Broadband 'Nutrition' Label Regs

    Republicans on the Federal Communications Commission proposed Tuesday to jettison multiple Democrat-imposed requirements on internet service providers that were meant to give shoppers more information about the prices and data speeds of broadband plans.

  • October 28, 2025

    FCC Raises Prison Phone Rate Caps, Scrapping Dems' Effort

    The Federal Communications Commission Tuesday revamped the rate cap structure for jail and prison phone calls, allowing providers to charge higher per-minute rates and wiping out a Democratic rule that addressed the same issue a year ago.

  • October 28, 2025

    Vegan Protein Powder Contains Lead, Cadmium, Class Says

    A proposed class of buyers of protein powder is suing vegan meal and supplement maker Huel Inc. in Illinois federal court, saying the company hid toxic levels of lead and cadmium in its products.

  • October 28, 2025

    26 AGs Sue USDA Over Suspension Of Nutrition Benefits

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision to suspend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown is an abuse of discretion that threatens to take food away from millions of people, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by 25 states and the District of Columbia.

  • October 28, 2025

    HHS Can't Yet Yank Sex Ed Grants Over 'Gender Ideology' Info

    An Oregon federal judge has halted the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' plans to revoke federal funding for teen sexual health education programs that included "gender ideology," agreeing with states that this is likely a case of executive overreach.

  • October 28, 2025

    Pa. Homeowners Ask Justices To Revive Toll Bros. Suit

    A group of 37 Pennsylvania homeowners urged the state's high court to revive their construction defects claims against major homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. and its subsidiaries, arguing that an arbitrator wrongfully tossed their claims without conducting an evidentiary hearing.

  • October 28, 2025

    Getting Grilled By FINRA 'Blows,' StraightPath Exec Texted

    A StraightPath co-founder on trial for an alleged $400 million investor fraud complained via text about a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority probe as he gave what prosecutors call false testimony, evidence before a Manhattan federal jury showed Tuesday.

  • October 28, 2025

    Texas Accuses Tylenol Makers Of Hiding Autism Danger

    The Texas Attorney General's Office on Tuesday sued the makers of Tylenol, alleging they hid the risk that the drug could lead to autism while marketing acetaminophen as the safest pain relief option for pregnant women and young children.

  • October 28, 2025

    Google Liable Again As DOJ's Ad Tech Win Extends To MDL

    A New York federal judge held Google liable Tuesday for illegally monopolizing its advertising placement technology business, dramatically narrowing the scope of the multidistrict litigation from website publishers, advertisers and others by locking the technology giant into the Justice Department's win in a separate Virginia federal court case.

  • October 27, 2025

    $HAWK Buyers Get Suits Over Coin Flop Consolidated

    A New York federal court on Monday granted two groups of buyers of the viral "Hawk Tuah" meme-themed cryptocurrency to combine their securities suits against the meme coin's promoters and developers.

  • October 27, 2025

    Apple Gets Class Decertified In App Store Antitrust Case

    A California federal judge Monday decertified a class of consumers claiming Apple violated antitrust laws with its App Store policies, finding that the plaintiffs' damages expert isn't qualified to do the work and submitted an analysis that included several "alarming" errors.

  • October 27, 2025

    9th Circ. Won't Revive Avast Extension Users' Wiretap Suit

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday affirmed the toss of a proposed class action accusing Gen Digital Inc. of illegally intercepting the browsing activities of internet users that downloaded its Avast data security browser extension, finding that the software company couldn't be held liable because it owned the extension and therefore was a valid party to the disputed communications.聽

Expert Analysis

  • 5 Consumer Protection Compliance Issues In NY State Budget

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    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.

  • High Court Cert Spotlights Varying Tests For Federal Removal

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    A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to review Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish, a case involving the federal officer removal statute, highlights three other recent circuit court decisions raising federal removal questions, and serves as a reminder that defendants are the masters of removal actions, says Varun Aery at Hollingsworth.

  • Open Banking Is On Ice As sa国际传媒 Seeks To Toss Its Own Rule

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    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.

  • Opinion

    DOJ's HPE-Juniper Settlement Will Help US Compete

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    The U.S. Department of Justice settlement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise clears the purchase of Juniper Networks in a deal that positions the U.S. as a leader in secure, scalable networking and critical digital infrastructure by requiring the divestiture of a WiFi network business geared toward small firms, says John Shu at Taipei Medical University.

  • Series

    Playing Baseball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    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.

  • Wells Fargo Suit Shows Consumer Protection Limits In Mass.

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    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

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    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.

  • Managing Risks As State AGs Seek To Fill Enforcement Gap

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    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

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    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.

  • Breaking Down Novel Va. Social Media Law For Minors

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    While a Virginia bill passed in May is notable for setting a one-hour daily limit on minors' use of social media, other provisions create compliance burdens for social media operators and app store providers, and increase privacy and security risks associated with the collection of sensitive information to prove identity, says Jenna Rode at Hunton.

  • Litigation Inspiration: How To Respond After A Loss

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    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.

  • FDA's Hasty Policymaking Approach Faces APA Challenges

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    Though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has abandoned its usual notice-and-comment process for implementing new regulatory initiatives, two recent district court decisions make clear that these programs are still susceptible to Administrative Procedure Act challenges, says Rachel Turow at Skadden.

  • DOJ Crypto Enforcement Is Shifting To Target Willfulness

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    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.

  • How NJ's Proposed Privacy Rules Could Reshape AI Data Use

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    Although not revolutionary, New Jersey's proposed privacy rules would create obligations around the management and processing of consumer personal data that will require careful planning before they can be successfully implemented, say attorneys at Norton Rose.

  • The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine

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    The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

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