Compliance

Gov’t Loosens Barriers To Student Class Actions

March 15, 2016

The Department of Education wants to make it harder for colleges to require students to settle debt disputes in arbitration. […]

“Meaningless” Relief Dooms A Class Action

March 15, 2016

The defendant had agreed to a class settlement which, had all 100,000 members of the class submitted claims, would have garnered each of them…

Exec Ignores In-House Counsel, Takes $18M Hit

March 15, 2016

When a a company president was advised by in-house counsel that an on-line marketing strategy was problematic, he “put his […]

Slavery Statement Now Required For Companies Operating In UK

March 15, 2016

The UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires large companies doing business in the UK to publish a statement that describes […]

5th Circuit: Contractors Too Can Sue Over Discrimination

March 15, 2016

The ADA is not the only work-related statute that addresses disability in the context of work. The Rehabilitation Act of […]

Health Apps Are Selling User Data

March 15, 2016

By “flying under the radar” and putting out convoluted privacy policies that users don’t understand, small health-app providers are able to get away with routinely collecting and selling consumer personal health information.

Law Dean’s Sexual Harassment Debacle Has UC System Rethinking Policy

March 14, 2016

After UC Berkeley faced a backlash for the way it handled allegations against the dean of its law school, the […]

Big Fault Line, As Supreme Court Lags Populist Resurgence

March 14, 2016

With populist themes central to both the Trump and Sanders campaigns and professed concern about “economic disparities” becoming de rigeur […]

House Speaker Sends Warning To “Draft Ryan” Group

March 10, 2016

Lawyers for House Speaker Paul Ryan have sent a cease and desist letter to the organizers of The Committee to […]

Sharp Slap On The Wrist To Verizon Over “Supercookies”

March 10, 2016

The FCC has reached a settlement with Verizon Wireless over so-called “supercookies,” used to track consumer’s internet habits which were […]

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