Regulations

Cyber-Malpractice & Negligence Lawsuit Hits A Chicago Law Firm

December 26, 2016

A putative class action lawsuit has been filed against a Chicago law firm over alleged cyber vulnerabilities. Two former clients […]

Bad Online Review Tanked Their Credit, Inspired Legislation

December 26, 2016

A Utah couple ordered desk toys for Christmas gifts in 2008, but they never arrived. Customer service complaints yielded nothing, […]

Uber, Lyft Protest Fingerprint Background Checks

December 26, 2016

Uber and Lyft are threatening to end operations in Maryland unless the state grants a waiver from a fingerprint background […]

England’s Surveillance Law Shot Down By EU Court

December 22, 2016

Europe’s highest court this week ruled that Britain’s sweeping surveillance laws – which civil liberties activists have called the most […]

Moneytree Hit With $500K In Fines, Refunds

December 22, 2016

Payday lender Moneytree has been ordered to pay more than $500,000 in fines and refunds for what federal regulators have […]

Arrests In $1B Hedge Fund Ponzi Scheme

December 20, 2016

The founder and chief of New York hedge fund Platinum Partners was arrested this week and charged with running a […]

Big Retailers Hit With Deceptive Pricing Lawsuits

December 19, 2016

The unofficial term is “false reference pricing,” and it involves variations on the theme of advertising a price said to […]

Selective, Intense Oversight Of Companies Likely Under New Congress

December 19, 2016

It may be counterintuitive, but oversight of the private sector in the coming months is likely to become intense, according […]

Online Sales Tax Gets A Boost From SCOTUS

December 15, 2016

The Supreme Court, declining to hear the appeal of a 10th circuit decision, let stand a Colorado law that enforces […]

No Small Cages In Mass, And A Five-County GMO Ban In CA

December 14, 2016

From DLA Piper, an update on recent litigation and regulatory developments in the food and beverage industries. They include a […]

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