Regulations

Trump’s “500 Businesses” Would Pose Big Ethics Problem

Executive branch officials are prohibited from making money on their businesses while serving, but those rules don’t apply to the […]

Is SEC Monday Morning Quarterbacking, By Targeting Compliance Officers?

Chief compliance officers at broker-dealers, investment advisors and registered funds should be alarmed at a recent SEC enforcement trend, according […]

Drug Industry Feeling Beleaguered

Last week’s annual meeting of PhRMA was permeated by a feeling of being unfairly targeted and maligned, and among those doing the maligning, according to various speakers at the gathering, are…

Gov’t Loosens Barriers To Student Class Actions

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

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

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

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

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

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.