Regulations

Fed Court Applies U.S. Privilege To An Internal VW Investigation

U.S. lawyers from Jones Day had conducted an internal investigation for Volkswagen as part of their representation of the company […]

Fed Financial Regulator Holds Out Generous “Self-Reporting” Option

The head of enforcement at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a reputed tough watchdog under the Obama administration, says the […]

Why Social Security Numbers Make Us Vulnerable

Businesses and financial services companies use them as “authenticators,” as well as identifiers. That’s a problem, according to this analysis […]

Ban On Foie Gras Upheld In 9th Circuit

In California, a law banning the sale of foie gras, which is made from the enlarged livers of geese or […]

Is Fed Consumer Agency Too Popular To Kill?

Regulation hunters, particularly those associated with the financial industry, would like to take it down, but the Consumer Financial Protection […]

Pipeline Protest Groups Sued, Potential $1 Billion Damages

Claiming damages that could approach $1 billion, Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) has sued Greenpeace and other protest groups in […]

Judge Oks Litigation Over Massive Yahoo Cyber Breach

A lawyer for the plaintiffs calls it “the biggest data breach in the history of the world” but Verizon, which […]

Philadelphia Lawyer, Mum At Traffic Stop, Wins $30K

When the lawyer, stopped for speeding by New Jersey state troopers, chose to remain silent in the face of the […]

Is Fear Of Data Breach Injury Grounds For A Lawsuit?

Can someone whose information was stolen sue over fear of future injury even where there is no evidence an actual […]

Labor Abuse Alleged At Trump Project In Dubai

For construction workers at a Trump mega-project in Dubai, payment is often slow, with much of it ending up in the hands of the recruiter. Housing is crowded and …

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