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  • October 19, 2026

    FCRA, TCPA Drive Consumer Protection Suits To 10-Year High

    Consumer protection litigation in federal courts hit a 10-year high in 2025, fueled by a rise in credit reporting and telemarketing disputes, and these gains show no signs of abating as the emergence of artificial intelligence tools sparks more grievances, according to a new report by Lex Machina.

  • October 19, 2026

    Justices Urged To Hear Case Targeting FINRA Enforcement

    The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to hear a case challenging the ability of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to impose fines through an in-house disciplinary procedure with a broker who was penalized by the regulator, telling the justices that it was "futile" to first bring his constitutional arguments before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • October 19, 2026

    Insurers Want Unadmitted Report Axed From McCarter Brief

    A pair of insurers urged a Connecticut state judge Monday to order McCarter & English LLP to file a substituted post-trial brief in a more than $20 million malpractice case over commercial loan transactions, arguing the firm improperly quoted a report never admitted into evidence at trial this summer.

  • October 19, 2026

    Solar Lender Seeks Exit From Michigan AG's $81M Fraud Case

    A solar financing company accused of helping facilitate an $81 million scheme that allegedly left Michigan homeowners with inoperable solar systems and mounting debt has asked a federal judge to dismiss the state's claims against it, arguing that it cannot be held responsible for an independent installer's sales practices and that its lending disclosures complied with federal law.

  • October 19, 2026

    BofA Sued After $1.2B Fine For AML Compliance Gaps

    After the U.S. Department of the Treasury fined it $1.2 billion for anti-money laundering and financial-crime compliance system failures, Bank of America is facing two class actions asserting similar claims, including that it failed to monitor more than $5 billion in suspicious transactions.

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