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May 13, 2025
CFPB Axes Order For Toyota Unit To Pay Millions In Redress
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has quietly lifted a consent order with Toyota's U.S. financing arm, releasing it from "any alleged noncompliance" with the order — including requirements that called for it to return nearly $42 million to consumers.
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May 13, 2025
6th Circ. Demands New Atty Fee Calculation In Property Row
The Sixth Circuit has agreed that the state of Michigan and one of its counties are liable for attorney fees in a lawsuit alleging the county unlawfully kept proceeds from a tax-foreclosed sale, adding on Monday that the lower court must better explain why it slashed the victorious property owner's fee request.
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May 13, 2025
Menendez 'Laptop Problem' May Not Sway 2nd Circ. On Bail
The Second Circuit pushed back Tuesday on arguments by two New Jersey businessmen convicted of bribing former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., after they asked for bail pending the outcome of their appeals, with the men pointing to a laptop used by jurors that contained excluded evidence.
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May 13, 2025
Ex-FERC Chair And His Chief Of Staff Join Holland & Knight
The former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and his former chief of staff and legal adviser at the agency have joined Holland & Knight LLP's public policy and regulation practice in Washington, D.C., the firm announced on Tuesday.
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May 13, 2025
Justice Souter: Who He Was And How He Shaped The Law
Retired Justice David Souter died last week at age 85. Here, Law360 looks at the former U.S. Supreme Court justice's legacy — not just through his legal work, but in his mentoring of clerks and friendships with peers.
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May 12, 2025
3M Says It'll Pay $285M To End Past, Future NJ PFAS Claims
3M has agreed to shell out $285 million to put to rest environmental claims brought by New Jersey officials over purported PFAS contamination at the Chamber Works manufacturing facility in Salem County as well as statewide claims the Garden State may have in the future, according to an announcement made Monday.
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May 12, 2025
Pa. Mental Health Rejection Suits Could Rise, Atty Says
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's recent decision to greenlight a suit accusing two hospitals of negligently rejecting a man seeking mental health treatment who later murdered his girlfriend could spark a rise in such lawsuits, one attorney warned.
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May 12, 2025
Amazon Cites FTC Take On Online Shopping Law In Prime Suit
Amazon has asked a federal court to either allow it to present evidence of the Federal Trade Commission's statements about the clarity of the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act or permit it to bring the matter to the Ninth Circuit, arguing the issue must be resolved sooner rather than later.
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May 12, 2025
Feds Say Tribal Tariff Dispute Must Stay In US Trade Court
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is fighting Montana tribal members' attempt to stop the transfer of their lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's Canada tariff orders from federal court to the U.S. Court of International Trade, saying the CIT has exclusive jurisdiction over the case.
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May 12, 2025
'Stop Talking,' DC Judge Tells Atty For Ashli Babbitt Estate
Counsel for the estate of Ashli Babbitt received a dressing down Monday from the D.C. federal judge overseeing the wrongful death suit against the government after repeatedly interrupting her during a hearing over another attorney's claim that he's owed a slice of the settlement pie.
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May 12, 2025
Judge Blocks Oak Flat Land Transfer Until High Court Review
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the federal government from transferring an ancient Arizona Apache worship site to a copper mining company until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the dispute, saying there is no question that the tribes would suffer irreparable harm should the move proceed.
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May 12, 2025
DC Circ. Has 'Duty To Intervene' To Protect CFPB, Union Says
A union representing employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has urged the D.C. Circuit to keep in place a lower court injunction barring the agency from stopping work and firing staff, asserting ahead of oral arguments this week that the Trump administration is trying to "place the executive branch above the law."
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May 12, 2025
GOP Sens. Urge FCC To Overhaul Media Ownership Regs
Almost two dozen Republican senators have asked the Federal Communications Commission to "modernize the FCC's broadcast ownership rules," loosening regulations to allow "local broadcasters to compete with today's media giants."
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May 12, 2025
Mass. Court Says NIH Grant Disruption Suit Is In The Right Place
A Massachusetts federal court ruled Monday that it has jurisdiction over several states' lawsuit challenging delays and cancellations of federal grant programs linked to issues they say are "disfavored" by the Trump administration, rejecting the federal government's contention that the claims instead belonged in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
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May 12, 2025
SEC's Atkins Outlines Crypto Policy Plans At Roundtable
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins told crypto industry participants on Monday that developing rules for digital asset markets would be a "key priority" of his chairmanship during a keynote address that promised to focus the agency's enforcement approach on fraud and manipulation.
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May 12, 2025
UAW Drops Claim Over Frozen Unemployment Benefits
The United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Workers of America agreed to drop its claim that the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency violated an agreement to better investigate potentially fraudulent claims as long as the agency takes steps to comply with the deal.
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May 12, 2025
Feds Ask Tesla For More Info On Texas Robotaxi Launch
Federal auto safety regulators have asked Tesla Inc. for more information about its upcoming plans to launch robotaxis in Austin, Texas, and whether the company has determined that its Full Self-Driving, or FSD, automated driving technology can achieve "acceptably safe behavioral competency."
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May 12, 2025
Duke Renews Push To Duck NC Town's Climate Damages Case
A town in North Carolina can't pin the global climate crisis solely on Duke Energy Corp., the power giant argued Friday in seeking to scrap a suit accusing it of deceiving the public about the effects of climate change, saying the town's claims exceed the bounds of state law.
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May 12, 2025
DC Judge Grapples With Jurisdiction In ABA Grant Row
A D.C. federal judge wrestled with his court's jurisdiction Monday as the American Bar Association sought a court order reviving terminated federal grant funding for its Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence.
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May 12, 2025
CFPB Eyes Reversal Of Biden-Era In-House Proceeding Rules
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday moved to scrap rules from the Biden administration that gave the agency's director more control over in-house enforcement proceedings, a rollback that comes on the heels of President Donald Trump striking two other Biden-era rules on overdraft fees and digital payment supervision.
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May 12, 2025
Green Groups Fight Feds' Effort To Rescind Bird Protections
Environmental groups on Sunday asked a Texas federal court to reject the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's effort to reverse its decision to protect two populations of the lesser prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act.
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May 12, 2025
Deny 'ComEd Four' A 'Third Bite' At Posttrial Apple, Feds Urge
Prosecutors are asking an Illinois federal judge to disregard a former Commonwealth Edison CEO and three lobbyists' bid to use a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to try again to unwind their bribery convictions, arguing their motion is untimely and ignores the inapplicability of the high court's ruling, the jury instructions and "overwhelming evidence" proving their guilt.
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May 12, 2025
ICE Hits LA County With Subpoena Over Noncitizen Benefits
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday it has issued a sweeping subpoena to Los Angeles County, demanding records — including immigration status — for recipients of California's Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants.
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May 12, 2025
Ex-Trump Attys Can't Dodge Jan. 6 In Ethics Case, Panel Told
The Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission has told a disciplinary panel the events of Jan. 6, 2021, should be open for discussion at a hearing for attorneys accused of violating ethics rules by filing a challenge to the state's 2020 election results, despite commissioners having no plans to elicit testimony about the protests.
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May 12, 2025
More Than Defaults: Google Judge Mulls AI, Search, Browsers
A D.C. federal judge has three weeks to figure out the last questions he'll ask the U.S. Department of Justice and Google before laying out search monopolization remedies that could help shape the way consumers search, browse and use artificial intelligence.
Expert Analysis
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Limit On SEC Enforcement Authority May Mean Fewer Actions
Following a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission final rule revoking the Enforcement Division director's long-standing authority to issue formal investigation orders, it's clear the division is headed for a new era of limited autonomy, marked by a significantly slower pace of SEC investigations, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.
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How Lenders Should Prepare For Crypto As Collateral
Amid the administration's desire to position the U.S. as a digital banking leader, lenders should prepare for customers seeking to use cryptocurrency as collateral for financing, consider which rules govern these transactions, and assess their ability to obtain or maintain control of the virtual funds, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Calif. Antitrust Laws May Turn More Zealous Than US Regs
California is poised in the next 18 months to significantly expand its antitrust laws, broadening the scope of liability and creating a premerger review process that could be more expansive than review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, say attorneys at Munger Tolles.
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As SEC, CFTC Retreat, Who Will Police The Crypto Markets?
As the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission pull back from policing the crypto markets, the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have the authority to pick up the slack — although recent events raise doubts that they will do so, say attorneys at Skadden.
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5 Ways Banking Has Changed In 5 Years Since COVID
Since the start of the pandemic five years ago, technology, convenience and shifting expectations have transformed compliance for the financial services industry in several key ways, from the shrinking role of the traditional bank branch to the rise of fintech and mobile payments, says Christopher Pippett at Fox Rothschild.
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Calif. May Pick Up The Slack On Foreign Bribery Enforcement
The California attorney general recently expressed an interest in targeting foreign bribery amid a federal pause in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement, so companies should calibrate their compliance programs to mitigate against changing risks, especially as other states could follow California’s lead, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols
Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Making Sense Of Small Biz Fair Lending Compliance
Despite the uncertainty brought on by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent efforts to revise fair lending data collection requirements under Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the compliance dates have not yet been stayed, so covered institutions should still start to monitor any disparities now, say attorneys at Frost Brown Todd.
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Series
Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work
Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.
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6 Ways The Dole Act Alters USERRA Employment Protections
The recently passed Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act continues a long-standing trend of periodically increasing the scope of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, expanding civilian employment rights for service members and veterans with some of the most significant changes yet, say attorneys at Littler.
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Opinion
Federal Limits On Counter-Drone Options Need Updating
As malicious actors swiftly and creatively adapt drone technology for nefarious ends, federal legislation is needed to expand the authority of state and local governments, as well as private businesses and individuals, to take steps against such threats, says Carter Lee at Woods Rogers.
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FTC Focus: Synthetic Data Yields Antitrust Considerations
Attorneys at Proskauer explore the burgeoning world of synthetic data, the antitrust implications involved, the Federal Trade Commission's role in regulating this space and practical takeaways from these emerging issues.
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OCC Patriot Bank Order Spotlights AML Issues For Managers
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's focus on payments and prepaid card program managers in its recent consent order with Patriot Bank is noteworthy and shows regulators are unlikely to back down on enforcement related to Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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FDIC Shift On ALJs May Show Agencies Meeting New Norms
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s recent reversal, deciding to not fight a Kansas bank’s claim that the FDIC's administrative law judge removal process is unconstitutional, shows that independent agencies may be preemptively reconsidering their enforcement and adjudication authority amid executive and judicial actions curtailing their operations, say attorneys at Snell & Wilmer.
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Opinion
The SEC Must Protect Its Best Tool For Discovering Fraud
By eliminating the consolidated audit trail's collection of most retail customer information, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may squander a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deter securities market fraud and abuse, something new Chair Paul Atkins must ensure doesn't happen, says former SEC data strategist Hugh Beck.