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Amy L. Pierce

Amy L. Pierce

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP


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California Moves One Step Closer to Passing Privacy Bill Requiring a Search Warrant for Providers' Customers' Emails

In a 33-1 vote, on May 13, the state Senate approved Senator Mark Leno's bill that would require state law enforcement officials to obtain a search warrant before asking service providers to disclose the contents of their...more

5/17/2013 - Email Fourth Amendment Proposed Legislation Search & Seizure Search Warrant

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Issues Guidance on Virtual Currency

FinCEN recently issued interpretive guidance to clarify that it views certain activities involving convertible virtual currencies as money transmission services under the Bank Secrecy Act and FinCEN regulations. If your...more

5/16/2013 - Bank Secrecy Act Broker-Dealer FinCEN Money Services Business Virtual Currency

Ninth Circuit: Injunctive Relief Claims Relating Only to Past Harms to a Limited Class Are Not Exempt From Arbitration

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision favoring arbitration clauses in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held in Kilgore v. KeyBank, N.A. that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”)...more

4/25/2013 - Arbitration Arbitration Agreements Class Action Federal Arbitration Act Injunctions Preemption Student Loans Unfair Competition

High Court Agrees Class Rep’s Stipulation Doesn’t Bar Federal Jurisdiction

The U.S. Supreme Court, in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles, resolved the debate between the plaintiffs’ bar and defense bar regarding whether a class representative’s stipulation that damages would not exceed $5...more

4/1/2013 - Amount in Controversy CAFA Class Action Class Certification Damages Jurisdiction SCOTUS

New Law Eliminates ATM Fee Decal Requirement On or At ATM Equipment

On December 20, 2012, President Obama signed into law H.R. 4367, eliminating the requirement that ATM operators post notice of a service fee on or at their ATM equipment, while retaining the requirement that a notice be...more

1/16/2013 - ATMs Fee Disclosure

The Gift that Never Stops Giving: Proposed Changes to Federal Gift Card Law

Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently introduced S. 3636, the Gift Card Consumer Protection Act of 2012, which would ban expiration dates and specified fees for inactivity or services on gift certificates, store gift...more

12/6/2012 - Gift-Cards

Does Your Mobile App Provide Reasonable Access to Your Privacy Policy?

On October 30, 2012, California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris issued a press release regarding a new enforcement effort involving California's Online Privacy Protection Act, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 22575-22579...more

11/14/2012

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