You’ve created a great product and built a valued brand. You’ve devoted countless hours to building relationships with key distributors and retailers, designing attractive packaging, and forging a social media presence. But...more
4/17/2018
/ Brand ,
Data Security ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Safety ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Labeling ,
Popular ,
Recipes ,
Supply Chain ,
USPTO ,
Value Maximization
I. TWO SCOTUS DECISIONS THAT MATTERED -
A. Litigation Tourism, Type 1: Bristol-Myers Squibb. -
If you are sued by a “litigation tourist” in a class or mass action and suit is not brought in your home state, you now...more
Last week, the California Supreme Court issued a long awaited ruling on organic labeling in Quesada v. Herb Thyme Farms, Inc., No. S216305, 2015 WL 7770635 (Cal. Dec. 3, 2015). At issue in Quesada was whether consumers may...more
BELTWAY -
Finally Faster than Amazon Prime -
The Federal Reserve Board recently announced that banks and other financial institutions that use its payments system will have to be able to process same-day...more
12/8/2015
/ Arbitration ,
Automotive Loans ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Crowdfunding ,
Cybersecurity ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
HMDA ,
Preemption ,
Redlining ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Student Loans ,
TCPA ,
UDAAP ,
Virtual Currency
On November 10, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is seeking public comments on use of the term “natural” on food labeling. FDA, “Natural” on Food Labeling (Nov. 10, 2015). The agency explained...more
BELTWAY -
Straight Out of the Seventh Circuit The Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the SEC cannot be sued in district court to stop it from bringing an administrative action. Bebo v. SEC, No....more
9/18/2015
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Arbitration ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Class Action ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Debt Collectors ,
Discrimination ,
Disparate Impact ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
eClosing Pilot Program ,
Electronic Payment Transactions ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
FDCPA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Institutions ,
GAO ,
HUD ,
Information Sharing ,
Military Lending Act ,
Mortgage Insurance ,
Mortgages ,
New Regulations ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
NYDFS ,
Online Privacy Protection Act ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
SCRA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Student Loans ,
TCPA ,
Texas Dept of Housing v Inclusive Communities ,
TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) ,
UDAAP ,
Volcker Rule
In This Issue:
- Arbitration Report
- Beltway Report
- Bureau Report
- Mobile & Emerging Payments Report
- Mortgage & Fair Lending Report
- Operations Report
- Preemption Report
-...more
6/9/2015
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
CashCall ,
Consumer Bankruptcy ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Creditors ,
Debt Collection ,
Debtor-Creditor ,
Fair Lending ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Mobile Payments ,
Mortgages ,
TCPA
In This Issue:
- Beltway Report
- Bureau Report
- Mobile & Emerging Payments Report
- Mortgage & Fair Lending Report
- Operations Report
- Preemption Report
- Privacy...more
In This Issue:
- Beltway Report
- Bureau Report
- Mobile & Emerging Payments Report
- Mortgage & Fair Lending Report
- Operations Report
- Preemption Report
- Privacy...more
12/19/2014
/ Arbitration ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Fair Lending ,
Federal Reserve ,
Mobile Payments ,
Mortgages ,
Payment Systems ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulation AA ,
Structured Financial Products ,
TCPA
In This Issue:
- Beltway Report
- Bureau Report
- Mobile and Emerging Payments Report
- Mortgage and Fair Lending Report
- Operations Report
- Preemption Report
- Privacy...more
9/18/2014
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Breach ,
Debt Collection ,
Federal Reserve ,
Lending ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Privacy Policy ,
RESPA ,
Robo-Signing ,
TCPA ,
Volcker Rule
In This Issue:
- Are Offers Of Free Credit Monitoring About To Become Mandatory In Data Breach Incidents?
- Mandatory “Made-In” Labeling in the EU
- A New Dawn for California Class Actions
- Recent...more
8/27/2014
/ Class Action ,
Credit Monitoring ,
Credit Reports ,
Data Breach ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EU ,
Identity Theft ,
Labeling ,
Lanham Act ,
Misclassification ,
POM Wonderful v Coca Cola ,
Retailers ,
Statistical Sampling ,
US Bank ,
Wage and Hour
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” The California Supreme Court could have been channeling Mark Twain when it rejected, emphatically, the unbridled use of statistical sampling to prove...more
In This Issue:
- Beltway Report
- Bureau Report
- Mobile Payments
- Mortgage and Fair Lending Report
- Operations Report
- Preemption Report
- Privacy Report
- Arbitration Report
- TCPA...more
6/9/2014
/ Banks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Encryption ,
Fair Lending ,
FDIC ,
FFIEC ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Heartbleed ,
Mobile Payments ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
OIG ,
Popular ,
RESPA ,
SCRA ,
TCPA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
Volcker Rule
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” The California Supreme Court could have been channeling Mark Twain when it rejected, emphatically, the unbridled use of statistical sampling to prove...more
Editor’s Note -
Stuff didn’t happen this quarter. Lots of it. The federal government didn’t happen for two weeks in October, which caused some to celebrate and others to wring their hands and clamor for a strong,...more
In This Issue:
Beltway Report; Bureau Report; Privacy Report; Mobile Payments Report; Mortgage Report; Operations Report; Preemption Report; Arbitration Report; and TCPA Report.
Excerpt from Beltway Report:...more
Editor’s Note -
This is a dignified law firm newsletter, not like the “Brand X” versions. You won’t find pandering, attention-grabbing stories about Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian, Ashton Kutcher, Prince William, or...more
3/13/2013
/ Arbitration ,
Barack Obama ,
China ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Reports ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Debt Collection ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Dukes v Wal-Mart ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
FDCPA ,
FDIA ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreclosure ,
Mobile Apps ,
Recess Appointments ,
Richard Cordray ,
Social Media ,
Telemarketing