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Request filed to add more state AG plaintiffs in DC case challenging Director Cordray’s appointment

Another case we have been following that includes a challenge to Director Cordray’s appointment is the case filed this past June in federal court in Washington, D.C. by State National Bank of Big Spring against the CFPB, the...more

The Tip Is In the Mail: Court Tries to Make Sense of Dodd-Frank’s Whistleblower and Retaliation Provisions and Asks Whether It’s...

In what may be one of the first Dodd-Frank retaliation claims to make it past a motion to dismiss, a federal court on September 25, 2012 issued a ruling attempting to harmonize the definition of “whistleblower” under the...more

Smith Anderson Obtains Dismissal of Dodd-Frank Act “Say on Pay” Claims

In a groundbreaking new decision, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina has dismissed “say on pay” claims against officers and directors of Dex One Corporation. Smith Anderson served as...more