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Federal Court Grants TRO Against Debt Relief Company Targeting Spanish-Speaking Student Loan Borrowers

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​​​​​​​On July 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced that the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida had granted its motion for a temporary restraining order against a debt relief company that...more

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Court Denies Distributor’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law Claims

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A federal court in Wisconsin recently denied a haircare product dealer’s motion for summary judgment on its Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law (WFDL) and breach of contract claims against the dealer’s national distributor. Brava...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - July 2024 #5

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has granted a limited appeal in Pittsburgh’s challenge to a Pennsylvania court ruling that the city’s tax on visiting athletes and performers is unconstitutional. ...more

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Federal Circuit Reverses Preliminary Injunction for Trade Secret Misappropriation

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In a rare Federal Circuit decision under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), 18 U.S.C. § 1836 et seq., the court reversed the grant of a preliminary injunction by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

SEC ordered to pay $1.8 mil. to defendants for misrepresentations

On May 28, the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah ordered the SEC to cover all attorney fees and related costs as part of sanctions imposed following the court’s earlier emergency ex parte relief it entered into...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Co-Parenting With a Restraining Order in New Jersey

You filed for a Temporary Restraining Order against the other parent of your child and, after a hearing, were granted a Final Restraining Order. The other parent is now restrained from communicating with you either directly...more

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Council for Responsible Nutrition Seeks to Enjoin Enforcement of New York Law Restricting the Sale of Dietary Supplements for...

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As we have previously discussed, a new law from New York State will require companies selling dietary supplements for weight loss or muscle building to pay close attention to consumers' age. This law is to go into effect on...more

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DOL gets TRO against TPA

The Department of Labor was issued an emergency temporary restraining order (TRO) by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against RiversEdge Advanced Retirement Solutions LLC, and owner Paul...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District Court finds SEC acted in bad faith and orders it to pay defendant’s attorney fees partially

On March 18, the U.S. District Court in Utah ordered the SEC to pay a defendant’s attorney fees and legal costs partially after the Commission was found to have engaged in “gross abuse” and acted in bad faith on how it...more

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Protective Orders: Developing a Safety Plan

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When it comes to safety planning in the context of protective orders which include Order of Protection and Injunction Against Harassment, it is important that you take steps to protect yourself, as well as anyone who is...more

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Cyber Harassment Gives Rise to FRO In Case That Emphasizes Importance of ‘Four Corners”

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In the unpublished (non-precedential) decision of K.E.M. v. S.R.A., the Appellate Division used the trial court’s findings to reinstate a Final Restraining Order (“FRO”) based on the predicate act of cyber harassment....more

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L’Affaire Boebert Chapter 2: How Abuse Cases Play Out

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This party started in a public bar in Silt, CO in early January. When we wrote about it on January 9, it was looking like the Congresswoman was the perp and her ex husband the victim of the mele. But almost immediately...more

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Minnesota Court Denies Substitution Motion: Implications for Litigation Funders

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A new decision may cut back on attempts by third-party litigation lenders to control settlements. Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota refused to permit the substitution of a legal...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - March 2024

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Crypto Exchanges Launch Institutional Platform, LATAM Stablecoin - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced the launch of an institutional platform “aimed at institutions, asset managers, hedge funds and...more

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End Game? Federal Court Enjoins Enforcement of NCAA's "NIL Recruiting Ban"

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On February 23, U.S. District Judge Clifton L. Corker of the Eastern District of Tennessee, issued an opinion and order granting the Tennessee and Virginia attorneys generals’ (AG) request for a preliminary injunction...more

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Court’s Should Not Issue FROs Because They Think a Party is a Bad Parent or Deadbeat Dad

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Earlier this month, I wrote a blog called Court’s Should Not Issue FROs to Address Parenting Issues. That blogged addressed a case where the trial court entered a Final Restraining Order (FRO) to remedy custody and parenting...more

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Tennessee and Virginia AGs File Antitrust Suit Against NCAA Over New NIL Policies

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On January 31, Tennessee Attorney General (AG) Jonathan Skrmetti, joined by Virginia AG Jason Miyares, filed suit against the NCAA in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee for alleged violations of the...more

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Can a Bad Social Media Post Lead to a Final Restraining Order?

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Social media has become a prevalent part of people’s lives. Many people post about how great their life is or about the good things that their children do (guilty as charged.) Others debate politics. Some post pictures of the...more

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New Jersey Has Jurisdiction to Enter a TRO Even When the Predicate Act Occurred in Another State

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What happens when a victim of domestic violence suffers a predicate act in a State outside of New Jersey and then seeks an order of protection in New Jersey? The general answer is… the victim is entitled to the full...more

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CFPB and State Attorneys General File Suit Against Debt-Relief Companies

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On January 10, 2024, the CFPB and seven state attorneys general filed ​suit against a New York-based financial consultant company, chief executives, and several related entities for allegedly running an illegal debt relief...more

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Debt-Relief Enterprise Forced into Receivership by CFPB, Seven States

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On January 10, 2024, the CFPB and Attorneys General from seven states filed a complaint against the Company and the individuals in charge for allegedly operating a debt-relief scheme that has been harming consumers since...more

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SB 428 Further Modifies Workplace Violence Restraining Order Law

As reported here, California recently took steps to provide employers additional tools to combat workplace violence, including requiring a written workplace violence prevention plan, by enacting Senate Bill 553. Effective...more

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The 12 Days of California Labor and Employment Series – Day 9 "Expansion of Bases for Restraining Orders in the Workplace"

In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 days of the holidays" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on California employers. On the ninth day of the holidays, my labor and employment...more

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“Irreparable Harm” and Injunctions in Close Business Owner Disputes

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Injunctions are an indispensable weapon in the business divorce lawyer’s arsenal. Primarily defensive in nature, temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions tend to feature prominently at the outset of business...more

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What You Need to Know: Virginia Protective Orders in Cases of Family Abuse

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October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but unfortunately abuse can happen anywhere at any time. In Virginia, victims of abuse have the option to seek a protective order, but not all protective orders (there...more

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