Department of Education’s New Guidance on Personal Liability Requirements Leaves Uncertainty for Institutions -
On March 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (“DOE”) released guidance related to the instances in which...more
3/24/2023
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Florida ,
Gun Laws ,
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Pennsylvania ,
Personal Liability ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Legislatures ,
Student Loans ,
Title IV ,
Universities ,
Virginia
Welcome to our 7th and final edition of The Academic Advisor for 2022 - our e-newsletter focused on education law insights.
In this issue, we discuss the academic strike occurring at the University of California and how...more
1/4/2023
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Colleges ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Debt ,
Educational Institutions ,
LGBTQ ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Strike ,
Student Loans ,
Threat Management ,
Title IX ,
Unions ,
Universities
The regular legislative session recently ended in West Virginia, and once again our Legislature has amended the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act, one of the primary statutes under which consumers sue...more
Nick Mooney and Joseph Schaeffer, Spilman Technology Law Practice Group Chairs, discuss proposed amendments from the Department of Justice, a recent statement from Justice Thomas on the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket,” and a...more
10/28/2020
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Commercial Speech ,
Content Publishing ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Good Faith ,
Internet Speech ,
Liability ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Section 230 ,
Social Media ,
Terms of Service ,
Terms of Use ,
Trump Administration ,
User-Generated Content ,
Websites
U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It was Set to Start -
"John Hall, an attorney for TikTok, said that the app, with some 100 million American users, is a 'modern day version of the town square' and shutting...more
10/4/2020
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Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Blockchain ,
China ,
Class Action ,
Commodities ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Dismissals ,
Due Process ,
Dunkin' Donuts ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Executive Orders ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
First Amendment ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Free Speech ,
General Motors ,
Google ,
Hackers ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Internet Retailers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Merchants ,
Microsoft ,
Mobile Apps ,
Networks ,
New York ,
Oracle ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Payment Tokens ,
Phishing Scams ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Schools ,
Ransomware ,
Rewards Programs ,
Shopify ,
Tesla ,
TikTok ,
Trump Administration ,
Twitter ,
User-Generated Content ,
Wal-Mart ,
Warner Music Group ,
WeChat ,
Wrongful Termination
Crosmun v. The Trustees of Fayetteville Technical Community College Provides Much Needed Guidance to NC Courts on How to Properly Craft eDiscovery Protocols -
The Court of Appeals decision in Crosmun is important because...more
8/21/2020
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Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Bitcoin ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Childrens' Lawsuits ,
China ,
Class Action ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Breach ,
Data Harvesting ,
Data Privacy ,
Discovery ,
Doctor-Patient Privilege ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Encryption ,
Ethereum ,
Executive Orders ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Crimes ,
FinTech ,
Hackers ,
Instagram ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Macy's ,
Mobile Payments ,
National Security ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Startups ,
TikTok ,
Trump Administration ,
Zoom®
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) have released a proposal calling on Congress to provide additional protections for consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their proposal notes that an...more
5/6/2020
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Orders ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Relief ,
Eviction ,
Financial Crisis ,
Foreclosure ,
Moratorium ,
Mortgages ,
Private Lenders ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Repayment Options ,
Student Loans
Welcome to our first formal edition of All Consuming - our e-newsletter devoted to financial litigation insights. Our goal is to bring you the most up-to-date information that allows you to be proactive in your...more
On April 17, a bill was introduced in the United States House of Representatives seeking to create the Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2020. The primary feature of the bill is it would suspend all rent and mortgage...more
4/21/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Credit Reports ,
Disaster Relief Fund ,
Eviction ,
Foreclosure ,
HUD ,
Landlords ,
Lenders ,
Moratorium ,
Mortgagee ,
Mortgages ,
Payment Cancellation ,
Payment Suspensions ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rent Control ,
Rental Property ,
Repayment Options ,
State of Emergency ,
Tenants
The West Virginia Legislature is in session and again is considering a bill to reduce penalties available under the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act ("WVCCPA" or "Act"). The Act is the primary statute under...more
2/4/2019
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Class Action ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Credit Cards ,
Debt Collectors ,
FDCPA ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mortgagee ,
Penalty Reductions ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Legislatures ,
Statutory Penalties ,
Statutory Violations