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Bookkeeper Liability? It’s a Real Thing

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Accountants are professionals. They carry malpractice insurance. They are potential deep pockets. For these reasons, accountants sometimes find themselves defending against liability claims in business divorce lawsuits. The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Enacts Law Prohibiting State Banks and Credit Unions from Charging NSF Fees

On September 24, the Governor of California signed AB 2017 (the “Act”) into law. The Act prohibits state-chartered banks and credit unions from charging consumers non-sufficient fund fees (“NSF fees”) when they initiate...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Credit Repair Company Fined $50M for Misleading Consumers

On September 30, a credit repair service provider and its owner were ordered to pay $31 million in consumer redress, and a $19 million civil money penalty, when a Massachusetts federal court granted summary judgment for the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Gibson Decision Hands Atlantic City Casino-Hotels Dismissal of Price-Fixing Claims

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As Holland & Knight's Antitrust Team previously reported, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada in May 2024 dismissed with prejudice a putative class action alleging that a handful of Las Vegas hotel operators...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 2024

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Department of Defense (DOD) Rules: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) - On September 26, DOD published five final rules and three proposed rules to amend the DFARS. The final rules are effective...more

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The FTC Takes Aim at Deceptive AI Claims

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Our Consumer Protection/FTC Team investigates a slew of Federal Trade Commission enforcement actions against companies using allegedly deceptive artificial intelligence (AI) claims....more

Cozen O'Connor

Arkansas AG Not Kidding Around About Alleged YouTube Dangers

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Arkansas AG Tim Griffin has filed a lawsuit against YouTube, LLC, Google LLC, XXVI Holdings Inc., and parent company Alphabet Inc. (collectively, “YouTube”) alleging that the platform’s deceptive practices and defective...more

MoginRubin LLP

Judge Cuts Unrevealed Slice of FTC’s Amazon Case, But a Lot Remains

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U.S. Judge John H. Chun in Seattle has cut a temporarily undisclosed portion of the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust suit against Amazon.com Inc., but said an eventual trial would focus solely on Amazon’s liability under...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Preserving Business Value in High-Net-Worth Divorces: The Mutual Benefits of Adopting a Win-Win Approach

Entrepreneurs are incredibly devoted to the success of their business, but even a thriving company may be severely impacted by a high conflict marital divorce. When a couple decides to part ways, the ripple effects can extend...more

White & Case LLP

Growing government influence shapes the global business climate

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Governments are intervening to an ever-greater degree in market activities through a growing array of regulatory mechanisms, as well as through direct intervention. The justifications range from notions of national security...more

Perkins Coie

New Illinois Employment Laws Arrive En Masse

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Employers with Illinois workers should be aware of several new employment laws and amendments to existing laws that were enacted during the state’s 2024 legislative session. Below are summaries of the new requirements,...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Data Breach 101: a Curriculum Spoiler for NC College Students

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A letter or three per year, alerting of a data breach at a company with which you’ve interacted, is now par for the course. Hackers, and the companies whose data they seek, are engaged in a near-daily volley of attacks and...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Tips to Preserve and Maximize Insurance Recovery for Your Business Following Hurricane Helene

The immediate days following a major hurricane can be a stressful and confusing time for companies and businesses dealing with storm-related losses. It can also be expensive. Insurance will often help pay for these expenses...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Parameters for Allowing Political Conversations at Work

Conversations and “water cooler talk” among colleagues have long been integral to workplace culture. In modern times, the “water cooler” has expanded beyond the physical workplace to include online work platforms (Slack,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Inside the Courts – An Update From Skadden Securities Litigators - October 2024

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Insider Trading Claims Against Satellite Operator Investors Based on Stock Sales After FCC Chairman Vote - In re Silver Lake Grp., LLC Sec. Litig. (9th Cir. July 24, 2024) What to...more

Cozen O'Connor

Claims Notes: October 2024

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A dental practice submitted a business interruption claim to its property insurers due to the COVID-19 shutdown orders. The insurers denied coverage, citing a lack of physical damage to the premises. Breaking with national...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

HHS Final Rule Targets Suspicious Billing Practices for Medical Equipment (CMS-1799-F)

Summary: On September 24, 2024, the Biden administration issued a final rule designed to address suspicious billing for durable medical equipment that may have cost the Medicare program more than $2 billion....more

A&O Shearman

UK Financial Conduct Authority Consults on Changes to the Safeguarding Regime for Payments and E-Money Firms

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority had published a consultation on proposals to address weaknesses in the safeguarding regime for payments and e-money firms. The FCA explains that there remain poor practices across the...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

EEOC Settlement Underscores Heightened Undue Hardship Religious Accommodation Standard

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Suncakes NC, LLC, a North Carolina-based company, and Suncakes, LLC, a Texas-based company doing business as IHOP (collectively “Suncakes”), will pay $40,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination and...more

A&O Shearman

Eastern District Of New York Grants In Part And Denies In Part Motion To Dismiss Securities Class Action Against Online Clothing...

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On September 25, 2024, Judge Orelia E. Merchant of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss a putative securities class action against an...more

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Can AI Act With Scienter?

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The legal implications of artificial intelligence, or AI, are vast.  Many, no doubt, have read stories about lawyers being embarrassed by briefs drafted with AI. What if AI is used to draft disclosure documents that are...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Cybersecurity: A Critical Element in Your 2025 Business Forecast

As cyberattacks become more sophisticated, cybersecurity remains a top concern for regulators, consumers, business partners, and investors. Weak security can cause substantial harm to a company and lead to litigation,...more

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UK Whistleblowing Update: Three Key Cases

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2024 has been a fruitful year in the UK for whistleblowing law so far, with three key cases employers should be aware of: Can an external job applicant qualify as a whistleblower?...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

California Governor Vetoes Health Care System Consolidation Bill

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On September 28, California Governor Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 3129 (Bill), which would have created significant oversight of private investment in and management of certain healthcare transactions and arrangements in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Expands Debt Collection Protections for Small Businesses and Consumers

On September 24, California enacted a series of consumer protection laws, including three bills aimed specifically at restricting certain debt collection practices in connection with medical debt reporting, civil actions for...more

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