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This Week at the Ninth: Long Arms and Sore Backs

This week, the Ninth Circuit explains when courts have personal jurisdiction over foreigners who contract with U.S.-based businesses, and whether severe pain can qualify as a disability under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’...more

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President Signs Into Law the Taxpayer First Act Reforming the IRS

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On July 1, 2019, President Trump signed the Taxpayer First Act, H.R. 3151, into law.  The Act makes organizational changes to the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and implements reforms aimed at improving customer...more

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SEC Again Rejects Winklevoss Proposal for Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Product

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2018 formally disapproved the proposed rule change by Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. (BZX) seeking to list and trade shares of the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust (Trust). In...more

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Appellate Court Directs FTC to Be More Specific in its Data-Security Orders

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In a closely watched data-security case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated as unenforceable a cease and desist order issued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against LabMD, Inc. According to...more

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Adnan Syed Won a New Trial (Again), But the Serial Podcast Lost its Own Appeal

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If you were a devoted listener of season one of Serial, you probably already know that last month the Maryland Court of Special Appeals decided that Adnan Syed deserves a new trial. What you may not know is that three days...more

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A Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments

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SEC Brings First Stand-Alone Whistleblower Retaliation Enforcement Action - On September 29, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought its first stand-alone whistleblower retaliation case under...more

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FDIC on Marketplace Lending, Supervisory Appeals and Communication

The latest regulator attempting to rein in controls on the marketplace lending industry is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). Marketplace lending to consumer borrowers generally runs through state-chartered banks....more

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D.C. Circuit Rejects NLRB's Award of Attorneys' Fees and Expenses in Unfair Labor Practice Cases

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently rejected the National Labor Relations Board’s attempt to expand the remedies available under the National Labor Relations Act for unfair labor practices. Building on...more

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D.C. Circuit Appears Poised to Overturn First CFPB Enforcement Action to Reach the Court: Five Key Takeaways From Yesterday’s Oral...

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Major financial firms almost never litigate with their regulators. As a result, regulators often take aggressive enforcement positions with little fear of judicial scrutiny. That’s been especially true for the Consumer...more

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CFPB Asserts Sweeping RESPA Enforcement Authority In First Appellate Decision

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In a decision asserting broad authority for the CFPB and which is certain to set the tone for future CFPB appellate rulings, Bureau director Richard Cordray recently issued the Bureau’s first decision from an appeal of a...more

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