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“Unconscionable” Standard Need Not be Clean Cut: NY Appellate Court Reverses Lysol Price Gouging Case

One of the bellwether price gouging cases from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic was recently reversed and remanded by New York’s First Judicial Department of the Appellate Division. New York Attorney General...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Former CEO Indicted for Misleading Investors About COVID-19 Test Kits

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Former CEO Indicted for Misleading Investors About COVID-19 Test Kits - A federal grand jury in New Jersey indicted Marc Schessel—the former CEO of SCWorx Corp.—on two counts of securities fraud for allegedly misleading...more

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Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Cigna Derivative Suit Over Failed Anthem Merger

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Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Cigna Derivative Suit Over Failed Anthem Merger; The PCAOB Sanctions Former KPMG Vice Chair Of Audit For Failure To Supervise Senior Members Of KPMG's Audit Practice; Ninth Circuit Affirms...more

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FTC Takes First Action Under COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) charged chiropractor Eric Nepute and his company Quickwork LLC (collectively, “Quickwork”) with allegedly using false and deceptive claims to market products as scientifically proven to...more

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What's Ahead for the SEC in 2021

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Morgan Lewis’s 15th annual 2020 Year in Review and a Look Forward provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of key 2020 US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement and examination developments, notable...more

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Acting FTC Chair Signals Potential Enforcement Priorities: Privacy and AI

In opening remarks at the Future of Privacy Forum, Acting Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter previewed enforcement priorities under the Biden Administration. Slaughter's speech marked her first...more

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Texas Power Companies Investigated Post-Storm | Cryptocurrency Investors Misled| Student Loan Relief

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2022 AG Elections- Republican Candidate Seeks 2022 Rematch Against Minnesota’s Incumbent Attorney General- •Doug Wardlow, general counsel for My Pillow, Inc. and a former state representative, has announced he will...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.19.2021 | Top Story: Fiat Chrysler and PSA Group Finalize Merger to Form Auto Behemoth Stellantis NV

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Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA Group completed their mega-auto-merger first agreed-to in late 2019, “creating Stellantis NV, a global auto-making giant that executives say will have the heft needed to compete in the...more

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SEC Enforcement and Public Companies – 2020 Key Cases and What We Expect in 2021

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Most media accounts suggest that the incoming Biden administration will usher in a more “aggressive” SEC enforcement posture, with renewed emphasis on investigating potential fraud and controls deficiencies at public...more

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The Pandemic Has Caused the Number of SEC Enforcement Actions to Decline Sharply in FY 2020

The SEC’s Division of Enforcement issued its annual report on November 2, 2020. According to the report, fiscal year 2020 saw the SEC file a total of 715 enforcement actions, representing a whopping 17% drop from the 862...more

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SEC Enforcement Division Releases 2020 Annual Report: COVID-19 Impacts Enforcement as Whistleblower Program Boosts Enforcement

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The Enforcement Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission (Division) released its Annual Report on November 2, 2020, providing information concerning its activities over the past fiscal year and outlining key...more

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SEC Enforcement Releases Its Annual Report: Filed Cases Down But Agency Obtains Record Monetary Relief

On November 2, 2020, the SEC’s Division of Enforcement issued its Annual Report for fiscal year 2020. The Report provides a useful look at Enforcement’s accomplishments, priorities, and challenges over the past year. Notably,...more

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The SEC Division Of Enforcement Publishes 2020 Results

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On November 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement (the Division) published its 2020 Annual Report (the Report), which details the Division’s fiscal year (FY) ending September 30, 2020,...more

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SEC Enforcement in Financial Reporting and Disclosure: 2020 Mid-Year Update

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We are pleased to present our annual mid-year update on financial reporting and issuer disclosure enforcement activity for 2020. This White Paper focuses on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") enforcement...more

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Universities Prevail On Technicality In First Ruling Testing Viability Of COVID-19 Room And Board Refund Class Actions

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first ruling in response to the slew of room and board refund class actions filed in the wake of COVID-19, on July 29, 2020, in Rosenkrantz v. Arizona Board of Regents, No. 2:20-CV-01203 (D. Ariz.),...more

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Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends - Issue 16, 2020

This 16th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, discusses claims ranging from insurance coverage disputes to prisoners’ rights. The top story this week, however, is undoubtedly a Michigan...more

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Financial Services Weekly Roundup: Code Libor – SEC And OCIE Issue Risk Alert In Preparation Of Libor Discontinuation

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In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a Risk Alert about the scope and content of examinations OCIE plans to conduct of various...more

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Financial Daily Dose 6.23.2020 | Top Story: White House Suspends Work Visas for Hundreds of Thousands

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On Monday, the White House announced its plan to extend a “freeze on ‘green cards’ for new immigrants” and to “suspend H-1B, L-1, J and other temporary work visas for skilled workers, managers and au pairs through the end of...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.5.2020 | Top Story: HP Rejects Xerox’s Hostile Takeover Bid

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HP has officially rejected Xerox’s enhanced takeover bid, again calling the offer “too low” and decrying its “disproportionate[] benefit” for Xerox shareholders....more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.3.2020 | Top Story: Promised Central Bank Action Halts Market Slide (for now)

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Despite news of additional COVID-19-related deaths and infections in America, central bankers appear to have bought at least one day of peace for US markets, which posted strong gains on a late surge on Monday, breaking a...more

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