Episode 315 - Boeing Pays $51 Million for ITAR Violations
On October 30, the California DFPI entered a consent order with a residential mortgage lender and servicer following a regulatory examination and a directed self-audit. The DFPI alleged violations of the California...more
On October 30, the California DFPI entered into a consent order with a mortgage lender and servicer after a regulatory examination into the company surfaced multiple alleged violations of the California Residential Mortgage...more
A look back at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins' first six months shows that the emphasis on garden variety fraud, insider trading, and basic regulatory requirements violations by registered...more
On October 17, the California DFPI issued a consent order against a company and fined it over $1 million for allegedly charging consumers fees and interest exceeding the allowable limits. Sections 22304.5 and 22306 of the...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Fast N’ Friendly, LLC (“FNF”) entered into an October 9th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of the federal Underground...more
On October 7, 2025, Kalshi, a platform specializing in prediction market trading, filed a lawsuit against the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) and Ohio attorney general (AG), alleging that their regulatory actions...more
On October 6, the Mayor of Baltimore announced the City of Baltimore sued an online lender in state court seeking civil penalties and injunctive relief for allegedly violating state and city law. According to the complaint,...more
On October 6, the California DFPI issued a cease and desist order against an ATM cryptoasset operator in California alleging multiple violations of the California Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL). According to the DFPI,...more
On September 26, state financial regulators in Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon and Texas entered into a multistate settlement agreement with a mortgage company to resolve allegations including unlicensed mortgage loan origination and...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 20 states reached a settlement with Kars-R-Us.com, Inc. (Kars) and its operators, Michael Irwin and Lisa Frank, related to an alleged national charity fraud scheme....more
On September 30, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced a stipulated final order requiring a national retailer to pay a $1.35 million fine and implement remedial measures to resolve alleged violations of...more
Hughes Hubbard's anti-corruption "Month in a Minute" offers a quick snapshot of the key foreign corruption-related developments from the prior month. We hope you find it a useful and perhaps enjoyable resource. Highlights...more
On October 1, FINRA censured a payment provider and fined it $375,000 after it accepted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (AWC). FINRA alleged between October 2019 and March 2022 the payment provider failed to...more
On October 2, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved a settlement with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to resolve an Office of Enforcement (Enforcement) investigation of LADWP’s...more
On September 30, the FTC announced a $1 million penalty to resolve allegations that a company and its subsidiary allegedly made tens of millions of illegal telemarketing calls to consumers, including calls to numbers listed...more
On September 26, the FDIC published its list of administrative enforcement actions issued in August 2025. The agency reported 14 orders and one notice. These included two prohibition orders, three consent orders, three orders...more
On September 26, the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) published a Stipulated Final Order by which Tractor Supply Company agreed to pay an administrative fine of $1.35 million and take other remedial measures for...more
The enforcement action alleges that the retailer failed to provide adequate privacy disclosures to website visitors and job applicants, failed to effectuate opt-out requests, including recognizing the Global Privacy Control...more
On September 5, Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul announced the resolution of ongoing litigation against Clearview Electric Inc., an alternative retail electric supplier accused of engaging in fraudulent, unfair, and...more
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Acme Brick Company (“ABC”) entered into a July 28th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Consent Order No. XXXXXXX....more
On September 8, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington denied an earned wage access provider’s motion to dismiss claims, ruling in favor of an individual alleging the fintech company of unlawful...more
On September 9, a division of the California Courts of Appeal reversed a summary judgment in favor of a debt collector, holding that a violation of the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (the Rosenthal Act) based on...more
The Single Resolution Board ("SRB") transferred pseudonymized comments from data subjects to Deloitte without informing them. The European Data Protection Supervisor ("EDPS") found a violation of information duties applicable...more
As we enter summer’s homestretch, the State Attorneys General remain active as ever. In this edition of Orrick’s State AG Update we discuss new “junk fee” rules from the Massachusetts AG, high-profile consumer protection...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC, (“MBV”) entered into a June 16th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Hazardous Waste Regulations. See Docket No....more