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CFPB Report Highlights Abusive Consumer Financial Tactics
by Gunnar Larson 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

CFPB Report Highlights Abusive Consumer Financial Tactics By Sydney Price The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has found in its latest supervisory examinations that companies across various sectors are engaging in "unfair, deceptive and abusive" lending and collection practices. 1 document attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1704256?nl_pk=bd316618-088c-4274-ab…

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Objectors Say $725M Facebook Privacy Deal Is Unfair, Unclear
by Gunnar Larson 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

Objectors Say $725M Facebook Privacy Deal Is Unfair, Unclear By Caleb Symons Meta Platforms Inc. is facing a slate of new objections over its $725 million settlement to resolve concerns arising from the Cambridge Analytica data-harvesting scandal as litigants cast the agreement as overly broad and unfairly favorable to certain Facebook users. 3 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1704678?nl_pk=3a5ab50c-5347-423d…

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The Hurdles Of Class Noticing In Crypto Class Actions
by Gunnar Larson 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

The Hurdles Of Class Noticing In Crypto Class Actions Amid the growing number of cryptocurrency-related class action lawsuits, there are challenges relating to notifying potential class members, as the methods for traditional class actions may not work in these cases, say Loree Kovach and Nicholas Schmidt at Epiq. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1698538?nl_pk=8da16ff7-f140-…

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Raytheon Supplier Presses 'Secret Sauce' Trade Theft Claim
by Gunnar Larson 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

Raytheon Supplier Presses 'Secret Sauce' Trade Theft Claim By Brian Dowling A Boston federal judge on Thursday pressed an aerospace supplier on its claim that Raytheon Technologies Corp. stole its trade secrets for a component in a military project, asking if McDonald's could argue misappropriation by a partner that was offered the five-ingredient "secret sauce" but ended up only using mayonnaise. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1704530?nl_pk=fa7fa7d8-…

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Cohen Says Trump's Celebrity Status Can't Halt Spread Of Info
by Gunnar Larson 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

Cohen Says Trump's Celebrity Status Can't Halt Spread Of Info By David Minsky Michael Cohen urged a Florida federal court not to grant a protective order stopping him from further disseminating allegedly confidential disclosures about Donald Trump, saying the former president hasn't shown a legitimate basis that he'll be harmed because he's a public figure. Memorandum attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1704564?nl_pk=a931e1a0-e840-4de…

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Reason Demanded To Unseal Records In Hunter Biden Case
by Gunnar Larson 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

Reason Demanded To Unseal Records In Hunter Biden Case By Leslie A. Pappas A Delaware federal judge on Thursday gave the House Ways and Means Committee chair four days to explain why documents he sought to file in Hunter Biden's criminal case, including personal tax information, should be made public, after attorneys for President Joe Biden's son pushed to keep the documents sealed. 4 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1704573?nl_pk=a931e1a0-e840-4de…

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Real Estate Rumors: JPMorgan, Related, Carlyle
by Gunnar Larson 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

Real Estate Rumors: JPMorgan, Related, Carlyle By WaTeasa Freeman JPMorgan has reportedly bought a $1.8 billion mortgage portfolio, Related Cos. is said to have paid $58 million for a New Jersey site and The Carlyle Group is said to have paid $97.5 million for a Brooklyn rental building. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1704422?nl_pk=8bba16ad-…

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Tyson Can't Block NY AG's COVID Price-Gouging Probe
by Gunnar Larson 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

Tyson Can't Block NY AG's COVID Price-Gouging Probe By Elliot Weld Meat products giant Tyson on Thursday lost a bid to quash a subpoena from the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James connected to an investigation into complaints about price gouging of meat products during the COVID-19 pandemic. Order attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1704756?nl_pk=2063be2d-1a29-43b…

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FTC Cuts Deal Ending Surescripts Monopoly Case
by Gunnar Larson 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

FTC Cuts Deal Ending Surescripts Monopoly Case By Matthew Perlman The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement Thursday with Surescripts to end a case alleging the electronic prescription service provider used contract terms and other tactics to illegally maintain its monopoly over two related markets. Settlement attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1704572?nl_pk=2063be2d-1a29-43b…

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Rep. Jim Jordan Trying To 'Harass' FTC Staffers, Khan Says
by Gunnar Larson 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

Rep. Jim Jordan Trying To 'Harass' FTC Staffers, Khan Says By Bryan Koenig Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan on Wednesday accused House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and his staff of engaging in "a campaign to intimidate and harass" FTC staffers, in a dramatic escalation of the dispute between the agency and its chief congressional critic. 1 document attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1704538?nl_pk=e8718aa1-2adc-4c2d…

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