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FTC Accuses Pepsi Of Giving Advantage To Favored Retailer
by Gunnar Larson 21 Jan '25

21 Jan '25

FTC Accuses Pepsi Of Giving Advantage To Favored Retailer <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2285865?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> By Matthew Perlman The Federal Trade Commission on Friday accused Pepsi of giving a big box retailer better terms and promotional payments, putting smaller competitors at a disadvantage. 3 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2285865?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2285865?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…>

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Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Sale-Or-Ban Law
by Gunnar Larson 21 Jan '25

21 Jan '25

Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Sale-Or-Ban Law <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2283259?nl_pk=fb10114…> By Katie Buehler The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law Friday requiring TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company by Sunday or face a nationwide ban. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2283259?nl_pk=fb10114…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2283259?nl_pk=fb10114…>

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Google Judge Says Apple Intervention Could Open 'Floodgates'
by Gunnar Larson 21 Jan '25

21 Jan '25

Google Judge Says Apple Intervention Could Open 'Floodgates' <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2285873?nl_pk=fb10114…> By Ali Sullivan A D.C. federal judge seemed skeptical Friday about allowing Apple Inc. to intervene in legal wrangling between Google and the U.S. Department of Justice over the proper fix for Google's search monopoly, raising concerns that granting intervention would pave the way for other companies to do the same. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2285873?nl_pk=fb10114…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2285873?nl_pk=fb10114…>

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Video Game Maker To Pay $20M For Child Privacy Violations
by Gunnar Larson 21 Jan '25

21 Jan '25

Video Game Maker To Pay $20M For Child Privacy Violations <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2286131?nl_pk=fb10114…> By Katryna Perera The maker of the video game "Genshin Impact" has agreed to pay $20 million and block children under 16 from making in-game purchases without parental permission to resolve the Federal Trade Commission's claims that the company misled children and other users about the actual costs of purchases and illegally collected children's personal information. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2286131?nl_pk=fb10114…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2286131?nl_pk=fb10114…>

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Ex Raided Conn. Burrito Joint's TM, Co. Accounts, Suit Says
by Gunnar Larson 21 Jan '25

21 Jan '25

Ex Raided Conn. Burrito Joint's TM, Co. Accounts, Suit Says <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2285866?nl_pk=fb10114…> By Aaron Keller The owner of Connecticut Tex-Mex restaurant and coffeehouse TJ's Longboard Burritos LLC told a Connecticut federal court that his ex-girlfriend launched a similar nearby eatery called TJ's Burritos Bloomfield LLC and is responsible for changes to his passwords, his cook's departure, bills to his accounts, disappearing tequila and tanking his sales by 40%. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2285866?nl_pk=fb10114…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2285866?nl_pk=fb10114…>

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Student Loan Entities In Hot Seat After CFPB Goes To College
by Gunnar Larson 21 Jan '25

21 Jan '25

Student Loan Entities In Hot Seat After CFPB Goes To College <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2281380?nl_pk=fb10114…> While the direction of student loan servicer oversight in the new presidential administration is unclear, recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau actions still signal heightened regulatory scrutiny at both the federal and state levels of college institutional loan programs, along with their service providers, says attorney Jonathan Joshua. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2281380?nl_pk=fb10114…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2281380?nl_pk=fb10114…>

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Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
by Gunnar Larson 21 Jan '25

21 Jan '25

Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2284856?nl_pk=fb10114…> Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2284856?nl_pk=fb10114…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2284856?nl_pk=fb10114…>

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Crypto Coder Sues Feds To Block 'Money Transmitter' Label
by Gunnar Larson 21 Jan '25

21 Jan '25

Crypto Coder Sues Feds To Block 'Money Transmitter' Label <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2285867?nl_pk=fb10114…> By Aislinn Keely Crypto policy think tank Coin Center is supporting one of its fellows in suing the federal government over its allegedly "mistaken view" of how criminal money transition statutes apply to crypto software. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2285867?nl_pk=fb10114…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2285867?nl_pk=fb10114…>

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Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Sale-Or-Ban Law
by Gunnar Larson 21 Jan '25

21 Jan '25

Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Sale-Or-Ban Law <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2283259?nl_pk=fb10114…> By Katie Buehler The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law Friday requiring TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company by Sunday or face a nationwide ban. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2283259?nl_pk=fb10114…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2283259?nl_pk=fb10114…>

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Honda Credit Arm To Pay $12.8M Over Reporting Failures
by Gunnar Larson 21 Jan '25

21 Jan '25

Honda Credit Arm To Pay $12.8M Over Reporting Failures <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2285932?nl_pk=fb10114…> By Katryna Perera The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday ordered American Honda Finance Corp. to pay $12.8 million to resolve claims that it reported inaccurate information that affected the credit reports of 300,000 people who drive Honda and Acura vehicles. 1 document attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2285932?nl_pk=fb10114…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2285932?nl_pk=fb10114…>

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