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FCA Consumer Duty Deadline May Spark Clash With UK Gov't
by Gunnar Larson 26 Jul '24

26 Jul '24

FCA Consumer Duty Deadline May Spark Clash With UK Gov't <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1859971?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Alex Davidson The new Labour government and the Financial Conduct Authority could be heading for a clash over what constitutes a vulnerable consumer and how the laws protecting them from abuse should be enforced. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1859971?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1859971?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Harvard Vow To Tackle Antisemitism Can't Nix Suit, Court Told
by Gunnar Larson 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

Harvard Vow To Tackle Antisemitism Can't Nix Suit, Court Told <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1861367?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> By Julie Manganis Harvard University's arguments to dismiss claims it fails to protect Jewish students from antisemitic intimidation and threats boil down to telling the plaintiffs "cool your jets" while the school tries to address the issue, a lawyer for the students told a Massachusetts federal judge Wednesday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1861367?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1861367?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…>

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NJ Atty Suspended For Using Client Funds From RICO Cases
by Gunnar Larson 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

NJ Atty Suspended For Using Client Funds From RICO Cases <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1861408?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Rachel Rippetoe The New Jersey Supreme Court this week issued a three-year suspension against an attorney accused of misusing client funds from a racketeering case to buy a new computer system and pay his wife for paralegal services. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1861408?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1861408?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Ex-US Army Worker Gets 15 Years For $109M Fraud Scheme
by Gunnar Larson 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

Ex-US Army Worker Gets 15 Years For $109M Fraud Scheme <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1861737?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> By Rae Ann Varona A former U.S. Army civilian employee will spend 15 years in prison for stealing nearly $109 million from a grant program meant for military dependents and their families to buy a fleet of luxury vehicles, jewelry and houses, federal prosecutors announced. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1861737?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1861737?nl_pk=4126fe73-…>

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Boeing, DOJ Finalize 737 Max Plea Deal
by Gunnar Larson 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

Boeing, DOJ Finalize 737 Max Plea Deal <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1861895?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> By Lauren Berg The Boeing Co. has finalized its agreement to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud safety regulators about the 737 Max 8's development, avoiding a criminal trial over a pair of deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019, according to a U.S. Department of Justice court filing Wednesday evening. 1 document attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1861895?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1861895?nl_pk=4126fe73-…>

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IPhone Users Push For Apple Docs On Korea, EU App Stores
by Gunnar Larson 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

IPhone Users Push For Apple Docs On Korea, EU App Stores <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1861745?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Jared Foretek Plaintiffs in the ongoing App Store antitrust suit are accusing Apple of stonewalling their effort to obtain documents detailing procompetitive changes the company made to the online marketplace in South Korea and Europe, saying the tech giant won't turn over the information because it'd undermine Apple's core defense. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1861745?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1861745?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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NBA's Pelicans Seek To Recoup Crypto Co.'s Sponsor Fees
by Gunnar Larson 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

NBA's Pelicans Seek To Recoup Crypto Co.'s Sponsor Fees <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1861539?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> By Emilie Ruscoe The NBA's New Orleans Pelicans asked a Louisiana federal court to force cryptocurrency mining company PrimeBlock Operations LLC to either pony up the sponsorship fee it failed to deliver years ago or make good on a subsequent $500,000 settlement offer. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1861539?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1861539?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…>

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Pa. Judge Won't 'Chase' Deadline-Flouting ADA Case Attys
by Gunnar Larson 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

Pa. Judge Won't 'Chase' Deadline-Flouting ADA Case Attys <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1861663?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By P.J. D'Annunzio A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday told attorneys in an Americans with Disabilities Act case against Tommy Bahama that he wasn't going to "chase" lawyers flouting scheduling orders, warning that the consequences might hurt more than just complying with the plan. Decision attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1861663?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1861663?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Pawnshop Co. Says Military Law Doesn't Back CFPB's Suit
by Gunnar Larson 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

Pawnshop Co. Says Military Law Doesn't Back CFPB's Suit <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1861730?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Sydney Price National pawnshop company FirstCash says the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should drop certain claims in a suit accusing it of subjecting military families to predatory lending, arguing that the bureau has admitted it has no authority to bring certain claims under the law undergirding the allegations. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1861730?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1861730?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Teachers Say Loan Servicer's 'Abuses' Thwarted Forgiveness
by Gunnar Larson 25 Jul '24

25 Jul '24

Teachers Say Loan Servicer's 'Abuses' Thwarted Forgiveness <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1861343?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Sydney Price The Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri has been hit with a suit from a powerful teachers' union alleging it "deliberately ignores" its responsibilities to millions of borrowers, forcing them to forgo the savings or forgiveness to which they are entitled. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1861343?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1861343?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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