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California Courts Split on Whether To Dismiss Song-Beverly Credit Card Act Claims for Online Purchases

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Ten years ago, a California Court of Appeal determined that the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971 (also the Act), an act that prohibits retailers from requiring consumers’ personally identifiable information (PII) as a...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

District Court Finds Qui Tam Provisions of the False Claims Act Unconstitutional

This landmark decision, if upheld on appeal, has the potential to drastically reduce the number of False Claims Act actions brought against government contractors. A U.S. District Court in Florida held that the qui tam...more

White & Case LLP

United States v. Hoskins & Scoville v. SEC: DOJ & SEC extend their extraterritorial reach for FCPA & securities fraud charges

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The SEC and DOJ recently received positive news in two enforcement actions that had been challenged on grounds of extraterritoriality. These cases illustrate the ongoing judicial efforts to define the extraterritorial reach...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent Court Decisions Shine Spotlight on Scope of CFTC’s Dodd-Frank Anti-Fraud and Anti-Manipulation Enforcement Authority

Recent federal court decisions, and a pending appeal in the Ninth Circuit, highlight disagreement among the courts as to the scope of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) anti-fraud and anti-manipulation...more

Burr & Forman

Lorenzo's a Schemer, Not a Maker; Dissent Blasts SEC ("Not Fair," "Stinks")

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Cut, paste and forward ? just as the boss instructed. But Lorenzo’s email to two clients was misleading, so the SEC filed an enforcement action. The ALJ held Lorenzo liable for violating anti-fraud provisions and imposed a...more

Perkins Coie

Blockchain Week in Review – April 2017 #2

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Below is a summary of some of the significant legal and regulatory actions that occurred over the past week. This alert is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all such developments, but rather a selection of...more

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