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  • July 24, 2025

    UnitedHealth Discloses DOJ Medicare Civil, Criminal Probes

    UnitedHealth Group Inc. has disclosed that it is complying with formal criminal and civil requests from the U.S. Department of Justice, following media reports about investigations into aspects of the insurance giant's participation in Medicare.

  • July 24, 2025

    FERC Chair Bids Goodbye At Last Monthly Meeting

    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark Christie presided over his final monthly open meeting on Thursday, after President Donald Trump nominated Vinson & Elkins LLP energy regulatory counsel Laura Swett to fill the Republican commissioner's seat.

  • July 24, 2025

    FCC Sheds Rules For Older Tech As Axing Other Regs Proceed

    The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday jettisoned some older rules applying to technologies that have fallen out of general use and asserted the power to wield an expedited procedure in the future to get rid of other rules it deems outdated.

  • July 24, 2025

    IRS Can Levy Religious Group's Property, Split 9th Circ. Says

    The IRS can impose a lien on an Arizona residential property held by a religious organization to collect unpaid taxes owed by a bankrupt couple who had decision-making authority over the entity's finances and bank account, a divided Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday.

  • July 24, 2025

    Groups Say Google Shirks EU Mandate To Allow App Deletion

    Advocacy groups asked European Union antitrust enforcers on Thursday to investigate Google's parent company, Alphabet, accusing the technology giant of "an open attempt to circumvent" EU law requiring designated technology "gatekeepers" to permit users to uninstall apps easily.

  • July 24, 2025

    FCC Inserts New Deadlines Into Pole Attachment Rules

    The Federal Communications Commission passed a set of rule changes Thursday morning aimed at making pole attachment regulations less of a thorn in everyone's side and hopefully speeding up the deployment of broadband.

  • July 24, 2025

    SEC Escapes Atty Fee Bid After Rare In-House Loss

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will not have to reimburse a Michigan-based company that spent four years fighting to have a trading suspension lifted, an administrative law judge has ruled, though he said the case raised "serious questions" about the agency's process for obtaining such suspensions.

  • July 24, 2025

    Fintech Orgs. Urge Trump Admin To Back Open Banking Rule

    A coalition of fintech and crypto industry groups on Thursday called on the Trump administration to defend the open banking rule in an ongoing legal challenge after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sided with banking trade groups to argue the data-sharing mandate exceeded its authority.

  • July 24, 2025

    NJ Judge Orders Gun Store To Halt Illegal Ammo Sales

    A Garden State firearms retailer violated state law by failing to implement reasonable safeguards and selling ammunition to undercover state investigators without checking identification or confirming eligibility to purchase, a New Jersey Superior Court judge ruled.

  • July 24, 2025

    NCUA Board Members 'Glad To Be Back' Amid Trump Fight

    The National Credit Union Administration officials who were ousted this spring by President Donald Trump took part Thursday in their first board meeting since a federal judge reinstated them just two days earlier, even as the court fight for their jobs continues.

  • July 24, 2025

    Judge Blocks Crypto REIT From Collecting Rent In Detroit

    A Michigan state judge has barred a cryptocurrency-based real estate investment firm and affiliates from collecting rent at hundreds of Detroit properties until it brings them into compliance with city code.

  • July 24, 2025

    EU Probes If KKR Gave 'Incorrect Or Misleading' Merger Info

    European Union antitrust enforcers announced an investigation Thursday into whether KKR & Co. Inc. provided "incorrect or misleading information" as part of the review of its $23.7 billion acquisition of NetCo that received unconditional approval last year.

  • July 24, 2025

    Feds Can't End Bank Oversight After $3M Redlining Deal

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has rejected the government's bid to release a bank it previously accused of discriminatory lending from court oversight, holding that continued enforcement was "essential" to make sure the terms of a settlement resolving the allegations were adhered to.

  • July 24, 2025

    High Court Hits Pause On 8th Circ. Voting Rights Order

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday paused an Eighth Circuit order to vacate two North Dakota tribes' challenge to two of the state's voting laws that they allege will silence the state's Indigenous voters and disenfranchise millions across seven Midwestern states.

  • July 24, 2025

    Bets On Atty's Lien Biz Lost Millions, Investor Tells Jury

    A seasoned investor told a Manhattan federal jury Thursday that he heavily backed a tax-lien fund controlled by a lawyer now accused of fraud, ultimately losing $2.9 million in supposedly low-risk bets where such losses were "not supposed to be possible."

  • July 24, 2025

    DOL Relaunches Employer Self-Audit FLSA Program

    The U.S. Department of Labor relaunched an employer self-audit program Thursday that supports employers that seek to resolve potential wage violations and avoid litigation — an initiative from the first Trump administration that was popular among employers.

  • July 24, 2025

    3rd Circ. Rules Philly Injection Site Equals Religious 'Person'

    A nonprofit battling government resistance to its planned safe drug injection site in Philadelphia can qualify for religious freedom protections, the Third Circuit said in a precedential opinion on Thursday, reasoning the organization meets the definition of a "person" practicing religion.

  • July 24, 2025

    5th Circ. Tells School District To Rehire Fired Worker

    The Fifth Circuit said an ex-maintenance worker who won his wrongful termination suit against a school district should be reinstated, faulting the lower court for finding that he couldn't be given a job because his previous position had been filled.

  • July 24, 2025

    Judge Says UiPath Investors Disappointed, Not Deceived

    Automation software firm UiPath Inc. has, for now, defeated a consolidated investor suit accusing it of falsely touting the success of a new development strategy, after a federal judge said that security laws do not shield against bad outcomes and investors did not plausibly allege material misstatements or fraudulent intent.

  • July 24, 2025

    NC Urges 4th Circ. Not To Block Vape Regs During Appeal

    North Carolina officials are urging the Fourth Circuit to deny a bid by vape interests to block enforcement of a new state vaping regulation while they appeal their case, saying the plaintiffs have already tried, and failed, three times to show they deserve an injunction.

  • July 23, 2025

    Columbia Says It'll Pay $200M To Put To Rest Beef With Trump

    Columbia University said Wednesday that it has agreed to pay a $200 million settlement to the federal government to resolve the Trump administration's allegations the institution didn't do enough to protect Jewish students, a move Columbia said means the "vast majority" of federal funding will be restored.

  • July 23, 2025

    FTC Wants PE Firm's Medical Device Coating Deal Put On Ice

    Private equity firm GTCR BC Holdings' $627 million merger with Surmodics will bring the previously fierce competition for medical device coatings to a grinding halt, the FTC says, which is all the more reason a federal court should block the deal while an agency challenge plays out.

  • July 23, 2025

    ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Sued Over Retreat From Biden-Era Small-Biz Loan Rule

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was sued Wednesday in Washington, D.C., federal court over claims it is illegally dismantling a data-collection rule meant to expose discrimination in small-business lending, the latest twist in multi-front litigation over the Biden-era measure.

  • July 23, 2025

    911 Call Centers Face Cybersecurity Risks, Mich. Says

    As the Federal Communications Commission moves to transition the country to next-generation 911 services, it should take a closer look at cybersecurity, a Michigan emergency response panel told the agency.

  • July 23, 2025

    MIT Grads Can't Escape $25M Crypto Heist Charges

    Two Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated brothers accused of executing a $25 million cryptocurrency theft remain on the hook for fraud after a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors have shown that the pair's novel methods intended to deceive certain traders and meddled with transactions.

Expert Analysis

  • Tips For Cos. From California Climate Reporting FAQ

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    New guidance from the California Air Resources Board on how businesses must implement the state's sweeping climate reporting requirements should help companies assess their exposure, understand their disclosure obligations and begin documenting good-faith compliance efforts, says Thierry Montoya at Frost Brown.

  • New Interpol Silver Notice Could Be Tool For Justice Or Abuse

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    Interpol has issued dozens of Silver Notices to trace and recover assets linked to criminal activity since January, and though the tool may disrupt organized crime and terrorist financing, attorneys must protect against the potential for corrupt misuse, say attorneys at Clark Hill and Arktouros.

  • FDA's Hasty Policymaking Approach Faces APA Challenges

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    Though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has abandoned its usual notice-and-comment process for implementing new regulatory initiatives, two recent district court decisions make clear that these programs are still susceptible to Administrative Procedure Act challenges, says Rachel Turow at Skadden.

  • DOJ Crypto Enforcement Is Shifting To Target Willfulness

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    Three pending criminal prosecutions could be an indication of how the U.S. Department of Justice's recent digital assets memo is shaping enforcement of the area, and show a growing focus on executives who knowingly allow their platforms to be used for criminal conduct involving sanctions offenses, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • Legal Considerations Around Ibogaine As Addiction Therapy

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    Recent funding approval in Texas pertaining to the use of ibogaine for the potential treatment of substance use disorders signals a growing openness to innovative addiction treatments, but also underscores the need for rigorous compliance with state and federal requirements and ethical research standards, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.

  • How NJ's Proposed Privacy Rules Could Reshape AI Data Use

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    Although not revolutionary, New Jersey's proposed privacy rules would create obligations around the management and processing of consumer personal data that will require careful planning before they can be successfully implemented, say attorneys at Norton Rose.

  • Why SEC Abandoned Microcap Convertible Debt Crackdown

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has recently dismissed several cases targeting microcap convertible debt lenders, a significant disavowal of what was a controversial enforcement initiative under the Biden administration and a message that the new administration will focus on clear fraud, say attorneys at O'Melveny.

  • The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine

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    The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • A Rapidly Evolving Landscape For Noncompetes In Healthcare

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    A wave of new state laws regulating noncompete agreements in the healthcare sector, varying in scope, approach and enforceability, are shaped by several factors unique to the industry and are likely to distort the market, say attorneys at Seyfarth.

  • Protecting Workers Amid High Court-EEOC Trans Rights Rift

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    In Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services and U.S. v. Skrmetti, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified that Title VII protects employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, so employers should still protect against such discrimination despite the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's unclear position, says Ally Coll at the Purple Method.

  • Arguing The 8th Amendment For Reduction In FCA Penalties

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    While False Claims Act decisions lack consistency in how high the judgment-to-damages ratio in such cases can be before it becomes unconstitutional, defense counsel should cite the Eighth Amendment's excessive fines clause in pre-trial settlement negotiations, and seek penalty decreases in post-judgment motions and on appeal, says Scott Grubman at Chilivis Grubman.

  • Business Takeaways Following CCPA Enforcement Actions

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    Advisories and recent enforcement activity by the California Privacy Protection Agency against Honda and Todd Snyder underscore the agency's enforcement interest in the intersection of data minimization and consumer rights, and could make it more challenging for a business to provide a streamlined consumer rights process, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Compliance Lessons From 1st-Ever Product Safety Sentences

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    A California federal judge’s recent sentencing of two former Gree USA executives in a landmark Consumer Product Safety Act case serves as a reminder of the federal government’s willingness to pursue criminal prosecution of individuals who fail to report safety hazards, as well as companies’ need to strengthen their reporting and compliance programs, say attorneys at Cooley.

  • GENIUS Act Creates 'Commodity' Uncertainty For Stablecoins

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    Half a century ago, Congress made trading in onion futures on commodity exchanges unlawful, and payment stablecoins could soon face a similarly unstable fate in the markets as the GENIUS Act heads to the president's desk for signature, says Peter Malyshev at Cadwalader.

  • 9th Circ. Decisions Help Clarify Scope Of Legal Lab Marketing

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    Two Ninth Circuit decisions last week provide a welcome development in clarifying the line between laboratories' legal marketing efforts and undue influence that violates the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, and offer useful guidance for labs seeking to mitigate enforcement risk, says Joshua Robbins at Buchalter.

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