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Compliance

  • June 03, 2025

    Calif. Suffers Setback In Tariff Suit, But Gets Shot At 9th Circ.

    A California federal judge said Monday that the U.S. Court of International Trade has exclusive jurisdiction over California's lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's recent tariffs, but declined the federal government's request to transfer the case to the CIT and instead dismissed the suit so that California can appeal her decision to the Ninth Circuit.

  • June 03, 2025

    Fla. Taking Halt Of Teen Social Media Law To 11th Circ.

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday blocked the state from enforcing a new law that would ban children 13 and under and restrict 14- and 15-year-olds from social media after finding the measure is likely unconstitutional, prompting the state's attorney general to immediately appeal the ruling to the Eleventh Circuit.

  • June 03, 2025

    Empire Wind Foes Target Feds' Reversal On Stop-Work Order

    A coalition opposed to the Empire Wind project off New York and New Jersey sued the Trump administration Tuesday in New Jersey federal court, saying the administration never justified its decision to lift a stop-work order weeks after pausing construction.

  • June 03, 2025

    SEC Sues New Mexico Adviser Over Improper Excessive Fees

    A Santa Fe, New Mexico, investment adviser and its principal face U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations they fleeced customers over a nearly five-year period, overbilling them annually and hitting them with unexpected hourly bills out of the blue.

  • June 03, 2025

    Trump Admin. Nixes Guidance Protecting ER Abortion Care

    The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is rescinding post-Dobbs guidance from 2022 that emphasized medical providers' abortion care obligations under federal law and that assured federal law protected providers' clinical judgment, regardless of conflicting state laws or mandates.

  • June 03, 2025

    Prosecutors Take Second Stab At Convicting Dallas Developer

    Federal prosecutors started a second run at convicting a Dallas real estate developer of bribing two city council members, telling a jury during opening arguments Tuesday that the developer had a "silent partnership" with elected officials in exchange for favors.

  • June 03, 2025

    Foes Urge Court To Assume Google Hid Evidence

    Advertisers, publishers and other users of Google's online advertising placement technology come armed with receipts of the search giant's personnel apparently knowingly avoiding their discovery obligations, as the multidistrict litigation plaintiffs tee up a bid to sanction the company with a court presumption that deleted chats hide key evidence of monopolization.

  • June 03, 2025

    9th Circ. Skeptical About Nixing Wash. Bias Enforcement Ban

    The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday appeared hesitant to grant Washington state's bid to wipe out an injunction that bars it from enforcing state anti-discrimination law against a Christian employer that wants to hire co-religionists, but the judges signaled a willingness to depart from the trial court's rationale.

  • June 03, 2025

    SEC Chair Says Next Steps On Crypto Regs Coming Soon

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins indicated Tuesday that the agency is working toward proposing regulations for the cryptocurrency industry and that a key aspect of the work being done by a recently established crypto task force could be complete within a matter of months.

  • June 03, 2025

    Chancery Tosses 'Generic' Advance Notice Bylaw Suit

    Citing the absence of any specific damage claims, a Delaware vice chancellor on Monday dismissed an Owens Corning Inc. shareholder suit challenging company bylaws obliging advance notice of board seat proxy contests.

  • June 03, 2025

    MultiPlan Must Face Reimbursement Pricing Antitrust MDL

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday largely rejected a bid by MultiPlan to ditch multidistrict litigation accusing the company of illegally fixing out-of-network reimbursement rates, trimming only unjust enrichment claims while allowing antitrust claims to move forward.

  • June 03, 2025

    Plan Providers Must Face DOJ Overpayment Suit, Judge Says

    A Maine federal judge refused to let five military healthcare plan providers escape a False Claims Act suit alleging that they knowingly pocketed millions of dollars that were overpaid, holding that U.S. Department of Justice claims against them pass muster for now.

  • June 03, 2025

    Big 3 Wireless Companies Divvying Up UScellular, FCC Told

    T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon appear to be coordinating to split UScellular among themselves and the Federal Communications Commission needs to review the megadeals in their totality and not just individually, public interest groups said.

  • June 03, 2025

    3rd Circ. Flags 'Double-Counting' Damages In Trade Secrets Trial

    A Third Circuit panel on Tuesday seemed ready to double-check a jury's apparent double-counting of damages in a trade-secrets case between two regulatory-compliance businesses, noting that the jurors' math indicated they had multiplied an expert's estimate of allegedly ill-gotten profits, while the victor in the case cautioned against trying to divine the jury's thoughts.

  • June 03, 2025

    WTO Useful For China Enforcement, US Trade Nominee Says

    The U.S. should work with partners at the World Trade Organization to apply further trade pressure on China, making sure the country is complying with rules and trading fairly, a Skadden partner nominated by President Donald Trump to represent the U.S. at the WTO told lawmakers Tuesday.

  • June 03, 2025

    Citi's Global Sanctions Head Tapped For Treasury Role

    President Donald Trump has nominated Citigroup's global head of banking sanctions compliance to serve as the U.S. Department of the Treasury's assistant secretary for terrorist financing, according to congressional records, in a move that would mark his return to the department after years in the private sector.

  • June 03, 2025

    NJ Steel Co. Seeks Block Of OSHA Review Agency Hearing

    A steel fabrication company is urging a New Jersey federal court to give it an early win in its suit against an independent federal commission over nearly $350,000 in proposed penalties, arguing that it will be required to undergo an unconstitutional proceeding without court intervention.

  • June 03, 2025

    Buyer Says Roofing Co. Hid Sex Harassment, Other Liabilities

    A Colorado-headquartered roofing and exterior services company has sued an acquired business, D.K. Haney Inc., following a discovery that the $11.9 million deal overstated Haney's value by 77% due to a failure to reveal liabilities including sexual harassment by senior officers.

  • June 03, 2025

    Texas Gives Some Property Owners More Time To Pay Taxes

    Some Texas property owners whose taxing authorities allow bills to be paid in two installments will get more time to make their initial payment under legislation signed by Gov. Greg Abbott.

  • June 03, 2025

    Coinbase Says Ore. Enforcement Action Belongs In Fed Court

    Crypto exchange Coinbase told an Oregon federal judge that a securities enforcement suit from the state's attorney general belongs in federal court since the action amounts to an "attempt to invade the province of federal law" in the wake of federal regulators' pivot away from enforcement against digital asset firms.

  • June 03, 2025

    KKR Says DOJ Merger Notice Suit Rewrites HSR Act

    KKR pushed a New York federal judge to dismiss a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking fines that could top $650 million, arguing that in defending claims the private equity giant failed to notify two mergers and deleted key documentation from notifications, enforcers are trying to "expand" merger filing requirements.

  • June 03, 2025

    Bills Texas Attys Should Know From The 2025 Session

    Texas lawmakers wrapped up the state's 89th legislative session this week, passing a number of bills on topics like artificial intelligence and social media, business law and the authorities granted to the attorney general.

  • June 03, 2025

    Wells Fargo Free To Grow After Fed Ends $2T Asset Cap

    The Federal Reserve announced Tuesday that it has lifted the $2 trillion asset cap it imposed on Wells Fargo & Co. as part of a 2018 enforcement action stemming from the so-called fake accounts scandal, finding the bank has met all conditions required by the regulator.

  • June 03, 2025

    Apple Challenging EU's Interoperability Requirements

    Apple is challenging new rules imposed by European enforcers that require iPhones and iPads to work more seamlessly with third-party devices, saying the rules create privacy and security risks for users and threaten to hamper innovation.

  • June 03, 2025

    DC Judge Agrees To Pause Tariff Injunction

    A D.C. federal judge Tuesday agreed to stave off a preliminary injunction that blocked the Trump administration from collecting tariffs on two toy makers while the government appeals the ruling.

Expert Analysis

  • A Look At Employer Wins In Title VII Suits Over DEI Training

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    Despite increased attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, courts across the country have favored employers in cases opposing diversity training, challenging the idea that all workplace inclusion efforts violate the law and highlighting the importance of employers precisely recognizing the legal guardrails, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

  • ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Industry Impact Uncertain Amid Priority Shift, Staff Cuts

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    A recent enforcement memo outlines how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's regulatory agenda diverges from that of the previous administration, but, given the bureau's planned reduction in force, it is uncertain whether the agency will be able to enforce these new priorities, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

  • Lessons From FTC Action On Dark Patterns In User Interfaces

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    The Federal Trade Commission's recent complaint against Uber for its billing and cancellation practices comes amid other actions addressing consumer confusion and deception, so it is paramount to deploy tools that assess customers' cognitive states of mind to separate lawful marketing from misconduct, says Ceren Canal Aruoba at Berkeley Research Group.

  • FAR Rewrite May Cloud Key Gov't Contract Doctrine

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    The Trump administration's government procurement overhaul, under which sections of the Federal Acquisition Regulation are eliminated by default, is bound to collide with a doctrine that allows courts to read omitted clauses into government contracts if they represent long-standing pillars of federal procurement law, say attorneys at Rogers Joseph.

  • SEC Staff Input Eases Path For Broker-Dealer Crypto Activities

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    Recent guidance from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff on broker-dealer and transfer agent crypto-asset activities suggests a more constructive regulatory posture on permissibility and application of financial responsibility rules, bringing welcome clarity for blockchain market participants and traditional financial institutions alike, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Compliance Essentials To Mitigate AI Crime Enforcement Risk

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    As artificial intelligence systems move closer to accurately mimicking human decision-making, companies must understand how the U.S. Department of Justice might prosecute them for crimes committed by AI tools — and how to mitigate enforcement risks, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: From US Attorney To BigLaw

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    When I transitioned to private practice after government service — most recently as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia — I learned there are more similarities between the two jobs than many realize, with both disciplines requiring resourcefulness, zealous advocacy and foresight, says Zach Terwilliger at V&E.

  • How The DOJ Is Redesigning Its Approach To Digital Assets

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    Two key digital asset enforcement policy pronouncements narrow the Justice Department's focus on threats like fraud, terrorism, trafficking and sanctions evasion and dial back so-called regulation by prosecution, but institutions prioritizing compliance must remember that the underlying statutory framework hasn't changed, say attorneys at Blank Rome.

  • At 'SEC Speaks,' Leaders Frame New Views

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    At the Practising Law Institute's recent SEC Speaks conference, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission leadership highlighted the agency's significant priority changes, including in enforcement, crypto and artificial intelligence, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

  • The Ins And Outs Of Consensual Judicial References

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    As parties consider the possibility of judicial reference to resolve complex disputes, it is critical to understand how the process works, why it's gaining traction, and why carefully crafted agreements make all the difference, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • Calif. Digital Assets Proposal Provides Only Partial Clarity

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    Recently proposed regulations under California's Digital Financial Assets Law answer some important questions about the new regime, particularly regarding its interaction with the state's money transmission law, but many key compliance questions remain, say attorneys at Stinson.

  • Staying The Course Amid Seismic DOJ White Collar Changes

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    While some of the big changes at the U.S. Department of Justice during the second Trump administration — like an embrace of cryptocurrency and more politicized prosecutions — were expected, there have also been surprises, so practitioners should advise clients to stay focused on white collar compliance in this unpredictable environment, say attorneys at Keker.

  • SpaceX Labor Suit May Bring Cosmic Jurisdictional Shifts

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    The National Mediation Board's upcoming decision about whether SpaceX falls under the purview of the National Labor Relations Act or the Railway Labor Act could establish how jurisdictional boundaries are determined for employers that toe the line, with tangible consequences for decades to come, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

  • Opinion

    The BigLaw Settlements Are About Risk, Not Profit

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    The nine Am Law 100 firms that settled with the Trump administration likely did so because of the personal risk faced by equity partners in today's billion‑dollar national practices, enabled by an ethics rule primed for modernization, says Adam Forest at Scale.

  • Current Antitrust Zeitgeist May Transcend Political Parties

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    The Trump administration's "America First" antitrust policy initially suggests a different approach than the Biden administration's, but closer examination reveals key parallels, including a broad focus on anticompetitive harm beyond consumer welfare and aggressive enforcement of existing laws, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

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