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  • April 08, 2025

    Justices Halt Order To Reinstate Federal Workers

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday hit pause on a California federal court order reinstating tens of thousands of probationary federal workers who were fired from six agencies, agreeing with the Trump administration that the nonprofit groups that obtained the order lack standing to challenge the firings. 

  • April 07, 2025

    Vice Chancellor Warns Plaintiff Over AI-Generated Filings

    A Delaware vice chancellor has threatened a plaintiff with sanctions in an appraisal action for allegedly using a "hallucinating" generative artificial intelligence program to prepare his motions and has ordered the plaintiff to disclose his use of AI in court filings moving forward.  

  • April 07, 2025

    USAA Wants Full Fed. Circ. To Hear PNC's Patent Board Wins

    A San Antonio-based bank that lost two of its patents covering technology used to deposit checks through smartphones — including one tied to a $218 million jury verdict against PNC Bank — is arguing that a Federal Circuit panel has allowed the patent board "to escape its obligation to explain itself."

  • April 07, 2025

    Coinbase Accused Of Scam Prevention Shortfalls

    A California man has filed a proposed class action seeking to hold cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase liable for failing to implement safeguards against fraudsters who run "pig-butchering" scams.

  • April 07, 2025

    Wage Access Co. Says NY AG Threatened Suit, Seeks Relief

    Earned-wage access provider DailyPay sued Letitia James on Monday seeking a declaratory judgment that its payments do not constitute loans under New York law or violate federal and state laws, alleging the state attorney general has effectively declared all such products illegal.

  • April 07, 2025

    OMB Issues Guidance On Agency Use, Purchasing Of AI

    The Office of Management and Budget issued a pair of memorandums last week that replaced the Biden administration's safeguards on the federal acquisition of artificial intelligence with a policy aimed at accelerating federal agencies' use and procurement of artificial intelligence.

  • April 07, 2025

    Fintech Customers Sue Banks Over Synapse Collapse

    Evolve Bank & Trust and Lineage Bank were hit with a consumer's proposed class action in Tennessee federal court accusing them of mismanaging their relationships with Synapse Financial, a now-bankrupt middleware fintech service that the suit says caused customers to lose $85 million.

  • April 07, 2025

    ACLU, Others Slam Bid To 'Magic Eraser' Ƶ Redlining Deal

    A slew of public interest groups mobilized Friday against the Trump administration's bid to recant a recently settled Consumer Financial Protection Bureau redlining case, telling an Illinois federal judge that the move is about politics, not fairness, and should be denied.

  • April 07, 2025

    SEC Orders Crypto Guidance Review As Deregulation Looms

    Acting Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Mark Uyeda ordered a review of a number of staff statements on digital assets, to potentially change or withdraw them in light of the White House's policy directive on deregulation and recommendations from the Department of Government Efficiency.

  • April 04, 2025

    IPO Plans Appear Iced As Trump's Tariffs Rock Markets

    The escalating sell-off in equities is halting major initial public offerings for now and more prospects will likely pause plans as deals lawyers and their clients assess the fallout following President Donald Trump's endorsement of across-the-board tariffs, experts say.

  • April 04, 2025

    Crypto Firm Shorted Exec On Wages And Commissions, Suit Says

    The former chief commercial officer of a cryptocurrency startup accused the company of reneging on its promise to pay him wages and coin commissions for his work facilitating the firm's registration and legal trading in Canada, in a new lawsuit filed in New York federal court.

  • April 04, 2025

    SEC Says Reserve-Backed Stablecoins Aren't Securities

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance said Friday the offer and sale of reserve-backed dollar stablecoins aren't securities transactions, in the latest statement to set out the staff's views on the boundaries of its jurisdiction over digital assets.

  • April 04, 2025

    Ill. Lawmakers Advance Crypto Fraud Protection Measure

    Illinois state senators passed a bill out of committee intended to rein in cryptocurrency fraud, which one of the proposed law's sponsors said had bilked Illinois residents out of more than $163 million in 2023 alone.

  • April 04, 2025

    Fed's Barr Says Bank Regulators Should 'Explore' Gen AI

    Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr called Friday for banking regulators to look into how they themselves might harness generative artificial intelligence, arguing the experience could help them better understand how banks' use of the technology should be overseen.

  • April 04, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Ropes & Gray, Paul Hastings

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Siemens AG acquires Dotmatics from Insight Partners, LPL Financial acquires Commonwealth Financial Network, Brookfield Asset Management takes a majority stake in Angel Oak Cos., and TowneBank acquires Old Point Financial Corp.

  • April 03, 2025

    Warren Calls For Investigation Into SEC's Crypto About-Face

    U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is asking the inspector general of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether President Donald Trump, his family or associates have had "undue influence" over the agency's recent moves to back off from regulating the cryptocurrency industry.

  • April 03, 2025

    Ƶ Says It Will Reopen Small-Biz Lending Rule

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday that it will reopen its Biden-era rule requiring financial institutions to report data on their small business lending activity, the latest policy pivot for the agency under its new Trump-appointed leadership.

  • April 03, 2025

    AI Dominated Venture Funding In Q1 As Broader Market Lags

    Artificial intelligence investment again dominated venture capital activity in the first quarter, mostly driven by a few mammoth deals, according to data released Thursday, while experts say the broader outlook for non-AI firms remains subdued amid market skittishness.

  • April 03, 2025

    Samsung Gets Mobile Payment Patent Suit Tossed

    A federal judge in Manhattan has tossed a six-year-old suit leveled against Samsung over patents covering "now-obsolete technology" once used by a mobile payment app, ruling that the payment card developer Dynamics already disavowed its latest claim construction argument at an earlier patent board proceeding.

  • April 03, 2025

    Crypto Co. Sentenced In Fed Market Manipulation Suit

    United Arab Emirates-based CLS Global FZC LLC has been sentenced in Massachusetts federal court on criminal charges over running a fraudulent "wash trading" scheme after it pled guilty to the charges in January and agreed to stop working in the U.S. cryptocurrency industry.

  • April 03, 2025

    CFTC Taps New Acting Head Of Market Oversight Division

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Wednesday that its Division of Market Oversight will be headed on an acting basis by a longtime employee of the derivatives market regulator who helped start the division's Market Intelligence Branch.

  • April 03, 2025

    Loyalty Platform Kognitiv Hits Ch. 11 With Over $10M In Debt

    Customer loyalty platform Kognitiv US LLC filed for Chapter 11 on Wednesday in Delaware bankruptcy court, citing more than $10 million in liabilities with a plan to sell its assets to another loyalty platform.

  • April 03, 2025

    DC Circ. Steps In To Pause Ƶ Order As Judge Denies Stay

    A D.C. Circuit panel on Thursday put a temporary, limited hold on a federal judge's preliminary injunction barring further cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, even as the judge herself largely denied a Trump administration bid to stay it for appeal.

  • April 03, 2025

    House Moves Stablecoin Bill Despite Dems' Conflict Concerns

    The House Financial Services Committee advanced its federal framework for stablecoins just before midnight Wednesday following hours of markup during which Democrats raised concerns that the Trump family and administration officials' involvement with crypto ventures will create conflicts of interest.

  • April 03, 2025

    Feds Say Cash Advance Biz Owner Ran $40M Ponzi Scheme

    Federal prosecutors said Thursday that a Miami man ran a $40 million Ponzi scheme through a company that purported to make money through quick loans to small businesses.

Expert Analysis

  • Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

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    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.

  • Patent Ruling Sheds Light On Printed Matter Doctrine

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    Patent attorneys should pay attention to the claim language highlighted in Ioengine v. Ingenico, where the Federal Circuit held that program code was not printed matter, but essentially instructions or content, and therefore not subject to the printed matter doctrine for patent challenges, says Irah Donner at Manatt.

  • How DOGE's Bite Can Live Up To Its Bark

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    All signs suggest that the Department of Government Efficiency will be an important part of the new Trump administration, with ample tools at its disposal to effectuate change, particularly with an attentive Republican-controlled Congress, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • Small Biz Caught In Corporate Transparency Act Crossfire

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    Despite compliance being put on hold due to a nationwide preliminary injunction, small businesses have been caught in the middle of the legal battle over the Corporate Transparency Act — and confusion over the law's requirements could result in major penalties, say attorneys at Snell & Wilmer.

  • 5 Notable Information Security Events In 2024

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    B. Stephanie Siegmann at Hinckley Allen discusses 2024's largest and most destructive data breaches seen yet, ranging from ransomware disrupting U.S. healthcare systems on a massive scale, to tensions increasing between the U.S. and China over cyberespionage and the control of U.S. data.

  • Series

    Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.

  • What Broker-Dealers Must Know Before Selling Bitcoin ETPs

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    Interest in bitcoin exchange-traded products is already high, and only expected to grow in light of the incoming Trump administration's pro-crypto stance, but broker-dealers must still consider numerous regulatory requirements before recommending a bitcoin ETP to a client, say Frank Weigand and Justine Woods at Cahill Gordon.

  • Series

    Texas Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4

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    The fourth quarter of 2024 brought noteworthy developments to the Texas financial services sector, particularly a new state artificial intelligence bill and a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that will affect an outsize number of Texas community banks, says Tyler George at Naman Howell.

  • Cyber Disclosure Is A Mainstay In 2025 SEC Exam Priorities

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    Despite a new administration and a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair incoming, the SEC's 2025 examination priorities signal that cybersecurity disclosures and risk management practices will remain important due to the growing threat of cyberattacks, says Anjali Das at Wilson Elser.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Best Practices To Find Del. Earnout Provisions That Hold Up

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    Recent Delaware earnout litigation illustrates the need for careful drafting and proactive planning to avoid later divergent interpretations of the signed contract, and a series of drafting tips can help, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • What's Ahead As Transparency Act Comes To A Crossroads

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    Synthesizing the contrasting federal district and appellate court rulings on the Corporate Transparency Act’s validity reveals several main areas of debate that will likely remain at issue as challenges to the law continue winding through the courts, say attorneys at Farella Braun.

  • Preparing For Mexican Drug Cartels' Terrorist Designation

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    In the event President-elect Donald Trump designates Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, businesses will need to consider how their particular industry is affected and evaluate previously legitimate practices given the cartels' involvement so many sectors of the economy, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • Where Payments Law And Regulation Are Headed In 2025

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    The Trump administration will likely bring significant changes to payments regulations in 2025, but maintaining internal compliance efforts in the absence of robust federal oversight will remain key as state authorities and private plaintiffs step into the breach, say attorneys at Stinson.

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