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November 10, 2017 | National Law Journal

Here's a look, by the numbers, at where things stand for Equifax in the fallout over one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history.

By C. Ryan Barber |

5 minute read

November 09, 2017 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday moved to abandon fraud allegations against HCR ManorCare Inc., a leading national provider of nursing homes, after a judge struck a key witness and scolded prosecutors for bringing a case she described as a "waste of money."

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

November 08, 2017 | The Recorder

Glassdoor Inc., the online job-review site, must comply with a federal grand jury subpoena that seeks identifying information about anonymous users of the website, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday in rejecting the company's privacy claims.

By C. Ryan Barber

4 minute read

November 07, 2017 | National Law Journal

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to name Kristen Donoghue, the top deputy under outgoing enforcement chief Anthony Alexis, to lead the Obama-era agency's effort to police the financial industry, according to three sources familiar with the decision. Donoghue is a longtime agency lawyer who formerly worked at Hogan Lovells.

By C. Ryan Barber |

19 minute read

November 03, 2017 | National Law Journal

Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has been cleared of allegations that he improperly positioned himself to run in Ohio's gubernatorial contest while leading the Obama-era agency, according to a newly disclosed letter from the government office that enforces restrictions on federal employees' political activity.

By C. Ryan Barber |

5 minute read

November 03, 2017 | National Law Journal

A federal magistrate judge has struck a key witness and ordered the U.S. Justice Department to pay legal fees to HCR ManorCare Inc., one of the country's largest providers of skilled nursing facilities, for alleged missteps in a case the government touted in the crackdown on fraud in the health care industry. “I don't think this case should have ever been brought,” a federal magistrate judge in Virginia said at a recent hearing. “I have looked at this stuff, and I'm appalled, I'm embarrassed, I'm ashamed that the Department of Justice would rely on this kind of nonsense." The government indicated this week it will appeal the decision.

By C. Ryan Barber |

7 minute read

November 01, 2017 | National Law Journal

The 12-count indictment against Paul Manafort and a business partner this week rattled Washington's K Street lobbying corps, as lawyers and consultants now find themselves forced to reassess their past disclosures and future compliance with rules that govern advocacy for foreign clients.

By C. Ryan Barber |

7 minute read

October 31, 2017 | National Law Journal

Gail Ennis, a Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr securities litigation partner nominated for inspector general at the Social Security Administration, reported earning $2 million in partnership income, according to newly disclosed ethics documents.

By C. Ryan Barber |

4 minute read

October 31, 2017 | National Law Journal

A Washington federal district judge this month ordered a former lawyer for Paul Manafort to testify before the grand jury convened as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election, according to a court ruling unsealed Monday. U.S. District Chief Judge Beryl Howell rejected the argument that the testimony, from an Akin Gump partner in Washington, would violate two shields that provide some protection to attorney communication and work product.

By C. Ryan Barber |

5 minute read

October 31, 2017 | National Law Journal

Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has been assigned to oversee the special counsel's case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

By C. Ryan Barber | Cogan Schneier |

7 minute read