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CFPB Issues New Guidance Regarding Inaccurate Background Check Reports and Credit File Sharing Practices

Seeking to put an end to, as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra said, "background check and other consumer reporting companies creating flawed reputational dossiers that are then hidden from consumer view," the CFPB recently issued two advisory opinions to consumer reporting agencies.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Five Tips for Interstate Discovery Practice in State Courts

Obtaining information from nonparties to a case can present procedural and practical difficulties for attorneys litigating in state court. When those nonparties reside outside the state where the action is pending, those difficulties can become especially challenging.
10 minute read

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Is Genetic Information the Next Privacy Battleground?

GIPA litigation remains in its early stages, but the possibility of exorbitant statutory damages—$2,500 per negligent violation, up to $15,000 per intentional or reckless violation—could make GIPA the next major trend in privacy class action litigation.
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From Prohibition to Profit: The Potential Tax Benefits of Legalizing Marijuana

If Pennsylvania legalizes and taxes medical marijuana, what are its options? Shapiro proposed a 20% tax on the wholesale price of cannabis. The states that have legalized and are taxing marijuana have taken varied approaches, yet they fall into three general categories of excise taxes: percentage-of-price taxes; weight-based taxes; and potency-based taxes.
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Pa. Distributing $45M in Grants to Municipalities, Community Anchor Institutions to Expand Internet Access

The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is currently accepting applications for the multipurpose community facilities program. Funded through the federal capital projects fund established under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the facilities program will distribute up to $45 million in competitive grants to community anchor institutions and local governments to ensure reliable and affordable broadband internet access.
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Resolving Litigation: Psychology, Insurance and Diversity in ADR

Our conversation highlighted three very different angles—how the mindsets of litigators and parties affect a matter, how insurance companies use ADR, and how a new effort to build gender diversity is faring. We also discussed the challenges facing arbitration and the risks they bring to this critical service.
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The More Things Change ... Pennsylvania Products Liability Law

We were certain that the Azzarello standard, the artificial distinction between negligence and strict liability, was going to fade to some extent and strict liability defendants were going to be afforded the opportunity to present evidence that was relevant to their defenses. Instead, rather than adopting the Restatement (Third) of Torts, the court surprisingly adopted the risk utility and consumer expectation tests that were first developed in California.
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Mentorship Must-Haves: The Secrets to Mentor-Mentee Relationships That Last

What we need, but are often too hesitant to ask for, are strong mentors. We know we bear ultimate responsibility for our career trajectories. But good mentors may be the difference between staying to fight another day or leaving the profession entirely.
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DOL's Final Rule on Independent Contractor Classification Likely Is Not the Final Word

While the DOL rule took effect as scheduled (in contrast to the NLRB joint employer rule that was struck down by a Texas federal court on March 8), multiple lawsuits stand in its path and lawmakers in both chambers of Congress are challenging the 2024 IC Rule under the Congressional Review Act.
6 minute read

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President Biden's New Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing

The strike force's launch is to continue the efforts of the president's Competition Council, which was established "to work across agencies to provide a coordinated response to overconcentration, monopolization, and unfair competition in or directly affecting the American economy."
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