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Texas Lawyer

Texas Judge Rules Against Gas Company in Dispute Over FERC Penalty

A gas and power company has no recourse in federal court to interrupt ongoing administrative proceedings as regulators pursue claims of manipulation of the natural gas market, a Texas judge said.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Hedge Funds Sue Puerto Rico, Accuse Gov't of Diverting Funds

Hedge funds representing a group of Puerto Rico bondholders sued the U.S. territory, saying it violated the terms of a rescue package recently approved by Congress to help pull the island's government out of a dire economic crisis.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Bank Agrees to Settle RICO Class Action Claims

Zions First National Bank, sued for an allegedly fraudulent telemarketing scheme that resulted in unauthorized debits to bank consumers' accounts, has agreed to settle the RICO claims against it for $37.5 million.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Long Arm of the CFPB

Today is the fifth birthday of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and it is critical to understand the evolving breadth of the new agency's investigatory powers—especially as it has recently been testing the limits of its jurisdiction in 2016
17 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Giovinazzo v. Susquehanna Bank, PICS Case No. 16-0853 (Pa. Super. July 1, 2016) (memorandum) Ford Elliott, P.J. (17 pages).

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in ordering production of documents claimed to be privileged, where the producing party provided blacked-out or redacted copies to the trial court for in camera review, such that the trial court was unable to review the substance of the documents to determine the applicability of privilege. Order of the trial court affirmed.
6 minute read

The Recorder

U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee for WAMU Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2007-HY6 Trust v. Naifeh

5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Guarantees: When Is a Contest 'Material'?

In their Financing column, Jeffrey B. Steiner and Jason R. Goldstein discuss guarantee agreements and advise: "In order to ensure that a lender's rights to exercise its default remedies are protected, guaranty agreements should always be negotiated with care to ensure that the guarantor will be held sufficiently liable for any losses incurred by the lender."
19 minute read

Daily Business Review

Holland & Knight Advises Colombian Bank on Road Project

Holland & Knight advised Colombian infrastructure bank on $74 million loan enhancement for a, $850 million road project that will connect the cities of Cartagena and Barranquilla.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Orrick Adds Leading Manatt FinTech Partner in Washington

10 minute read

National Law Journal

Bitcoin Has an Image Problem — It's Time to Change That

OPINION: Bitcoin and the blockchain are actually much friendlier to cops than crooks.
10 minute read

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