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New York Law Journal

CFPB Takes on BoA, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase Over Zelle Fraud

The agency said they will seek cash damages to repay consumer losses over fraudulent activity. It claims that customers at the banks lost more than $870 million to fraud since Zelle's inception.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Will Khan Resign? FTC Chair Isn't Saying Whether She'll Stick Around After Giving Up Gavel

“Some of the more politicized cases might end up in ties, and you can’t enforce without a majority,” said Gerald Stein, a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

$25M Grubhub Settlement Sheds Light on How Other Gig Economy Firms Can Avoid Regulatory Trouble

“There is no ‘gig platform’ exemption to the laws on the books," Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Real Estate Group Moves to Dismantle NYC's Broker Fee Ban

Represented by Hogan Lovells, REBNY argued that the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses Act’s mandate blocking brokers from passing their fees to tenants will “effectively eliminate” brokers’ rights to advertise open properties.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

CFPB Reports Widespread Misconduct Across Student Loan Market

The report “points to what a lot of us in the field think is a forthcoming default crisis and seeing a lot more federal student loan borrowers default into 2025,” said Stephanie Hall, a higher education policy expert at the Center for American Progress.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

The Eleventh Circuit Will Hear The IMC Petition on the FCC’s One-to-One Consent Rule

As anyone who follows the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) knows by now, the FCC’s one to consent rules are scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 27, 2025. For someone who has been heavily involved in this space for more than 15 years, I’m comfortable saying that this is probably the most impactful issue in the industry in that time. So, yeah, it is a really big deal.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

CFPB Advisory Opinion Targets Illegal Medical Debt Collection Tactics

Continuing its attack on the $220 billion worth of medical debt owed by Americans and the impact it can have on their lives, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently issued guidance to medical debt collectors in the form of an advisory opinion. The opinion warned them that their debt collection activities may constitute unlawful practices under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and its implementing Regulation F.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Majority Upholds Retroactive Application of Clickwrap Arbitration Agreement

The authors write "The New York Court of Appeals’ recent decision in Wu v. Uber Technologies, Inc. underscores the growing tension between traditional contract law principles and the realities of digital consumer agreements. The case revolved around Uber’s enforcement of a 'clickwrap' arbitration agreement, embedded in its updated terms of use, against a plaintiff who had filed a personal injury lawsuit before allegedly agreeing to the new terms."
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Justices Pass on Service Providers' Challenge to NY's Broadband Rate Caps

By rejecting the petition for review, the Supreme Court leaves intact the Second Circuit's 2-1 ruling that allowed the 2021 law to take effect.
3 minute read

Law.com

K&L Gates Secures $10.5M Verdict for Washington Meat Retailer in Lawsuit Over 'Boneless' Chicken Product

K&L Gates scored a $10.5 million jury verdict on behalf of a Washington poultry and meat retailer in a suit against two companies in its supply chain that falsely advertised their chicken products as "boneless."
4 minute read

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