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Australian Regulator Sues ASX Stock Exchange Over 'Misleading' Claims

ASIC alleges the Australian Securities Exchange misled the public about its technology project.
3 minute read

Law.com

State Appeals Court's Rejection of Contributory Negligence Arguments in $12M Railroad Injury Suit Sparks Forum Shopping Warning From Dissent

"Here, we take irrational disparity to a new level: FELA will mean one thing in Illinois and another thing in Missouri even with regard to identical accidents in Illinois to which the same Illinois safety regulation applies," Missouri Appellate Judge Cristian M. Stevens wrote in a dissenting opinion.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

PFAS' Regulatory Scrutiny Here to Stay Despite Legal Challenges, Environmental Experts Say

Regulation of "forever chemicals" is "an issue that's not going to go away for industry and will have to be dealt with," said attorney Gerald Higdon.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Health Care Industry Left Uncertain a Year After DOJ, FTC Withdrew Antitrust Guidance, Lawyers Say

"Without those guidelines, you're kind of left scratching your head in terms of what would be acceptable to the agencies," said antitrust attorney Michelle Mantine.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

SEC Sues Couple, Their Company and Its Promoters in $650M Global Crypto Fraud Case

"The only way to avoid a lot more victims in the next decade is if the industry is regulated," said Joel Hirschhorn of Hirschhorn Law, who is not involved in the matter.
3 minute read

International Edition

India's Legal Market: The Ongoing Journey of Liberalization

In the past 18 months there has been a refocus on India with many international law firms setting up or strengthening their India practices.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Coinbase Slams SEC's Proposal to Amend Definition of Term 'Exchange'

"Further, the SEC starts from an assumption that there is some problem with the industry in need of correction, yet fails to prove that problem's existence," said Paul Grewal, the chief legal officer of Coinbase Inc.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Disclosure Flip-Flop by Nuclear Reactor Firm Powers Debate Over SEC Reporting Obligations

NuScale Power found itself having to explain why it stated that it did not believe it was under SEC investigation, even though it had been contacted by the agency seven months earlier and asked to provide a trove of information.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

SEC Defends Authority to Issue Climate Disclosure Rule Amid Statutory Challenge

"This case is not about climate change or environmental policy; it is about protecting investors," the agency stated in a brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

One Year Later: 5 Best Practices Following the Updated FTC Endorsement Guides

To shield against—or outright avoid—liability for ads featuring endorsements, shrewd in-house counsel should follow these five compliance best practices below, gleaned from the Endorsement Guides, the proposed reviews rule and the recent enforcement efforts.
6 minute read

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