Compliance

  • October 14, 2025

    Fla. AG Hits Roku With Privacy Suit Over Kids' Data Handling

    Video streaming platform Roku Inc. is violating Florida's new data privacy law by collecting and selling children's voice recordings, viewing habits and other personal data without proper notice or consent, the state's attorney general alleged in a lawsuit announced Tuesday. 

  • October 14, 2025

    GOP Bill Would Codify Trump Private Equity 401(k) Order

    A Montana Republican lawmaker announced Tuesday the introduction of a bill that would codify President Donald Trump's executive order that aims to make it easier for retirement plans to invest in nontraditional 401(k) assets like private equity and cryptocurrency.

  • October 14, 2025

    Enviro Group Sues To Block LNG Export Terminal Extension

    An environmental group told a New Jersey federal judge that the Delaware River Basin Commission unlawfully granted a five-year lifeline for a delayed dock project tied to a proposed liquefied natural gas export terminal in the Garden State.

  • October 14, 2025

    US Olympic Rule Banning Trans Women Spurs Fencer's Suit

    A transgender woman and amateur fencer is suing fencing tournament organizers and rule-makers including the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, claiming in a New Jersey state complaint that they blocked her from competing due to her gender identity in violation of New York's anti-discrimination laws.

  • October 14, 2025

    Mass. Judge Strikes Down Pentagon's Research Rate Cap

    A Massachusetts federal judge ruled that the U.S. Department of Defense unlawfully capped universities' indirect research cost reimbursements at 15%, calling the move a sudden break from six decades of agency practice that lacks justification and ignores federal regulations. 

  • October 14, 2025

    NC Court Denies Early Ruling In Hospital Antitrust Case

    Owners of a healthcare system in western North Carolina couldn't prevail in an early summary judgment attempt to avoid antitrust claims, after a North Carolina Business Court judge said the complexity of the request at hand precludes a "piecemeal" ruling.

  • October 14, 2025

    Relief Concerns Grow As Sectoral Tariff Actions Build

    Importers' hopes for relief from industrywide tariffs are lagging alongside the trade deals President Donald Trump is trying to broker for some goods, while the administration's accelerated rollout of sectoral levies is also stoking concerns the government may be hamstringing its onshoring goals.

  • October 14, 2025

    Sony Is Among Latest To Apply For OCC Crypto Bank License

    Sony's online banking unit has applied with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to set up a U.S. offshoot that would mint stablecoins and custody digital assets, joining a wave of firms that have approached the agency with crypto-related business plans.

  • October 14, 2025

    Banks Ignored NFT Scam That 'Screamed Fraud,' Court Told

    A Texas investor urged a California federal court not to toss his lawsuit accusing East West Bank and Cathay Bank of ignoring red flags from scammers and enabling a $17 million romance scam, saying that he provided enough evidence showing that the banks disregarded obvious signs of fraud.

  • October 14, 2025

    Calif. Says Feds Can't Divert $4B High-Speed Rail Funds

    The California High-Speed Rail Authority has asked a federal judge to block the Trump administration from diverting $4 billion in grant funds that were previously set aside for the Golden State's electric high-speed rail project, saying the administration's contrived funding decisions are based on overt political animus.

  • October 14, 2025

    Oregon Says Judge Was Right To Remand Coinbase Suit

    The state of Oregon has pushed back against Coinbase's objections to a federal judge's findings and recommendation that the state's case against the cryptocurrency platform be sent back to state court, saying the judge "properly concluded that no basis for federal jurisdiction exists."

  • October 14, 2025

    Calif. City Wins Cannabis Lab Permit Suit Over RICO Claims

    A cannabis entrepreneur's lawsuit accusing the mayor of a Los Angeles suburb of soliciting a $350,000 bribe in exchange for a permit has been thrown out by a California state judge, who ruled that because no money was actually paid, the businessman's racketeering claims couldn't survive.

  • October 14, 2025

    Construction Co. Says Insurer Owes $12M On Military Project

    A construction company sued its subcontractor and an insurance company in North Carolina state court, seeking more than $12 million in damages after the subcontractor allegedly failed to follow through on mechanical and plumbing work at a U.S. Marine Corps air station.

  • October 14, 2025

    Auto Insurers To Pay NY AG $14.2M Over Data Breaches

    New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday that eight car insurance companies will pay $14.2 million to end claims they failed to protect people's personal information in light of a widespread hack involving the companies' online quoting tools.

  • October 14, 2025

    Judge Won't Block $4.7B Ex-Im Bank Loan For LNG Project

    A D.C. federal judge refused to temporarily block $4.7 billion in financing that the Export-Import Bank of the United States approved for a TotalEnergies SE liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, a setback for environmental groups challenging the deal.

  • October 14, 2025

    Walmart Pay Transparency Suit Returns To Wash. State Court

    A Washington federal judge returned a proposed wage transparency class action against Walmart Inc. to state court Tuesday, agreeing with the plaintiff that he didn't claim a concrete enough injury for the suit to proceed in federal court.

  • October 14, 2025

    Concrete Co. Can't Challenge $2M Seattle Wage Theft Fine

    A Washington state appellate panel on Monday rejected a concrete subcontractor's appeal of more than $2 million in penalties for wage violations at Seattle construction sites, supporting a city hearing examiner's conclusion that the company was also on the hook alongside the primary contractor.  

  • October 14, 2025

    NYC Mayor Creates Crypto Office Ahead Of Departure

    New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday issued an executive order to establish a mayoral office focused on attracting crypto talent and economic opportunities to the city, an announcement that comes weeks before the city is set to elect a new mayor.

  • October 14, 2025

    DOJ Seizes $15B In Bitcoin Linked To Pig Butchering Scams

    Federal law enforcement and the U.S. Department of the Treasury are taking aim at a sprawling Cambodian human trafficking operation and cryptocurrency scam in an indictment and record-setting $15 billion forfeiture action unveiled Tuesday that detailed Prince Holding Group's alleged use of forced labor to steal and launder billions of dollars from victims worldwide.

  • October 14, 2025

    Governor Won't Testify In Conn. Official's Corruption Case

    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont won't be called to testify in the bribery and extortion trial of former school construction official Kosta Diamantis after a judge agreed with prosecutors on Tuesday that additional testimony about Diamantis' character and demeanor would be irrelevant to the charges against him.

  • October 14, 2025

    Buy.com Founder's $16M Tax Bill Untimely, 10th Circ. Told

    The founder of now-defunct Buy.com is challenging a nearly $16 million tax bill before the Tenth Circuit, arguing that the Internal Revenue Service failed to obtain valid consent to extend the statute of limitations for assessing the levy. 

  • October 14, 2025

    Rural Phone Co. Asks FCC To Revisit $3M Subsidy Clawback

    A rural phone carrier has urged the full Federal Communications Commission to review a decision to claw back $3 million in universal service aid, claiming the move ran counter to an executive order and federal law.

  • October 14, 2025

    Institutional Support For Proxy Proposals Down, Report Finds

    Institutional support for shareholder proxy proposals has declined to its lowest level since 2021, while retail investor support for such proposals rose slightly, according to a Tuesday report released by financial technology firm Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.

  • October 14, 2025

    Calif. Seeks To Dismiss Feds' Suit Challenging Emission Regs

    California is asking a federal court to dismiss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's lawsuit challenging the state's emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks.

  • October 14, 2025

    Humana's 2025 Medicare Ratings Sound, Judge Says

    A Texas federal judge on Tuesday upheld the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' 2025 star ratings for some of Humana Inc.'s Medicare Advantage plans, saying the agency had the right to hand down a poor rating to the insurer.

Expert Analysis

  • 8 Steps For Industrial Property Buyers To Limit Enviro Liability

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    Ongoing litigation over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s designation of PFAS as hazardous site contaminants demonstrates the liabilities that industrial property purchasers risk inheriting, but steps to guarantee rigorous environmental compliance, anticipate regulatory change and allocate cleanup responsibilities can mitigate this uncertainty, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management

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    Law students typically have weeks or months to prepare for any given deadline, but the unpredictability of practicing in the real world means that lawyers must become time-management pros, ready to adapt to scheduling conflicts and unexpected assignments at any given moment, says David Thomas at Honigman.

  • How Prohibiting Trigger Leads May Affect Mortgage Marketing

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    Recent amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act prohibiting the sale of trigger leads mark a significant shift in the regulatory landscape for mortgage lenders, third-party lead generators and their legal counsel, who should reevaluate lead generation strategies and compliance protocols, say Joel Herberman, Rob Robilliard and Leah Dempsey at Brownstein Hyatt.

  • What To Expect From The EEOC Once A Quorum Is Restored

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    As the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is expected to soon regain its quorum with a Republican majority, employers should be prepared for a more assertive EEOC, especially as it intensifies its scrutiny of diversity, equity and inclusion programs, say attorneys at Dechert.

  • Privacy Policy Lessons After Google App Data Verdict

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    In Rodriguez v. Google, a California federal jury recently found that Google unlawfully invaded app users' privacy by collecting, using and disclosing pseudonymized data, highlighting the complex interplay between nonpersonalized data and customers' understanding of privacy policy choices, says Beth Waller at Woods Rogers.

  • How Hyperlinks Are Changing E-Discovery Responsibilities

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    A recent e-discovery dispute over hyperlinked data in Hubbard v. Crow shows how courts have increasingly broadened the definition of control to account for cloud-based evidence, and why organizations must rethink preservation practices to avoid spoliation risks, says Bree Murphy at Exterro.

  • State False Claims Acts Can Help Curb Opioid Fund Fraud

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    State versions of the federal False Claims Act can play an important role in policing the misuse of opioid settlement funds, taking a cue from the U.S. Department of Justice’s handling of federal fraud cases involving pandemic relief funds, says Kenneth Levine at Stone & Magnanini.

  • Pemex Bribery Charges Provide Glimpse Into FCPA Evolution

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    A recently unsealed indictment against two Mexican nationals for allegedly bribing officials at Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned oil company, reveals that Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement is adapting to new priorities, but still remains active, and compliance programs should continue apace, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • CFPB Proposal Defining Consumer Risk May Add Uncertainty

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    Though a recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposal would codify when risks to consumers justify supervisory intervention against nonbanks, furthering Trump administration plans to curtail CFPB authority, firms may still struggle to identify what could attract supervisory designation under the new rule, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • Targeting Execs Could Hurt SEC's Probusiness Goals

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    While many enforcement changes under the Trump administration’s U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have been touted by commission leadership as proinnovation and probusiness, a planned focus on holding individual directors and officers responsible for wrongdoing may have the opposite effect, say attorneys at MoFo.

  • Preserving Refunds As Tariffs Await Supreme Court Weigh-In

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    In the event that the U.S. Supreme Court decides in V.O.S. Selections v. Trump that the president doesn't have authority to levy tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, importers should keep records of imports on which they have paid such tariffs and carefully monitor the liquidation dates, say attorneys at Butzel.

  • Key Points From DOJ's New DeFi Enforcement Outline

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    Recent remarks by the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division head Matthew Galeotti reveal several issues that the decentralized finance industry should address in order to minimize risk, including developers' role in evaluating protocols and the importance of illicit finance risk assessments, says Drew Rolle at Alston & Bird.

  • Atkins-Led SEC Continues Focus On Private Funds

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    Since the change in administration, there has overall been a more accommodative regulatory stance toward private funds, but a recent enforcement action suggests that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is not backing off from enforcement in the space completely, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • Navigating The Risks Of Employee-Influencers, Side Gigs

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    Though companies may be embracing employee-influencer roles, this growing trend — along with an increase in gig employment — presents compliance risks, particularly around employee classification, compensation and workplace policies, as the line between work, influence and outside employment becomes increasingly blurred, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • Assessing Potential Ad Tech Remedies Ahead Of Google Trial

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    The Virginia federal judge tasked with prying open Google’s digital advertising monopoly faces a smorgasbord of potential remedies, all with different implications for competition, government control and consumers' internet experience, but compromises reached in the parallel Google search monopoly litigation may point a way forward, say attorneys at MoloLamken.

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