Compliance

  • October 03, 2025

    Nurse Staffing Exec Says Jury Misled In Wage-Fixing Case

    A nurse staffing executive convicted of wage fixing and wire fraud is asking a Nevada federal court for a new trial, arguing that prosecutors misled the jury about a cooperating witness's leniency deal.

  • October 03, 2025

    Roush's NASCAR Team Accused Of Exposing Employee Data

    Professional stock car racing team Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing LLC has been hit with a putative class action in North Carolina federal court accusing it of failing to safeguard employees' sensitive information, resulting in a data breach.

  • October 03, 2025

    Wells Fargo Wants Out Of Mortgage Fee Refund Class Claims

    Wells Fargo Bank NA has asked a California federal court to dismiss a proposed class action accusing it of making futile efforts to resolve mortgage origination fee errors, saying that even if the plaintiff was entitled to relief, the claims are time-barred.

  • October 03, 2025

    Employment Authority: Religion, Pregnancy Top EEOC Issues

    Law360 Employment Authority covers the biggest employment cases and trends. Catch up this week with coverage on what the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission got up to over the last fiscal year, why Trump's National Labor Relations Board picks are set to face tough questions at their Senate confirmation hearings, and a roundup on where child labor laws stand in the United States. 

  • October 03, 2025

    Cigna Inks $5.7M Ghost Network Suit Settlement

    Cigna has struck a $5.7 million deal to settle a proposed class action alleging the insurer violated federal benefits law by advertising out-of-network providers as in-network to participants in benefit plans it administered, counsel for plaintiffs announced Friday.

  • October 03, 2025

    NC Gov. Gives Stamp Of Approval To Bill Ending Cashless Bail

    North Carolina's Democratic governor on Friday signed into law a bill to eliminate cashless bail that is named for the Ukrainian refugee who was murdered on Charlotte's public transit system, but he said it lacks overall "vision" and lambasted a provision adopting alternative execution methods in the state.

  • October 03, 2025

    'Clean Slate' For Broadcast Rules Needed, Think Tank Says

    An economics think tank suggested the Federal Communications Commission go back to the drawing board with rules governing radio and TV ownership, suggesting that the existing rules would not be envisioned in the current competitive, multimedia environment.

  • October 03, 2025

    Court Limits In Congress' NEPA Reform Push Spark Debate

    Congressmembers' hopes to facilitate the faster approval of projects that require environmental reviews like pipelines and other energy infrastructure may be an uphill battle despite bipartisan support due to accompanying provisions, such as limited judicial review, that have invited opposition.

  • October 03, 2025

    Debtors, Mich. Creditor Firm Seek OK On Interest Rate Deal

    Debtors and a Michigan creditor law firm asked a Michigan federal judge to approve a settlement agreement valued at about $9 million to resolve claims the law firm charged unlawfully high post-judgment interest rates on debt collection actions.

  • October 03, 2025

    TD Bank Sued Over 'Grace Period' Overdraft Policy

    TD Bank NA has been hit with a proposed consumer class action claiming it has routinely broken its "grace period" pledge to refund overdraft fees on accounts that are quickly brought back into the black, allegedly keeping millions that should have been returned.

  • October 03, 2025

    Gov. Lamont May Testify In Ex-Conn. Budget Official's Trial

    Former Connecticut budget official Konstantinos Diamantis on Friday told a panel of potential jurors that he plans to call Gov. Ned Lamont to testify in his federal corruption trial, setting up a possible courtroom showdown between Diamantis and the elected official who removed him from his post before he was indicted.

  • October 03, 2025

    FERC Finding Friendlier Courts In Gas Project Approval Fights

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is getting more leeway from courts in lawsuits challenging its gas project approvals following a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that curtailed federal environmental reviews, which may ultimately speed up the agency's consideration of projects.

  • October 03, 2025

    EEOC Can't Halt Suit Over Trans Advocacy Amid Shutdown

    A Maryland federal judge refused Friday to grant the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's bid for a stay in a suit claiming the agency violated federal law by dropping gender identity discrimination cases, despite the government's argument that the ongoing shutdown meant the case couldn't move ahead.

  • October 03, 2025

    2nd Circ. Says Exxon Must Pay Atty Fees For 'Absurd' Args

    The Second Circuit on Friday said energy giants including Exxon Mobil Corp. must pay attorney fees to New York City, which is suing them for deceptive practices around climate change, for advancing "absurd" arguments in remand proceedings.

  • October 03, 2025

    Trump Admin Hit With Suit Over $100K H-1B Fees

    Several groups sued Friday in California federal court to block the Trump administration's recent action slapping on a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, saying the new price tag was unconstitutionally ordered and will hurt more than just America's tech industry.

  • October 03, 2025

    GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

    A new survey found that many U.S. companies aren't fully prepared to address key national security compliance risks, as most corporate decision-makers prioritize audits and incident response plans for addressing risk mitigation. Meanwhile, a senior legal adviser for Dell sued the company for firing her in the midst of her maternity leave. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

  • October 03, 2025

    Sidley Hires Kelley Drye Customs Practice Expert In DC

    Sidley Austin LLP has hired a former Kelley Drye & Warren LLP leader to work on a range of global arbitration and trade matters in its Washington, D.C., office, the firm recently announced.

  • October 03, 2025

    Feds Accuse NC Farmers Of $8.5M 'Straw Producer' Crop Plot

    The U.S. government accused a family farm of engaging in a roughly $8.5 million scheme to inflate crop insurance payouts, alleging in North Carolina federal court that its owner used family members as "straw producers" who had "no legitimate insurable interest in the crops insured."

  • October 03, 2025

    The Roberts Court At 20: How The Chief Is Reshaping America

    Twenty years after John Roberts became the 17th chief justice of the United States, he faces a U.S. Supreme Court term that's looking transformative for the country and its institutions. How Justice Roberts and his colleagues navigate mounting distrust in the judiciary and set the boundaries of presidential authority appear increasingly likely to define his time leading the court.

  • October 03, 2025

    Former Risk Officer Returns To Faegre Drinker In Philadelphia

    Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP recently welcomed back to its Philadelphia office an attorney who spent nearly 14 years working in-house for international investment firm Aberdeen, including the past seven as the firm's chief risk officer.

  • October 03, 2025

    Reed Smith Blasts DQ Attempt As 'Litigation Gamesmanship'

    A shareholder of the Venezuelan airline Avior Airlines has urged a Florida federal judge to reject a bid to disqualify his counsel at Reed Smith LLP and attorney Ana R. Ulseth, arguing that the push to disqualify the firm is not about ethics but rather "litigation gamesmanship."

  • October 03, 2025

    Madigan Must Report To Prison As Ordered, 7th Circ. Says

    The Seventh Circuit on Friday denied former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's request to stay his impending surrender to serve a seven-year prison sentence for bribery and wire fraud as he appeals that conviction.

  • October 03, 2025

    NC Couple Say State Bungled Replacement Home Project

    A married North Carolina couple have hit the state government and a general contractor with a Fair Housing Act and an Americans with Disabilities Act suit, alleging in North Carolina federal court that the defendants' replacement for their hurricane-damaged home is inaccessible for wheelchair use.

  • October 03, 2025

    $1T Tesla Pay Proposal Sets Ambitious Goals For Musk

    A massive pay proposal for Tesla CEO Elon Musk contains performance metrics that would make it tough for Musk to pull in the maximum pay available, even if the deal gets a green light from shareholders in November. Here are four things about the $1 trillion pitch that have caught attorneys' attention.

  • October 03, 2025

    NCUA, US Bank Settle Crisis-Era RMBS Trustee Lawsuit

    The National Credit Union Administration Board and U.S. Bank told a New York federal judge that they have reached a settlement in principle in a suit over U.S. Bank's role as trustee for crisis-era residential mortgage-backed securities trusts.

Expert Analysis

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    The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable

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    As underscored by the fallout from California’s February bar exam, legal education and licensure are tethered to outdated systems, and the industry must implement several key reforms to remain relevant and responsive to 21st century legal needs, says Matthew Nehmer at The Colleges of Law.

  • The Int'l Compliance View: Everything Everywhere All At Once

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    Changes to the enforcement landscape in the U.S. and abroad shift the risks and incentives for global compliance programs, creating a race against the clock for companies to deploy investigative resources across worldwide operations, say attorneys at Dentons.

  • Unpacking Notable Details From FTC's 'AI Washing' Cases

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    The Federal Trade Commission has brought many cases involving allegedly deceptive artificial intelligence claims over the past couple of years, illustrating overlooked aspects of AI washing generally and a few new types of AI marketing claims that may line up in regulatory crosshairs down the road, says Michael Atleson at DLA Piper.

  • 'Pig Butchering' Seizure Is A Milestone In Crypto Crime Fight

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    The U.S.' recent seizure of $225 million in crypto funds in a massive "pig butchering" scheme highlights the transformative impact of blockchain analysis in law enforcement, and the increasing necessity of collaboration between law enforcement agencies, cryptocurrency exchanges and stablecoin issuers, says David Zaslowsky at Baker McKenzie.

  • Justices' Age Verification Ruling May Lead To More State Laws

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton ruling, permitting a Texas law requiring certain websites to verify users’ ages, significantly expands states' ability to regulate minors’ social media access, further complicating the patchwork of internet privacy laws, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • The Pros, Cons Of A Single Commissioner Leading The CFTC

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    While a single-member U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission may require fewer resources and be more efficient, its internal decision-making process would be less transparent to those outside the agency, reflect less compromise between competing viewpoints and provide the public with less predictability, says former CFTC Commissioner Dan Berkovitz.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions

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    In recent cases addressing redactions that parties sought to apply based on the relevance of information — as opposed to considerations of privilege — courts have generally limited a party’s ability to withhold nonresponsive or irrelevant material, providing a few lessons for discovery strategy, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Navigating Administrative Exhaustion In EEOC Charges

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    Before responding to a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge, employers should understand the process of exhausting administrative remedies and when it applies, and consider several best practices, such as preserving records and crafting effective position statements, says Matthew Gagnon at Ogletree.

  • How DOJ's New Data Security Rules Leave HIPAA In The Dust

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's recently effective data security requirements carry profound implications for how healthcare providers collect, store, share and use data — and approach vendor oversight — that go far beyond the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, say attorneys at Nelson Mullins.

  • Opinion

    9th Circ. Customs Fraud Ruling Is Good For US Trade

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    In an era rife with international trade disputes and tariff-evasion schemes that cost billions annually, the Ninth Circuit's recent decision in Island Industries v. Sigma is a major step forward for trade enforcement and for whistleblowers who can expose customs fraud, say attorneys at Singleton Schreiber.

  • Opinion

    Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the practice of nationwide injunctions in Trump v. Casa, Section 1983 civil rights suits can provide a better pathway to hold the government accountable — but this will require reforms to qualified immunity, says Marc Levin at the Council on Criminal Justice.

  • Courts Redefining Software As Product Generates New Risks

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    A recent wave of litigation against social media platforms, chatbot developers and ride-hailing companies has some courts straying from the traditional view of software as a service to redefining software as a product, with significant implications for strict liability exposure, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • Why Bank Regulators' Proposed Leverage Tweak Matters

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    Banking agencies' recent proposal to modify the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio framework applicable to the largest U.S. banks shows the regulators are keen to address concerns that the regulatory capital framework is too restrictive, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.

  • Now Is The Time To Prep For SEC's New Data Breach Regs

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    Recent remarks from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s acting director of the Division of Examinations suggest that the commission will support exams for compliance with its new data breach detection and reporting regulations, and a looming deadline means investment advisers and broker-dealers must act now to update their processes, say attorneys at McGuireWoods.

  • Corp. Human Rights Regulatory Landscape Is Fragmented

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    Given the complexity of compliance with nations' overlapping human rights laws, multinational companies need to be cognizant of the evolving approaches to modern slavery transparency, and proposals that could reduce mandatory due diligence and reporting requirements, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

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