In recent years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has with increasing frequency sued in federal court under the purported authority of Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act1 (FTC Act) to obtain restitution of losses or disgorgement of profits resulting from “unfair methods of compet
WLG asked member firms around the globe to provide some insight on employer and employee rights when it comes to requiring the COVID-19 vaccine to return to work. Responses for Russia have been updated with new questions since its initial publication in January....
The CFPB recently entered into a proposed settlement of its lawsuit filed in California federal district court against a debt settlement company alleging that the company engaged in abusive acts or practices in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act and also violated the Telemarketing
IN THIS ISSUE Home medical tests and health monitors are trendy now. How useful are they? As the saying goes: Let the buyer beware - Shaking up hidebound medicine could be a plus. But will key safeguards also stay?
A recent article by The New York Times - Manic Markets, Imploding Funds: Wall Street’s New Top Cop Has a Full Plate - discussed the potential areas of focus for Gary Gensler, the new Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
On April 30, 2021 a California district court trimmed various federal privacy-related claims, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) claim, from a highly-visible, ongoing putative class action against fintech services company Plaid Inc.
On May 4, 2021, the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court decision, in Kracke v. City of Santa Barbara, __ Cal.App.5th __ (2021) (Case No.
