Late last month, we commented on JP Morgan Chase’s $5.1 billion settlement with the Fair Housing Financing Agency (FHFA), as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Wall Street Journal has since reported that JP Morgan will be able to deduct...
In an update that addresses one glaring gap in E-Verify, USCIS has announced that Social Security numbers that are used fraudulently (stolen, borrowed or purchased from someone else) will be “locked” in the system, generating a tentative...
A Pennsylvania lawyer who was decked in court by a handcuffed death-row inmate while working as a contract appellate lawyer earlier this year has sued Blair County for damages. Plaintiff Timothy S.
In Ohio Willow Wood Co. v. Alps South, LLC, the Federal Circuit found that Ohio Willow Wood had both withheld material information and made material representations during proceedings before the USPTO. Because the district court had granted summary...
Which statute of limitations applies to lawsuits involving both copyright ownership and infringement claims? This was an open question in the Ninth Circuit until Seven Arts Filmed Entertainment, Ltd. v. Content Media Corporation, No. 11-56759, ____...
On October 15, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a bulletin providing guidance on certain mortgage servicing rules which are to take effect on January 10, 2014 under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”) and...
In May 2013, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) took the unprecedented step of naming Craig Zucker in an administrative complaint against Maxfield and Oberton Holdings, LLC, the manufacturer of Buckyballs®, in order to hold Zucker...
Dysfunctional websites. Low enrollment numbers. Public outrage over cancelled health policies. Mea cuplas. A presidential administrative “fix.” Competing Congressional solutions. Finger pointing. It’s enough to make your head spin!...
On November 12, OCC published standards governing the use of independent consultants in enforcement actions involving significant violations of law. The standards describe the criteria the OCC will use in determining whether to require a national...
In its recent decision in Regency Title Co. v. Westchester Fire Ins. Co., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162772 (E.D. Tex. Nov. 15, 2013), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas had occasion to consider the date on which a claim...
