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C. Ryan Barber, based in Washington, covers government affairs and regulatory compliance. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @cryanbarber
December 17, 2015 | National Law Journal
LifeLock Inc., an Arizona-based identity theft protection company, has agreed to pay $100 million to settle charges that it violated the terms of a 2010 settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.
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December 16, 2015 | Legal Times
Although employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau overwhelmingly see their jobs as significant and satisfying, nearly half feel that compensation is not based on performance, according to a survey released this week.
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December 11, 2015 | Legal Times
Dow and DuPont announce $130 billion merger that's likely to face major regulatory scrutiny. Weil Gotshal represents Dow in the deal, and Skadden Arps for DuPont. A hot mic captured what the justices thought about Supreme Court protesters earlier this year. And criticism of Justice Scalia's affirmative action remarks ramped up in the hours after argument this week. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
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December 10, 2015 | National Law Journal
A Massachusetts businessman accused of bilking a federal disabled-veterans program cannot shield his communication with his lawyers at the firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled this week. A three-judge panel, upholding a trial judge's ruling, found that the "crime-fraud exception" applied.
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December 9, 2015 | National Law Journal
In the latest round of enforcement against deceptive advertising, the Federal Trade Commission reached settlements Wednesday with four national retailers the agency accused of mislabeling rayon products as being made of bamboo. The retailers—Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., J.C. Penney Co. Inc., Nordstrom Inc. and Backcountry.com LLC—will be barred from making inaccurate claims about bamboo content and also be required to pay a combined $1.3 million in civil penalties.
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December 7, 2015 | National Law Journal
For much of November, General Electric Co. had fought in federal court to defend the planned sale of its appliance business to Electrolux AB.But on Monday, with the case still pending, General Electric bailed on the $3.3 billion deal with the Swedish maker of Frigidaire, Kenmore and Tappan appliances.
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December 6, 2015 | National Law Journal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is considering the Federal Communications Commission's interpretation of a 1991 consumer protection law restricting use of automatic dialing equipment.
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December 4, 2015 | Legal Times
Attorney General Loretta Lynch warns against anti-Muslim backlash in the United States. Coal baron Donald Blankenship of Massey Energy was convicted on a conspiracy charge at trial in West Virginia. And the Second Circuit rejects the computer hacking conviction of New York's one-time "cannibal cop." This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
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December 2, 2015 | National Law Journal
Drawing on the support of two Republican lawmakers and a former U.S. Education Department lawyer, a Washington-based accrediting organization said Wednesday the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has no authority over the evaluation of colleges. The agency took the accreditor to court in October, setting up a fight over the scope of the agency's investigative authority.
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November 30, 2015 | The American Lawyer
A fee fight over the size of the sanctions award sought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission against InTrade has CFTC lawyers calculating their hourly rates.
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The Legal Intelligencer honors lawyers leaving a mark on the legal community in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Consulting Magazine recognizes leaders in technology across three categories Leadership, Client Service and Innovation.
Celebrate outstanding achievement in law firms, chambers, in-house legal departments and alternative business structures.
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MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS
