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C. Ryan Barber, based in Washington, covers government affairs and regulatory compliance. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @cryanbarber
November 21, 2017 | The Recorder
Here's a snapshot of what some of the biggest U.S. law firms—on behalf of their clients—told the FCC in recent months.
By C. Ryan Barber
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November 8, 2017 | The Recorder
Glassdoor Inc., the online job-review site, must comply with a federal grand jury subpoena that seeks identifying information about anonymous users of the website, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday in rejecting the company's privacy claims.
By C. Ryan Barber
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October 23, 2017 | National Law Journal
Facebook, Google and Twitter spent a combined $7.14 million on lobbying in the three months ending Sept. 30,
By C. Ryan Barber
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October 3, 2017 | National Law Journal
Wells Fargo & Co. chief executive Tim Sloan defended the bank's use of mandatory arbitration as he appeared on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, drawing stiff criticism from Senate Democrats who are resisting a Republican effort to repeal a new regulation that bars the financial industry from forcing consumers to waive their right to file class actions.
By C. Ryan Barber
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September 20, 2017 | National Law Journal
Amid mounting scrutiny over Russian-funded web advertising during the 2016 presidential election, Facebook Inc.'s internal government affairs team in Washington and the company's network of outside advocates will be tested like no time before. Here's a look at some of the key players, the money and connections.
By C. Ryan Barber
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September 11, 2017 | National Law Journal
In the months before revealing a data breach that potentially exposed the personal information of nearly half the adult U.S. population, Equifax Inc. turned to the firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in Washington to help convince U.S. lawmakers to reduce penalties for companies that violated the federal fair credit-reporting law.
By C. Ryan Barber
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September 8, 2017 | National Law Journal
The Federal Trade Commission in several cases has faulted social media "influencers" for failing to disclose the payments behind their seemingly organic endorsements. But the FTC had only reached settlements with the companies, raising a question of when—if ever—the agency would directly go after the influencers. That time has come. The agency this week took its first action against an influencer.
By C. Ryan Barber
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September 5, 2017 | The Recorder
A federal appeals panel on Tuesday rejected a digital advertising firm's effort to invoke Verizon Wireless' arbitration agreement to push a subscriber class action over data collection practices out of court.
By C. Ryan Barber
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August 31, 2017 | National Law Journal
"We recommend that you DO NOT use this product to view the sun or the eclipse," Amazon reportedly told consumers who bought certain special glasses to watch the Aug. 21 solar eclipse. Amazon is now the target of a class action in a Charleston, South Carolina, federal district court, where five law firms teamed up to sue the online retail giant over its alleged inadequate recall notification before the Aug. 21 eclipse.
By C. Ryan Barber
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August 28, 2017 | National Law Journal
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has prevailed in its latest standoff with a law firm, as a federal judge ordered the California-based Seila Law to respond to the agency's demand for records related to debt relief services. A judge wasn't impressed with what she called a law firm's "cleverly" use of ellipses in the attack against the subpoena.
By C. Ryan Barber
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