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Supreme Court accepts challenge to funding of consumer bureau that could put 12 years of CFPB actions at risk

Feb 27, 2023 10:37 AM CST

7 judges on 5th Circuit question ‘perpetual funding’ of government programs; is Social Security at risk?

Seven judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans have embraced the view that “perpetual funding” of government agencies or programs violates the Constitution’s appropriations clause.

Feb 13, 2023 3:23 PM CST

Judge sanctions Facebook and BigLaw firm $925K for ‘delay, misdirection and frivolous arguments’

A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered Facebook and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher to pay a sanction of $925,000 for an “unusually egregious and persistent” effort to use “delay, misdirection and frivolous arguments to make litigation unfairly difficult and expensive for their opponents.”

Feb 13, 2023 9:12 AM CST

3rd Circuit tosses talc defendant’s ‘Texas two-step’ bankruptcy

A federal appeals court has dismissed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed by a new unit of Johnson & Johnson that was formed to assume liabilities in litigation over talc contained in its baby powder.

Jan 31, 2023 10:09 AM CST

Traffic court defendants lose their ‘robot lawyer’

A “robot lawyer” won’t be representing two traffic court defendants after the CEO of a company promising to supply the technology changed his mind.

Jan 26, 2023 1:24 PM CST

Google has monopoly in digital advertising technology, DOJ antitrust suit claims; are consumers harmed?

The U.S. Department of Justice has joined with eight states in a civil antitrust lawsuit alleging that Google is monopolizing the digital advertising industry, bringing harm to website publishers, advertisers and ultimately consumers who get less content for free.

Jan 25, 2023 9:06 AM CST

FTC cites unfair competition law to justify proposed ban on noncompete agreements; will it hold up in court?

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule that would ban employers from imposing noncompete agreements on workers and independent contractors.

Jan 9, 2023 8:35 AM CST

Sullivan & Cromwell pressured me to file for FTX bankruptcy, crypto exchange’s founder says

Indicted cryptocurrency exchange FTX founder Samuel Bankman-Fried is accusing Sullivan & Cromwell of pressuring him to seek bankruptcy protection for his company and filing documents nominating a new CEO after he tried to withdraw permission.

Dec 15, 2022 1:01 PM CST

Supreme Court refuses to temporarily block California’s ban on flavored tobacco

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down an emergency request to block California’s ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products.

Dec 13, 2022 12:39 PM CST

FTX founder faces criminal and civil charges for alleged $1.8B fraud at FTX Trading

The founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is facing criminal and civil securities charges in connection with an alleged $1.8 billion fraud for touting FTX Trading as a safe platform for crypto asset trading while diverting investor money to his privately held hedge fund.

Dec 13, 2022 10:34 AM CST

Dec 2, 2022 3:02 PM CST

Mac and cheese isn’t really ready in 3.5 minutes, lawsuit claims

A Florida woman has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the Kraft Heinz Foods Co. misled consumers when it claimed that its Velveeta Shells & Cheese product is “ready in 3.5 minutes.”

Nov 29, 2022 9:10 AM CST

Supreme Court accepts challenge to funding of consumer bureau that could put 12 years of CFPB actions at risk

7 judges on 5th Circuit question ‘perpetual funding’ of government programs; is Social Security at risk?

Judge sanctions Facebook and BigLaw firm $925K for ‘delay, misdirection and frivolous arguments’

3rd Circuit tosses talc defendant’s ‘Texas two-step’ bankruptcy

Traffic court defendants lose their ‘robot lawyer’

Google has monopoly in digital advertising technology, DOJ antitrust suit claims; are consumers harmed?

FTC cites unfair competition law to justify proposed ban on noncompete agreements; will it hold up in court?

Sullivan & Cromwell pressured me to file for FTX bankruptcy, crypto exchange’s founder says

Supreme Court refuses to temporarily block California’s ban on flavored tobacco

FTX founder faces criminal and civil charges for alleged $1.8B fraud at FTX Trading

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Mac and cheese isn’t really ready in 3.5 minutes, lawsuit claims

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