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ArticleIncumbent Electricity Providers Targeted By New DOJ Anticompetitive Regulations Task ForceThe Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has established an Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force (Task Force).United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesArnold & Porter
ArticlePredicted Uptick In Environmental Enforcement Coming To PassThe uptick in environmental enforcement by state attorneys general that we predicted appears to be coming to pass. New York Attorney General Letitia James recently announcedUnited StatesEnvironmentArnold & Porter
ArticleFormer Federal Reserve Bank Of New York Executive Jim Bergin Unpacks Bank Service Company Act On Fintech Takes PodcastFinancial Services partner Jim Bergin was recently featured on the Fintech Takes podcast for their episode, "S8 E6: Bank Nerd Corner: What is the BSCA and What Can It Do?"...United StatesFinance and BankingArnold & Porter
ArticleNew Year, New PPP Settlement: Borrowers Settle, While Lender Does NotOn January 9, 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with four California agricultural companies and their owner.United StatesFinance and BankingArnold & Porter
VideoA Guide To Plaintiffs Litigation Playbook: Litigation Trends And Hot Topics Surrounding Medical Devices And Emerging TechnologiesThe global medical device market is continuing to grow, especially with the use of AI-enabled devices for on real-time diagnostic imaging, clinical decision support, and patient monitoring via wearable devicesUnited StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesArnold & Porter
ArticleCare Under Subpoena: The New Enforcement Front In Gender-Affirming Care For MinorsFederal enforcers are deploying aggressive new investigative tactics against providers of gender-affirming care for minors, using misbranding theories and sweeping subpoenas that raise serious questions about data use and prosecutorial purpose. As courts push back on some federal overreach, hospitals find themselves caught between antidiscrimination mandates and physician autonomy, with the Colorado Children's case illustrating the impossible bind providers now face. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesArnold & Porter
VideoConsumer Health: What To Know About Recent Trends In Digital Health (Video)Arnold & Porter hosted an interactive webinar on regulatory oversight of digital health and medical technology as it relates to consumer health. Arnold & Porter partners Raqiyyah Pippins...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesArnold & Porter
ArticleFARM Act And ABA Task Force Recommendations Highlight Bipartisan Interest In FARA ReformThe required filings include initial registration statements as well as biannual supplementary updates.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorArnold & Porter
ArticleIntellectual Property: Fourth Circuit Remands Closely Watched DMCA Case For Jury Instruction ErrorsThe Fourth Circuit rejected Cox's narrow definition of "repeat infringer," however, and affirmed the lower court's denial of the safe harbor defense.United StatesIntellectual PropertyArnold & Porter
ArticleAttorney's Fees: Seventh Circuit Disapproves Increase In Fees Award Based On Case's Novelty Or ComplexityA magistrate judge in the Northern District of Illinois awarded class counsel $4,770,834, or 1.75 times the amount actually billed. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationArnold & Porter
ArticleClass Actions: California District Court Denies Class Certification Citing Plaintiff's Inappropriate Damages ModelIn April, Judge Lucy Koh of the Northern District of California denied a plaintiff's motion to certify a class of consumers who alleged that certain Nissan manual transmissions suffered from design defects...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationArnold & Porter
ArticleJust A Bit Late, DOJ Increases FCA Penalties For 2020 (and 2019)The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 requires that agencies adjust civil penalties, including under the False Claims Act, for inflation on an annual basis.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationArnold & Porter
VideoLitigating With Laser Focus (Video)Bankruptcy litigation has evolved from lengthy, redundant hearings to laser-focused disputes that demand strategic precision. In this edition of our Inside Litigation series, partner Jeffrey A. Fuisz...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationArnold & Porter
ArticlePrivate Judging: What Is This?The caseload demands on New York state court judges are well documented, and the court system has addressed this, in part, by implementing ADR initiatives.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationArnold & Porter
ArticleWebinar — A Busy Year: U.S. Supreme Court Decides Two Important False Claims Act Cases In A Single TermIn a webinar held on July 19, partners John Elwood, head of the firm's Appellate and Supreme Court practice, and co-chairs of the firm's False Claims Act practice, Tirzah Lollar, Craig Margolis, and Michael Rogoff...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationArnold & Porter
ArticleWill Supreme Court Review Reshape SEC's Enforcement?Securities Enforcement & Litigation partner Christian Schultz was recently featured in numerous publications — including Fortune, Barron's, CoinDesk, and Blockworks — about a case between crypto...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationArnold & Porter
ArticlePrivacy Rights Group NOYB Now Qualified To Bring Collective Redress ActionsOn December 2, 2024, NOYB – European Center for Digital Rights was approved as a "qualified entity" (QE) to bring representative actions in European courts for data protection breaches. United StatesPrivacyArnold & Porter
ArticleIRS Addresses IRA Investments In NFTsWith the rise of digital assets such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), one question that has arisen is whether NFTs are permissible IRA investments. In general, NFTs are unique digital identifiers...United StatesTechnologyArnold & Porter
ArticleThe Uncertainty Of ESG Compliance In The UK And EU (Video)UK and EU legislators and regulators are driving ESG accountability, prompting company shifts in disclosures, sustainability claims, and clean energy.European UnionComplianceArnold & Porter