Guaranteed asset protection (GAP) waivers have always held state regulators' attention, but as vehicle price increases drive up consumer demand for debt cancellation agreements...

The Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC 1681 et. seq. requires furnishers of information to report the information accurately.

A district court in New York retained jurisdiction over an action, finding that when an amended complaint alters the very nature of a suit and virtually makes it a "new action," the defendant’s right to remove is "revived."

The plaintiff, truck driver, brought a wage and hour action in violation of California Labor Code, and Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders.

The Northern District of California remanded an action for failure to establish minimal diversity.

The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 increased federal control of class action lawsuits.

Have you ever heard the old saw that "it ain’t what you know, but who you know?"

The plaintiffs sued defendants alleging that the residue used to fill in residential and commercial areas exposed the class members to hazardous materials.

The plaintiff brought an action under the TCPA on behalf of a class of persons who received automated telephone calls to their cellular phone numbers.

In a nearly unanimous opinion, the United States Supreme Court recently held in Badgerow v. Walters that a district court cannot "look through"

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri held that it had jurisdiction to reopen the case for the limited purpose of staying the remand order.

Enacted in 1981, the Louisiana Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act (LOAIA) renders "void and unenforceable" certain contractual defense and indemnification provisions in "agreement[s]...

Another taxpayer has been stung by using the wrong version of a private delivery service, FedEx "Express Saver," resulting in the late filing of an important tax document.

The increasing threat of cyberattacks against U.S. water supplies has raised significant concerns among federal officials, who emphatically stress the need for utilities...

On October 6, 2022, President Biden took his first steps to overhaul federal policy on marijuana. In doing so, he pardoned individuals with federal offenses for simple marijuana possession...

Under current California law, cannabis licensees are not permitted to "transport or distribute, or cause to be transported or distributed, cannabis or cannabis products...

Over the past twenty years, Louisiana has been hit by numerous natural disasters, each of which brings a new wave of unlicensed and unqualified home improvement contractors to the state.

On July 26, 2022, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued an update to its 2013 policy statement on minority depository institutions (MDIs).

The cannabis industry knows well the economic burden imposed by Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code). It substantially increases the cost of doing business...

Establishing that the named plaintiff’s individual claims exceeds $75,000 is immaterial to CAFA jurisdiction.