New York partner Steve Rinehart, assisted by Troutman Sanders lawyers Matthew DeFrancesco, Marilyn Batonga and Phil DiMola, recently published "Accountant's Liability Under the Federal Securities Laws,"...

On December 19, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed four nearly identical lawsuits against lenders based in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

As we previously reported, in December 2015, the FTC settled claims against Oracle that the company deceived consumers about security updates on Oracle's Java Platform, Standard Edition software (Java SE).

The New Jersey legislature recently passed a bill that places restrictions on retailers' ability to collect and use personal information gleaned from driver's licenses.

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System recently issued a Consent Order against Peoples Bank, based in Lawrence...

On January 28, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its monthly consumer complaint report, highlighting consumer complaints about financial services such as debt settlement, check cashing, money orders, and credit repair.

2017 has been a big year for the rapidly evolving data privacy and cybersecurity arenas, especially for emerging technology.

On the heels of a $22 million settlement in an enforcement action brought by the Federal Trade Commission, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott recently announced his office’s resolution of an enforcement action against the same group of Dallas-based technology firms that falsely claimed to offer individuals "free" credit scores.

On October 3, 3018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Bernard L. McNamee to fill the vacant seat on FERC

A dispute over the scheduling of a settlement conference ended with a California federal judge ordering a law firm and a pro se plaintiff to explain why they should not be disciplined for missing a deadline set by the court.

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and Mike Boots of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, joined together last week to compliment and promote Virginia’s stormwater nutrient trading program.

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson recently announced priorities for his 2021 legislative agenda.

New Mexico's Attorney General Hector Balderas announced on September 29 that his office has filed three lawsuits against debt collection companies

On September 12, 2018, FERC announced the initiation of a joint inquiry with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation ("NERC") ...

Addressing environmental justice (EJ) concerns highlighted during the campaign is an important priority for the Biden Administration. Within a week of taking the oath of office...

On April 15, Judge André Birotte Jr. for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California determined that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's (Bureau) operation of the Twitchell Dam...

As part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (the "Act"), Congress extended and increased the 45Q tax credits for carbon capture and storage ("CCS") projects.

On Friday, May 11, California's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) issued a notice that it is considering listing laundry detergent that includes nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE) ...

On May 30th, EPA reinstated a Bush Administration RCRA exemption that allows third-party recycling of hazardous secondary materials, known as the "Transfer-Based Exclusion."

Louisiana has redefined "vapor products" to include nicotine and non-nicotine products. The law became effective on May 30, 2018 when Governor John Bel Edwards signed HB239.