The Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA") announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are launching a new framework for the enforcement of representations and warranties.

The President is expected today to sign into law H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010.

Data obtained via a Freedom of Information (FOI) request indicates the total cost of successful clinical claims closed (or settled as a PPO) ...

The Nutter Bank Report is a monthly electronic publication of the firm’s Banking and Financial Services Group and contains regulatory and legal updates with expert commentary from our banking attorneys.

The Nutter Bank Report is a monthly electronic publication of the firm’s Banking and Financial Services Group and contains regulatory and legal updates with expert commentary from our banking attorneys.

On 25 April 2011 China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) published a draft judicial interpretation that explains how civil cases relating to alleged violations of the country’s Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) may be handled going forward.

OCC Issues Guidance on Risks Associated with Residential Foreclosures; Federal Reserve: Asset Exchanges Raise Safety and Soundness Concerns; Stricter Supervisory Standards Proposed for Systemically Important Institutions; CFPB Releases Prototype Consumer Credit Card Agreement; Other Developments: Market Risk Capital Rules and SLHC Reporting.

In this article, we have attempted to provide some respite to the age-old debate between the legal and marketing heads of the MedTech companies in respect of how to classify the activities /interactions with healthcare professionals ...

In its cable services campaign, Entropic Communications, LLC has filed multiple new pleadings, including two "original" complaints (2:25-cv-07967, 2:25-cv-07969) against...

Recently introduced legislation pending before the U.S. House of Representatives attempts to make wide-sweeping reforms to the procedural rules governing class actions and, if implemented,

What is a green lease? Does the label matter and what does a green lease look like in 2023? Embedding sustainability into leases is not new for 2023 – but thinking about it will be on many New Year to-do lists...

Public sector construction projects typically face more difficult problems and obstacles than private sector projects. The formality of the budgeting process renders cost overruns unusually troublesome, and the realities of public administration of the projects often result in delays and claims.

In the life of any company, the days immediately following the announcement of a merger or joint venture agreement are among the busiest imaginable. From the moment the deal is made public, the pressure is on to start realizing all of the synergies that have been touted to the marketplace. Operations and infrastructure must be integrated. Key employees must be reassured about their roles in the new business. Customers must be convinced about the positive impact that the deal will have on them.

The federal banking agencies and state bank regulators -- through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors -- have issued new guidance on prudent lending to creditworthy small business borrowers.

Massachusetts bank has settled a lawsuit alleging a violation of the ATM signage rules in the Electronic Fund Transfer Act ("EFTA") without paying any damages, legal fees or costs to the plaintiff.

On Nov. 15, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Halliburton Co.'s second petition for writ of certiorari in the Erica P. John Fund v. Halliburton, No. 13-317, securities litigation, this time to consider whether to "overrule or substantially modify the holding of Basic v. Levinson, 485 U.S. 224 (1988), to the extent it allows a presumption of classwide reliance under the fraud-on-the-market theory," and, if the court does not overrule Basic, to decide whether a defendant "may rebut the presumption an

The Massachusetts Treasury has begun inviting Massachusetts banks to participate in a new Small Business Banking Initiative, which seeks to place at least $100 million in state deposits with Massachusetts banks willing to increase their small business lending.

Conflicting opinions in the past two years from the Second, Fifth, and Seventh Circuits have created uncertainty regarding the extent to which, in a private action under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a plaintiff who invokes the fraud-on-the-market presumption of reliance must prove loss causation at the class certification stage in order to be able to proceed on behalf of a class.

As an array of emerging technologies line up for the renewable energy bandwagon, how viable is waste-to-energy? Michelle Knott reports