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In a significant win for parties seeking to enforce arbitration agreements, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday issued a unanimous decision in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties holding that when a federal court...

As artificial intelligence evolves toward autonomous decision-making, a critical question emerges: what legal framework will govern AI agents that independently negotiate contracts, authorize payments, and complete commercial transactions? This discussion explores the fundamental challenges facing contract law, dispute resolution, and regulatory compliance as agentic commerce transforms from concept to reality.

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…" – A Tale of Two Cities TOPAs...

Washington is the latest state to enact a "mini-WARN" Act that will require employers with 50 or more full-time employees to provide at least 60 days' notice...

The U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to resolve a potentially landmark issue in class action law.

You know that the ERISA regulations set out claims procedural requirements. Whether the claims administrator complied with the claims procedure requirements is often a key battleground...

The Supreme Court announced that it will hear a copyright case between fabric designer Unicolors, Inc. and fashion retailer H&M, which may clarify the applicable legal standard to invalidate...

The latest wrinkle in the ever-changing world of data privacy litigation is the recent surge in state wiretap claims.

The FTC has reached a $35 million settlement with Hopper over allegations that the travel app company charged consumers hidden fees without consent and misrepresented the benefits of its VIP Support and Price Freeze services. The case marks one of the first enforcement actions under the FTC's Unfair and Deceptive Fees Rule, commonly known as the "Junk Fee Rule," which took effect in May 2025.

But do headaches constitute a disabling condition justifying ERISA-governed long term disability benefits?

COVID-19 has dominated the agenda for health and welfare benefits in 2020. From suspended deadlines to mid-year election changes to enhanced cost-free coverage...

Just when the conventional wisdom seemed to be that the CFPB was no longer going to assert that it could not request funding from the Federal Reserve because of combined losses at the Federal Reserve Banks...

The CFPB’s Office of Inspector General is still investigating the agency’s workforce and contracting moves to see what impact it has had on agency actions.

A federal judge has rejected the Trump Administration's request to release from court supervision a bank that had been accused of discriminatory lending.

The House Financial Services Committee has approved its part of the massive budget bill, saving some $1 billion by, among other things, slashing the CFPB's budget by more than 60%.

On January 12, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend its national bank chartering regulation, 12 C.F.R. § 5.20...

A divided federal appeals court has ruled that President Trump illegally fired Lisa Cook from her position as a member of the Federal Reserve Board.

For-profit paycheck protection program (PPP) borrowers – and their tax advisors – have wondered whether they can claim tax deductions in TY 2020 for forgivable expenses paid with PPP loan...