The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have authority to enforce the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and take action against any debt collector who fails to comply with the FDCPA. While financial...

Consumer protection cases continued the slow gradual decline that began in 2017, a case filing trend that was reflected in several subsets of cases including class action, FDCPA, and TCPA cases. Menlo Park, CA — Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company...

ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence-driven computer program designed to facilitate interaction between users and their digital devices, has drawn a great deal of public attention since being introduced last year. Some state lawmakers are taking notice...

Zaatari v. City of Austin Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, Austin November 27, 2019, Filed NO. 03-17-00812-CV Opinion  [*179]  These cross-appeals arise from challenges to a municipal ordinance amending the City of Austin's regulation of...

United Phosphorus, Ltd. v. Angus Chem. Co. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division February 16, 2001, Decided Case No. 94 C 2078 Opinion  [*1006]  MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Before the court are Defendants'...

Stein v. Paul Revere Life Ins. Co. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania March 16, 2023, Decided; March 16, 2023, Filed CIVIL ACTION 21-3546 Opinion MEMORANDUM Chief Judge Juan R. Sánchez Plaintiff Eric Stein, M.D. brings...

Ramirez v. Shinn United States District Court for the District of Arizona July 1, 2022, Decided; July 1, 2022, Filed No. CV-21-08183-PCT-DJH (JZB) Opinion REPORT & RECOMMENDATION TO THE HONORABLE DIANE J. HUMETEWA, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE: Petitioner...

In re Voyager Digital Holdings, Inc. United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York August 5, 2022, Decided Chapter 11, Case No. 22-10943 (MEW) (Jointly Administered) Opinion DECISION AS TO MOTION TO PERMIT WITHDRAWALS BY CUSTOMERS...

In re Miami Metals I, Inc. United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York August 9, 2019, Decided Chapter 11, Case No. 18-13359 (shl) (Jointly Administered) Opinion  [*730]  MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON DEBTORS' AND SENIOR LENDERS'...

Eli Lilly & Co. v. Novartis Pharma AG (In re Eli Lilly & Co.) United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit May 4, 2022, Argued; June 16, 2022, Decided No. 22-1094 Opinion  [*162]  NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge: Eli Lilly and Company and its...