Supreme Court Report: Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. Davita, Inc., 20-1641
November 9, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 3 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 29 and November 5, 2021 (Part I). Cases Granted Review: Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. Davita, Inc., 20-1641 Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. Davita, Inc., 20-1641. The Medicare Secondary Payer Act prohibits a health…
Supreme Court Report: Egbert v. Boule, 21-147
November 9, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 3 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 29 and November 5, 2021 (Part I). Cases Granted Review: Egbert v. Boule, 21-147 Egbert v. Boule, 21-147. The Court limited the grant of certiorari to the first two questions, which ask: (1) “Whether a cause of action exists under…
Supreme Court Report: Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, CA, 20-1775
November 9, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 3 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 29 and November 5, 2021 (Part I). Cases Granted Review: Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, CA, 20-1775 Arizona v. City and County of San Francisco, CA, 20-1775. The Court limited the grant of certiorari to the first…
Supreme Court Report: Ruan v. United States, 20-1410; Kahn v. United States, 21-5261
November 9, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 3 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 29 and November 5, 2021 (Part I). Cases Granted Review: Ruan v. United States, 20-1410; Kahn v. United States, 21-5261 Ruan v. United States, 20-1410; Kahn v. United States, 21-5261. At issue is “whether a physician alleged to have prescribed…
Tackling Money Mules
Whether perpetrating a consumer fraud, business email compromise, or unemployment insurance (UI) fraud scheme, fraudsters located overseas increase their chances of successfully obtaining proceeds from their schemes when they use U.S.-based financial infrastructure. Victims of consumer fraud schemes, such as lottery fraud and technical-support schemes, are more likely to believe the ruse when asked to…
Federal Consumer Protection News: October 2021
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Rohit Chopra as the third Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Chopra was serving as FTC Commissioner, a post he had held since 2018. Chopra issued a statement after he was sworn in, emphasizing “the essential role” the agency plays “within the Federal…
Attorney General Consumer Protection News: October 2021
Multistate Actions Led by California Attorney General Bonta, Florida Attorney General Moody, Massachusetts Attorney General Mara Healey, Nebraska Attorney General Dog Peterson, Tennessee Attorney General. Slatery, and Vermont Attorney General Donovan, a bipartisan coalition of 52 attorneys general sent a letter to the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security. The letter…
Consumer Chief of the Month: Chris Lewis, Kentucky Attorney General’s Office
They say timing is everything. Accepting the position of Consumer Protection Chief for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in December 2019, only months before the start of a global pandemic, was not the timing I had in mind, but I am thankful to have the opportunity to serve my fellow Kentuckians and support Attorney General Cameron…
Supreme Court Report: City of Tahlequah, OK v. Bond, 20-1668
October 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 2 This Report summarizes opinions issued on October 18, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on that date (Part II). Opinion: City of Tahlequah, OK v. Bond, 20-1668 City of Tahlequah, OK v. Bond, 20-1668. The Court summarily reversed a Tenth Circuit decision that had denied qualified immunity…
Supreme Court Report: Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna, 20-1539
October 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 2 This Report summarizes opinions issued on October 18, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on that date (Part II). Opinion: Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna, 20-1539 Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna, 20-1539. The Court summarily reversed a Ninth Circuit decision that had denied qualified immunity to a police officer who, after…
