Federal Agency and Other Consumer Protection News: December 2022
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) is ordering Wells Fargo Bank to pay more than $3.7 billion to resolve claims of widespread mismanagement of auto loans, mortgages, and deposit accounts. The consent order requires payment of $2 billion in redress for almost 16 million consumer accounts and a $1.7…
Supreme Court Report: Slack Technologies, LLC v. Pirani, 22-200
Volume 30, Issue 4 This Report summarizes cases granted review on December 13, 2022 (Part I). Case Granted Review: Slack Technologies, LLC v. Pirani, 22-200 Slack Technologies, LLC v. Pirani, 22-200. The Court will resolve “[w]hether Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 require plaintiffs to plead and prove that they bought…
Supreme Court Report: Samia v. United States, 22-196
Volume 30, Issue 4 This Report summarizes cases granted review on December 13, 2022 (Part I). Case Granted Review: Samia v. United States, 22-196 Samia v. United States, 22-196. At issue is “[w]hether admitting a codefendant’s redacted out-of-court confession that immediately inculpates a defendant based on the surrounding context violates the defendant’s rights under the…
Supreme Court Report: Smith v. United States, 21-1576
Volume 30, Issue 4 This Report summarizes cases granted review on December 13, 2022 (Part I). Case Granted Review: Smith v. United States, 21-1576 Smith v. United States, 21-1576. The question presented is “[w]hether the proper remedy for the government’s failure to prove venue is an acquittal barring reprosecution of the offense, . . ….
Center for Ethics and Public Integrity Newsletter: December 2022
This compendium of news reports about corruption and ethics issues is brought to you by the Center for Ethics and Public Integrity (CEPI). Neither the National Association of Attorneys General nor the National Attorneys General Training & Research Institute expresses a view as to the accuracy of news accounts, nor as to the position expounded…
Federal Agency and Other Consumer Protection News: November 2022
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and New York Attorney General Letitia James took action against companies that allegedly took advantage of 9/11 victims. RD Legal Funding, two related entities, and the companies’ founder and owner, Roni Dersovitz, allegedly engaged in deceptive and abusive acts in connection with offering cash advances…
Attorney General Consumer Protection News: November 2022
Multistate Actions A bipartisan executive committee of attorneys general from 13 states confirmed agreements in principle with CVS Health and Walgreens which could provide more than $10.7 billion to states and local governments. CVS expects to provide $5 billion in payments over 10 years, while Walgreens would make $5.7 billion in payments over 15 years…
Supreme Court Report: Polselli v. IRS, 21-1599
Volume 30, Issue 3 This Report summarizes cases granted review on November 21 and December 1 and 9, 2022 (Part I). Case Granted Review: Polselli v. IRS, 21-1599 Polselli v. IRS, 21-1599. The Court will resolve the following issue: “[W]hen the IRS summons an innocent party’s records from a third-party recordkeeper (like a bank, accountant,…
Supreme Court Report: Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, 22-105
Volume 30, Issue 3 This Report summarizes cases granted review on November 21 and December 1 and 9, 2022 (Part I). Case Granted Review: Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, 22-105 Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, 22-105. At issue is: “Does a non-frivolous appeal of the denial of a motion to compel arbitration oust a district court’s jurisdiction…
Supreme Court Report: Lora v. United States, 22-49
Volume 30, Issue 3 This Report summarizes cases granted review on November 21 and December 1 and 9, 2022 (Part I). Case Granted Review: Lora v. United States, 22-49 Lora v. United States, 22-49. At issue is “[w]hether 18 U.S.C. §924(c)(1)(D)(ii), which provides that ‘no term of imprisonment imposed . . . under this subsection…
