Attorney General Consumer Protection News: December 2021
Multistate Actions Led by Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general wrote the Consumer Financial Consumer Protection Bureau (CFPB), calling for stronger consumer safeguards for money sharing platforms and apps. The letter, written in response to the CFPB’s request for comments on its inquiry…
Federal Consumer Protection News: December 2021
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a supervisory highlights report identifying legal violations identified by the CFPB’s examinations in the first half of 2021. The report also highlights prior CFPB supervisory findings that led to public enforcement actions in the first half of 2021. CFPB examiners often find problems during…
Consumer Chief of the Month: Marion Quirk, Delaware Department of Justice
I joined the Delaware Department of Justice (the “DDOJ”) in August of 2017 after practicing in the Philadelphia, PA and Wilmington, DE legal communities for 19 years. Before joining the DDOJ, I heard from a friend who worked at the DDOJ that it was a special place – (i) challenging work; (ii) great colleagues who…
Supreme Court Report: Golan v. Saada, 20-1034
December 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on December 10, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 10 and 15, 2021 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Golan v. Saada, 20-1034 Golan v. Saada, 20-1034. “The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction requires return…
Supreme Court Report: Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson, 21-463
December 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on December 10, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 10 and 15, 2021 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson, 21-463 Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson, 21-463. Texas Senate Bill 8 prohibits abortions after roughly six…
Supreme Court Report: ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd., 21-401; AlixPartners, LLC v. Fund for Protection of Investor Rights in Foreign States, 21-518
December 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on December 10, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 10 and 15, 2021 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd., 21-401; AlixPartners, LLC v. Fund for Protection of Investor Rights in Foreign States, 21-518…
Supreme Court Report: LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., 20-807
December 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on December 10, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 10 and 15, 2021 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., 20-807 LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., 20-807. The Court limited its grant of certiorari…
Supreme Court Report: Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 21-309
December 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on December 10, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 10 and 15, 2021 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 21-309 Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 21-309. Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act provides that…
Supreme Court Report: Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 20-1573
December 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on December 10, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 10 and 15, 2021 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 20-1573 Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 20-1573. The question presented is “[w]hether the Federal…
Supreme Court Report: Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety, 20-603
December 21, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on December 10, 2021 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 10 and 15, 2021 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety, 20-603 Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety, 20-603. The question presented is “whether…
