Lawyers are looking at emerging litigation over plastic pollution and video game addiction, while cases over diet drugs, “forever chemicals” and cow’s milk-based infant formula for preemies continues to proliferate. Click Here To Read The Full Article
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Financial Watchdog Alleges Walmart Forced Army of Gig-Worker Drivers to Receive Pay Through High-Fee Accounts
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Walmart and the payments platform Branch Messenger in federal court in Minnesota. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Chicago Federal Court Offers Banks Relief From Illinois' Historic Credit Fee Curbs
U.S. District Chief Judge Virginia Kendall of the Northern District of Illinois found that a coalition of banking associations represented by Jones Day and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom would likely show that the National Bank Act preempts the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. Click Here To Read The Full Article
DOJ Takes on Largest NFT Scheme That Points to Larger Trend
Gabriel Hay, 23 and Gavin Mayo, 23, allegedly defrauded investors of over $22 million. Former DOJ prosecutor Scott Armstrong says there’s a trend of such cases targeting younger defendants. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Customers: Developments on ‘Conquesting' from the Ninth Circuit
In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit addressed the issue of whether purchasing market competitors’ search engine keyword terms, known as “conquesting, constitutes trademark infringement. Click Here To Read The Full Article