3rd Circuit Compels Arbitration Despite Challenge to Assignment of Contract
A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently compelled arbitration on the threshold question of arbitrability in a class... Read More
Litigation Developments
Global Beauty Brand Settles Violations of CCPA over Shared Consumer Data
Last month, the California Attorney General announced a $1.2 million settlement resolving allegations that an international beauty retailer violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)... Read More
5th Circuit Holds Mere Statutory Violation of FDCPA Does Not Establish Standing
A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that Article III standing cannot be established for a claim... Read More
Lender and Appraiser Sued over Alleged Racial Discrimination in Home Valuation
A Complaint, recently filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, alleges that a national mortgage lender and a Maryland-based appraiser engaged... Read More
Federal Judge Approves $50 Million Settlement of Telemarketing Privacy Claims
Earlier this month, a Judge with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois approved a $50 million proposed settlement resolving class action... Read More
3rd Circuit Adopts “Reasonable Reader” Standard for Credit Report Accuracy
A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that a claim that a credit report is inaccurate or... Read More
CFPB Sues Payday Lender over Violations of the CFPA
The CFPB recently filed a complaint against a Texas-based payday lender in Texas federal court alleging the lender engaged in unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices... Read More
CFPB Fines Bank $37.5 Million for Opening Unauthorized Accounts
The CFPB recently issued a $37.5 million fine by consent order against a large national bank for using consumer data to open checking and savings... Read More
SCOTUS to Consider the Applicable Standard when the Government Seeks Dismissal of a False Claims Act Suit After Declining to Intervene
In United States, ex rel. Jesse Polansky, M.D., M.P.H., Petitioner v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., et al., the Supreme Court will decide whether the government... Read More
CFPB and DOJ Settle Redlining Claims with Mortgage Company for $24 Million
A non-depository mortgage company recently entered into a proposed consent order with the CFPB and DOJ to settle the agencies’ claims that the company unlawfully... Read More
Auto Financier Pays $19 Million to CFPB over Consumer Credit Reporting Issues
The CFPB recently issued a consent order against a California-based Auto Finance Company regarding the Company’s systemic issues with providing inaccurate consumer information and failing... Read More
Agencies Fine Bank $225 Million over Administration of Unemployment Benefits
A large national bank recently entered into a consent order with the CFPB and two separate consent orders (a civil money penalty order and a... Read More
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