The CFTC’s Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) issued an advisory regarding the clearing of options on spot commodity-based exchange traded fund (ETF) share products. In the advisory, DCR concludes that bitcoin... Read more »
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against Global Tel Link Corporation and its subsidiaries for engaging in unfair payments practices in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act that... Read more »
All federal courts have put in place an effective dispute resolution plan giving employees multiple pathways to report and address workplace concerns, and an increasing number of them are opting to use... Read more »
Santa Clara, CAElon Musk is facing yet another legal battle. A former Twitter chief marketing officer has filed a California labor lawsuit against Elon Musk, claiming she is owed more than $20... Read more »
The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced updates to its disaster loan and Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan (MREIDL) programs. Under these programs, the SBA can make loans, respectively, to... Read more »
Santa Clara, CASince its approval, the Depo-Provera contraceptive has been linked to serious health risks–particularly the development of brain tumors like meningiomas; these tumors have allegedly been associated with drospirenone-containing birth control,... Read more »
This Legal Update reports on significant changes to the local civil and criminal rules and procedures for all US federal district courts and appellate courts between November 13 and 19, 2024. It... Read more »
In Cisco Systems, Inc. v. K.Mizra LLC, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a precedential order denying unopposed voluntary motions to dismiss when the parties reached settlement after... Read more »
Santa Clara, CAAs advocates and watchdogs with organizations like the NAACP and the Environmental Working Group, and at least one politician, create more awareness amongst Black women about serious health risks of... Read more »
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted a final rule to implement the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) waste emissions charge (WEC) provisions for excess methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industry.... Read more »