A federal Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Arizona recently granted in part and denied in part a consumer reporting agency’s motion for summary judgment, with respect to claims raised by the…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Consumer Protection
There are many valuable benefits of registering one’s trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). A cursory Internet search will yield dozens of articles on the “Top 10” or “Top 5” reasons to register…
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/ Civil Remedies, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade
In a case that has profound implications for the regulated community, particularly in the realms of environmental justice, civil rights, and land use planning, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has permitted plaintiffs to…
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/ Civil Rights, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals gave a big win to the EPA when it upheld a Biden-era ozone ruling affecting Louisiana and Texas, but there was also a set-back for the EPA when the Court both upheld the ability of such…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration established an electronic mailbox to allow the regulated community to request a Presidential Exemption to certain requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Under Section…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
In a lengthy decision that highlighted the CFPB’s very public efforts to dismantle the CFPB from within, the District Court for the District of Columbia granted a motion for preliminary injunction designed to preserve the CFPB…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Consumer Protection
Delivered in digestible, insightful bites, McGlinchey’s Litigation Byte is a monthly roundup of financial services decisions and cases nationwide that impact your business.
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection, Real Estate - Residential
One of Donald Trump’s most controversial campaign promises was his proposal to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and, in his words, send “education back to the states.” At the time, the idea was met with…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
In this installment of the More with McGlinchey Podcast, labor and employment attorney Susan Desmond and maritime attorney Marcelle Mouledoux discuss the Safer Seas Act and Title VII requirements for the marine industry. They…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Maritime Law
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s decision to deny the plaintiff’s motion to compel arbitration, finding that the plaintiff was not an “aggrieved” party within the meaning of the Federal Arbitration…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Privacy
Companies facing the threat of mass arbitration continue to seek judicial intervention to thwart such tactics. However, most of those attempts have failed. Recently, the District Court in the District of Colombia rejected a…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts
On March 11, 2025, the New York County Civil Court issued an injunction under the New York Fair Credit Reporting Act (NYFCRA) barring a landlord from reporting to the credit reporting agencies (CRAs) the withheld rent payments,…
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/ Civil Remedies, Consumer Protection, Real Estate - Residential
Right on schedule, on March 21, 2025, FinCEN issued an Interim Final Rule that exempts U.S. companies and persons from the requirement to report, modify, or correct beneficial ownership information (BOI) under the Corporate…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
On February 24, 2025, the Eastern District of Virginia granted summary judgment in favor of Defendant LoanCare, LLC, on a putative class action alleging that LoanCare violated fair debt collection provisions of the West Virginia…
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/ Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
Lemon law claims present enormous issues of fact, involving questions such as “When does a vehicle issue rise to the level of a nonconformity?” “Should all repairs be considered under a claim if they are for different issues?”…
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/ Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection, Products Liability, Transportation
