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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDCA Preemption: A Powerful Tool for Defending Class Actions

Several recent cases arising under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FDCA” or the “Act”), 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., highlight the usefulness of preemption as a defense against putative class actions concerning drugs,...more

Dickinson Wright

Round Two SB 4: Texas Follows Arizona in State Preemption Attempt of Federal Border Control

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 4 on December 18, placing Texas on the course to yet another state-federal preemption challenge regarding the enforcement of immigration law regarding illegal entry to the United States...more

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When Green Goes Up in Smoke: Unraveling the Power Tussle Between State and Local Authorities in Marijuana Regulation

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Recently, the City of Denver’s Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) ordered, among other things, the destruction of Titan Health LLC’s (Titan Health) marijuana plants that it deemed to “hav[e] evidence of...more

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SEC Investment Advisers: Texas says “April Fools!” to Federal Preemption?

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On April 1, 2021, the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) announced the entry of a Consent Order against an SEC registered investment adviser named Independent Financial Group, LLC (“Independent”). The TSSB’s action may...more

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SEC Finalizes Reforms Under Investment Advisers Act

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In this Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized reforms under the Investment Advisers Act to modernize rules that govern investment adviser advertisements and payments to solicitors, and published a risk...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Third Circuit rules CFPB lawsuit against federal student loan servicer did not preclude PA AG’s parallel lawsuit, federal law did...

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled last week in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Navient Corp. that the PA Attorney General could bring a parallel enforcement action against Navient, a servicer of federal...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

What's Old is New Again: The Future of Bank Partnership Programs from Small Dollar Installment Loans to Mortgages to Everything

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Bank partnerships allow banks to offer loans to consumers and businesses by leveraging the resources of non-bank entities. The relationships between banks and their non-bank entity partners have existed for many years. In the...more

Butler Snow LLP

Pro Te: Solutio Vol. 11 No. 1 – A Reflection on the First Ten Years

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It’s hard to believe a decade has passed since we delivered our first edition of Pro Te: Solutio to your door. Those years have brought enormous changes in the world and in our industry. Innovation has driven everything we...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Update on Colorado bank-model lawsuits

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In two closely-watched enforcement actions pending in Colorado state court, the Administrator of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code for the State of Colorado is employing the “true lender” theory and the Second Circuit’s...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Federal Court Sends Colorado's Case Against Online Lending Platform Back to State Court

Colorado's ongoing challenge to the bank partnership model of online lending will next play out, at least in part, in state court. Last year, the Administrator of Colorado's Uniform Consumer Credit Code filed suits in...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

New Fed Cannabis Policy Hits California Local Government - Potential Fiscal Impacts and Confusion

Just days after the sale of recreational cannabis became legal in California, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a new policy regarding cannabis-related activities that is causing confusion for local governments — and...more

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Rescission of Medical Marijuana Memoranda

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a one-page memorandum on January 4, 2018 (the “Sessions Memo”) rescinding both the Cole and Ogden Memoranda which essentially established a Department of Justice (“DOJ”) prosecutorial...more

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Attorney General Sessions' Rescission of DOJ Marijuana Guidance Signals Uncertainty for the Marijuana Industry

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On January 4, 2018, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions officially rescinded all of the prior Obama-era Department of Justice (DOJ) marijuana-related guidance, including the so-called “Cole Memo.” That guidance had provided...more

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Bank Of Tokyo Mitsubishi Sues DFS And Alleges That DFS Has No Investigatory Or Enforcement Authority Over It Since It Is Now...

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On November 7, 2017, in the midst of a pending examination by, and implementation of previously agreed upon consent orders with, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”), the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Healthcare Law Update: June 2017

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Medicaid - Florida's Medicaid Third-Party Liability Act Pre-empted by Federal Law - By Eddie Williams - In Gallardo v. Dudek, Sec. of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, No. 4:16cv116-MW/CAS, 2017 WL...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Battle Continues Over Colorado Nonbank Action

The Colorado regulator facing a lawsuit from two banks seeking to work with nonbank partners filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing that the banks lack standing to sue and that the federal preemption defense asserted...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Saga of Pennsylvania's Act 13 Comes to an End

With a bang, rather than a whimper, the saga of Pennsylvania’s Act 13 appears to have finally come to an end. On September 28, 2016, nearly three years after giving teeth to the long-dormant environmental rights amendment to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New Delaware Unclaimed Property Decision Further Complicates Landscape

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Another federal judge slams Delaware’s unclaimed property audit methodology but rejects the holder’s reliance on the priority rules as a defense to the audit demands. See Marathon Petroleum Corp. et al. v. Cook et al., No....more

Baker Donelson

Reading the CFPB Amicus Tea Leaves

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Because the CFPB is still a young agency, having formed in 2011 pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank), the enforcement record of the Agency is somewhat limited, not by...more

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Financial Services Weekly News - June 2016 #3

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Regulatory Developments - OFAC Updates Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Lifting Sanctions on Iran - On June 8, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC) updated its...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Class Dismissed

California Court of Appeal Finds AG’s Privacy Suit Over Fly Delta Mobile App Is Preempted

In a recent ruling, California’s Court of Appeal unanimously affirmed the dismissal of California’s complaint against Delta Air Lines, Inc. (“Delta”), which alleged that the company’s Fly Delta mobile application violated...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

FedEx Enters Settlement with California District Attorneys to Partially Resolve Allegations of Mismanagement of Damaged Products,...

On July 28, 2015, FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (“FedEx”) entered into a settlement agreement (“Settlement”) with a group of California District Attorneys to partially resolve allegations that the company stored and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

First Circuit Rules Bankruptcy Code Preempts Puerto Rico's Recovery Act - On Monday, July 6, the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the February 6, 2015 order and injunction of the Puerto Rico District Court...more

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