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Is Your Franchise Still Breaking the Gift Card Laws?
One of my law school buddies is a class action plaintiffs' lawyer. During law school, when the rest of us were out searching for jobs, he was searching for products that did not work. He loved spending time in the law library, finding arcane regulatory schemes that no one else could stay awake long enough to read, and dreaming of ways to make companies
pay for not complying.
Whenever we go out, conversation inevitably turns to his latest idea for a class action, and he usually does most of the talking. But in early 2010, he let me lead the conversation. Congress had passed the Credit Card Responsibility Act in February 2010, and the Treasury's rules enforcing the law, called Regulation E, were to go live on Aug. 22, 2010. One of my firm's biggest clients asked us to figure out the rules and tell them what they needed to do to comply.
New York's Latest Cybersecurity Commitment
On Aug. 9, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced New York's inaugural comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. In sum, the plan aims to update government networks, bolster county-level digital defenses, and regulate critical infrastructure.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
How AI Has Affected PR
When we consider how the use of AI affects legal PR and communications, we have to look at it as an industrywide global phenomenon. A recent online conference provided an overview of the latest AI trends in public relations, and specifically, the impact of AI on communications. Here are some of the key points and takeaways from several of the speakers, who provided current best practices, tips, concerns and case studies.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.