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BIPA: An Example that More States Should Follow
Biometrics are unique physical characteristics that can be used for automated identification of a person. Even though individuals may not know the exact term “biometrics,” millions of individuals use some form of it in...
Riders on the Storm: Whistleblowers Can Help Stop Rising Tide of Disaster Relief Fraud
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which began in June and continues until November, is on track to break meteorological records. While the average hurricane season features 12 named storms, 2020 has already seen 20 of...
No Job? No Problem! Auto Lending Practices Mirror Those That Fueled Housing Bubble
Early last week, Attorney General Maura Healey filed a lawsuit against Credit Acceptance Corporation (“CAC”), a credit lender that specializes in auto loans. The complaint alleged that CAC had provided borrowers with...
New EU legislation expands access to collective legal action for European consumers
For years, countries in the European Union have offered different levels of access to a collective action against wrongdoing companies. While countries like Italy and Spain have effective systems for collective action in...
AECPA’s Failure to Address Monopolists’ Abuse of Arbitration Is Bad For Everyone
Last month I had the opportunity to help organize a CLE webinar with the New York State Bar Association on the topic of a new Senate legislation, the Anticompetitive Exclusionary Conduct Prevention Act (AECPA). The...
Canada’s Antitrust Regulator Investigates the Crop Inputs Market
Many industries are confronting new challenges due to the pandemic, but American farmers are in a particularly difficult spot. As demand from restaurants, hotels and schools dries up, American farmers are facing even more...
Home Healthcare No Poach – A New Front Opens in the Campaign against Employer Collusion
Contact: Christian Levis (clevis@lowey.com), 914-733-7220 or Roland St. Louis (rstlouis@lowey.com), 914-733-7231 The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission issued joint guidance...
SEC Whistleblower Program Set for Banner Year
On April 16, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) awarded $27 million to a whistleblower who provided information that led to an SEC enforcement action. This was the largest award of 2020 and the sixth...
CFTC Announces New Livestock Market Task Force
The livestock industry has faced unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plummeting cattle prices and meat processing plant shut-downs have increased volatility in the market. These changes have raised...
California Scheming: Gas Price Manipulation Hits the West Coast
The gas market, with its pricing benchmarks based on self-reported transactions, has long been a fertile field for price manipulation. For example, in In re Natural Gas Commodity Litigation, No. 03 CV 6186 (S.D.N.Y. Oct....