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1 week ago | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | David Anthony |Virginia Bell Flynn |Stefanie Jackman |Ethan G. Ostroff
In a significant ruling today, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its 6-3 opinion in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corporation, addressing the scope of judicial review under the Hobbs Act. The decision marks a pivotal moment in administrative law, particularly concerning the deference required to agency orders in enforcement proceedings.
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2 weeks ago | 
clearwatertribune.com | David Anthony
Next year will mark 45 years since Ed and Linda Wylde planted 2,000 peach trees in Lenore. Five years later they’d have their first crop. This is their story—as much about providence as it is about peaches. Ed…1971 was a turbulent year in America. Bombings and arson attacks by radical groups like the Weather Underground and the Chicano Liberation Front had the government and country on edge.
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3 weeks ago | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | David Anthony
According to a recent report by WebRecon, court filings under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and complaints filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) were all down for the month.
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | David Anthony |Anna Grunseit
In the world of financial services arbitration isincreasingly being embraced as a flexible, efficient, and privateway to resolve disputes. In Australia, uptake has been slower butfor certain types of financial services disputes, arbitrationprovides a fast, confidential and efficient alternative whichfinancial institutions need to consider.
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2 months ago | 
insidearm.com | John Culhane |David Anthony
The CFPB intends to revoke its Buy Now, Pay Later interpretive rule, according to a status report and joint motion to stay filed by the Bureau and the Financial Technology Association (FTA) in a case brought by the FTA challenging the rule. The revocation is one of several steps the Trump Administration is taking to reverse Biden Administration CFPB actions.
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2 months ago | 
insidearm.com | David Anthony |John Culhane
Rochester, N.Y. —Continental Service Group, LLC d/b/a ConServe, in conjunction with the company’s “Matching Gift Program”, donated its March ConServe Cares proceeds to the American Heart Association. The ConServe team supports and funds the efforts of numerous local non-profit agencies that strive to make a difference. As a result of the employees’ compassion and generosity; countless lives have been touched and enriched in our community.
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2 months ago | 
insidearm.com | David Anthony |Brooke Conkle |Stefanie Jackman |Jon Hubbard
On March 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a ruling addressing the obligations of furnishers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to conduct reasonable investigations of disputed information, whether the disputed information be legal or factual in nature. The issue of whether the distinction between “legal” and “factual” disputes is relevant under the FCRA has been hotly contested in recent years.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | David Anthony |Stefanie Jackman |Ethan G. Ostroff |Mary C. Zinsner
On March 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration in two class-action lawsuits. The decision potentially has far-reaching implications for the enforceability of arbitration clauses in consumer contracts, particularly those involving unilateral modification provisions. Case BackgroundThe appellants are companies that market and service credit card accounts on behalf of the credit-card issuing banks.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
lexology.com | David Anthony |Stefanie Jackman |Ethan G. Ostroff |Mary C. Zinsner
On March 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration in two class-action lawsuits. The decision potentially has far-reaching implications for the enforceability of arbitration clauses in consumer contracts, particularly those involving unilateral modification provisions. Case BackgroundThe appellants are companies that market and service credit card accounts on behalf of the credit-card issuing banks.
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
lexology.com | David Anthony |Stefanie Jackman |Ethan G. Ostroff
On February 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) successfully obtained a temporary restraining order against Blackrock Services, Inc. and its associated entities and individuals. The court order aims to halt the defendants’ alleged deceptive and abusive debt collection practices.
