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Nov 15, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Mary Jane Wilmoth |Keith Kopplin |Zachary Zagger |Jason Feingertz
On November 15, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program released its 2024 Annual Report. According to the report, the CFTC received a record 1,744 whistleblower tips in Fiscal Year 2024 and awarded over $42 million to whistleblowers whose disclosures resulted in approximately $162 million in monetary sanctions.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Jason Feingertz |Katherine Gallagher |Mary Jane Wilmoth |Keith Kopplin
Sports fans rejoice! Multiple states have passed tax incentives to help their local sports teams. If you are a sports fan in Oklahoma or Maine, you should check out these new tax incentives. Under Oklahoma H.B. 3959, also known as the Oklahoma Five Major Sports Leagues Rebate Program Act, Oklahoma will provide tax incentives to qualifying professional sports teams for certain payroll costs.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Mary Jane Wilmoth |Keith Kopplin |Zachary Zagger |Jason Feingertz
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder that affects millions of people worldwide, characterized by tremors, stiffness, and difficulty with balance and coordination. This disorder results from the degeneration of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain, leading to a range of symptoms that can severely impact daily life. While medications exist to manage these symptoms, they often come with side effects and may lose efficacy over time.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Mary Jane Wilmoth |Keith Kopplin |Zachary Zagger |Jason Feingertz
NEPA generally applies to actions carried out by federal agencies, as well as private actions that receive federal financial assistance or require an approval (such as a permit or license) from a federal agency. The crux of NEPA is the statute’s requirement that federal agencies prepare an environmental impact statement for “major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.” (42 U.S.C. § 4332(C).)NEPA itself is a rather barebones statute.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Mary Jane Wilmoth
On September 30, TD Bank agreed to pay U.S. authorities over $3 billion to settle charges that it violated the Bank Secrecy Act by failing to maintain a strong anti-money laundering (AML) program.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
whistleblowersblog.org | Mary Jane Wilmoth
Samherji, Iceland’s largest fishing company, is suing Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson, an Icelandic art student known as Odee. The lawsuit concerns a spoof of the company’s website created by the artist. The fake webpage featured the heading We’re Sorry, with a made-up apology. This fake apology was directly related to a scandal involving Samherji and Namibian fishing quotas.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Mary Jane Wilmoth
Skip to main content September 13, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 257 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Philip G. Feigen |William Quick |Mary Jane Wilmoth |Tammana Malik
On May 8, 2024, Colorado passed “An Act Concerning Consumer Protections in Interactions with Artificial Intelligence Systems” (SB205), a state law that comprehensively regulates the use of certain “Artificial Intelligence (AI)” systems.[1] The law is aimed at addressing AI bias, establishing a requirement of human oversight throughout the life cycle of AI systems, and requiring significant documentation around the use of AI.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Mary Jane Wilmoth
On August 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced $24 million in whistleblower awards, issued to two individuals who voluntarily provided original information that led to the success of an SEC enforcement action as well as a related action by another agency. “Today’s awards highlight the incredible public service provided by whistleblowers,” said Creola Kelly, Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Mary Jane Wilmoth
On August 23, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted whistleblower awards totaling more than $98 million to two whistleblowers who voluntarily provided the agency with original information that led to a successful enforcement action by the SEC as well as related enforcement actions by another agency. One of the whistleblowers was awarded $82 million, the fourth largest individual award in the history of the SEC Whistleblower Program.
