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Lauren focuses her practice on complex business disputes and privacy litigation. She has represented major financial institutions and large data companies in high-profile, high-stakes litigation in both federal and state courts.

On December 17, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that Quest Diagnostics violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by placing debt collection calls to an individual on her mobile device without her consent.

In his six-page opinion, Judge

Recently, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued revised versions of the small entity compliance guides for the Loan Originator Rule and the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (“HOEPA”) Rule.  

Revisions to the Loan Originator Rule Compliance Guide 

The CFPB revised the compliance guide for the Loan Originator Rule in three notable respects. First, the