The Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee are pushing their proposed package of bills aimed at responding to the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic. This time around, they are supporting the bill that would place a moratorium on debt collection activities for the duration of the pandemic.
A May 5 release from the Democrats on the
On May 13, a federal court in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss in a putative class action brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The Court dismissed the plaintiff’s claims that the defendant, an e-commerce provider that offers a texting platform to
On April 8, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied defendant TransUnion’s petition for a panel rehearing and petition for a rehearing en banc in Ramirez v. TransUnion LLC, a case that has been monitored closely by credit reporting agencies.
The Ninth Circuit’s February decision in Ramirez represented a notable
The status of the Louisiana Public Service Commission’s (“Commission”) potential enforcement of the available emergency measures pursuant to the Do Not Call General Order (Docket No. R_29617, decided Oct. 11, 2006) (“DNC Order”) has been unclear. While these emergency measures generally have been imposed during prior emergencies, they presently remain unimplemented despite Governor John Bel
On April 22, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia issued another amended emergency order extending court deadlines. The order can be found here. The Court’s new order delays all court deadlines for matters scheduled to occur during the emergency period from March 23, 2020 to May 15, 2020 until May 18, 2020.
On April 17, a class action complaint was filed by plaintiff Heather Sweeney against Life on Air, Inc. – creator of the video chat app Houseparty – and Epic Games, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Epic is the company behind the popular video game, Fortnite, and acquired
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (“Zoom”) has seen substantial growth during the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, with Zoom’s stock rising more than 112% this year. In fact, Zoom’s growth was so significant that the Securities and Exchange Commission temporarily suspended the trading of Zoom Technologies, Inc. (an entirely distinct company) due to concerns of investor
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) is the largest economic rescue measure in the history of the United States, making $2.2 trillion available to the public and businesses affected by the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic. Where there is money, there will be lawsuits by those who did not get it. A class
Please join Troutman Sanders’ attorneys, Andrew Buxbaum, Jon Hubbard, Mohsin Reza, and Elizabeth Briones for the Complimentary Webinar: “Lessons Learned from the Great Recession” on April 16, 2020 from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET.
The economic consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are proving to be far-reaching as millions of American consumers
On April 3, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued another emergency order extending court deadlines. A press release regarding the order can be found here. The Court’s new order delays all court deadlines for matters scheduled to occur during the emergency period between March 23, 2020 and May 1, 2020 to May
