Volume 78, Issue 2
The article maps out a non-partisan, principled conception of good corporate citizenship drawing on shared assumptions of the right and the left about the place of corporations in our society and the…
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) spiked, in part, because—in addition to myths about their financial attributes, which others have debunked—several myths about SPAC law circulated widely…
The proposed Restatement of the Law of Corporate Governance is unlikely to prove influential given the dominance of Delaware law in this area. It will either track Delaware law or attempt to offer al…
The American Law Institute’s Restatement of the Law of Corporate Governance includes both Delaware and non-Delaware law. It aims for a “user-friendly” version that captures the essential core of the…
“Doge,” is a meme and digital image of a comic-sans-overlaid-Shiba Inu. Doge became a multifaceted asset when its novelty was monetized within the digital economy.
The Corporate Laws Committee of the ABA Business Law Section develops and proposes changes in the Model Business Corporation Act. The Committee has approved proposed amendments to sections 6.04 and 6…
This survey summarizes selected legal developments regarding corporate compliance and ethics programs, including: organization’s code of conduct, policies, and procedures for compliance with legal re…
This piece is the introduction for the Consumer Financial Services Survey which covers a wide range of topics including: arbitration, class actions, Fair Credit Reporting Act, consumer privacy laws (…
This article analyzes five important U.S. Supreme Court arbitration decisions issued in 2022 and Congress's amendment of the Federal Arbitration Act to exempt claims asserting sexual harassment or se…
The authors address the recent, significant increase in mass arbitrations being threatened and filed against consumer finance companies. The article highlights the difficulties that mass arbitration…
This survey reviews recent court scrutiny of class action settlements in the interest of protecting absent class members.
Mortgage regulation developments continue apace with significant changes related to COVID-19 reverberations in parallel with a strong focus on appraisals, particularly regarding discrimination and bi…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has been increasingly active under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), making rules, issuing advisory opinions, and taking enforcement action.
This article examines privacy legislation in Utah, Connecticut, California, Virginia, and Colorado. It also looks at privacy legislation at the federal level.
This submission surveys Article III standing decisions in each circuit as they pertain to the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
This article analyzes five important U.S. Supreme Court arbitration decisions issued in 2022 and Congress's amendment of the Federal Arbitration Act to exempt claims asserting sexual harassment or se…
This survey addresses compliance issues related to the small-dollar lending industry, including federal and state enforcement actions, consumer litigation, and new state laws and regulations.
Annual review of the major legal and regulatory developments affecting the U.S. automotive finance industry.
This survey reports on fair lending litigation in the federal courts during the past year and federal enforcement actions by the CFPB and other agencies.
In recent years, members of Congress, several states, and the Biden Administration have taken aim at America’s medical costs through policy actions related to medical debt collection and credit repor…