CFPB Director nominee, Rohit Chopra, testifies about his potential regulatory and enforcement priorities in Senate Hearing. President Biden tapped Rohit Chopra, currently the FTC Commissioner, as his nominee to serve as the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Director. During his nomination hearing in front of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
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CCPA in Litigation: 2018 to Present
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Posted in Consumer Protection Litigation
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020. Although enforcement cannot begin until July, private plaintiffs have started to bring claims under the law’s limited private right of action since the beginning of the year. Despite the CCPA going into effect just three months ago, it is already having an…
Supreme Court Holds Third-Party Defendant Can’t Remove Class Actions Under CAFA
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Posted in Consumer Protection Litigation
Takeaway: The U.S. Supreme Court ever so slightly trimmed removal rules under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) last week in Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. v. Jackson, No. 17-1471. In an opinion by Justice Thomas, the Court held that neither CAFA nor the general removal statute (28 U.S.C. § 1441(a)) permit removal by a…