The Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an “Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force”. The mission of this Task Force is to identify and eliminate anticompetitive state and federal laws and regulations that undermine free market competition. The creation of the Task Force follows an executive order issued by President Trump whereby […]
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FDIC and Federal Reserve Fine Discover Bank over Misclassification of Credit Card Transactions
On April 18, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (the “Federal Reserve”) each announced a consent order against Discover and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, “Discover”) in connection with Discover’s categorization of consumer credit cards for interchange purposes. In particular, each […]
Enforcement: California Privacy Protection Agency’s First Settlement
On March 12, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) announced its first enforcement settlement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) against American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (“Honda”). Pursuant to the settlement, Honda has agreed to change its privacy related business practices and pay a $632,500 fine to resolve […]
Oracle Health Confirms Data Breach
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Oracle Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in association with a January 2025 data breach. After initially denying that it suffered a security breach, in an April 7th email Oracle officially notified customers that its healthcare […]
Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Conditional Use Permit for Hog Facility
Amorak, Inc. v. Cherry Cnty. Bd. of Comm’rs, 318 Neb. 723 (2025) Danielski Harvesting & Farming, LLC (“Danielski”), owns land in Cherry County, Nebraska. A different entity agreed to operate a hog facility on the land. Danielski applied for a conditional use permit (“CUP”) for the hog facility from the […]

