Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issues guidance on virtual currency *

USA - May 16 2013
FinCEN recently issued interpretive guidance to clarify that it views certain activities involving convertible virtual currencies as money…

Co-authors: Elsa S. Broeker , JiJi Park, Deborah S. Thoren-Peden.

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Ninth Circuit: injunctive relief claims relating only to past harms to a limited class are not exempt from arbitration *

USA - April 22 2013
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision favoring arbitration clauses in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held…

Co-authors: Christine A. Scheuneman, Nathaniel R. Smith, Brian D. Martin.

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High court agrees class rep's stipulation doesn't bar federal jurisdiction *

USA - March 29 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles, resolved the debate between the plaintiffs' bar and defense bar regarding whether…

Co-authors: Christine A. Scheuneman.

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California Contractors State License Board confirms asbestos certification does not authorize universal removal/abatement *

USA - February 1 2013
Recently, the California Contractors State License Board (CLSB) issued an Industry Bulletin confirming that contractors may not perform abestos…

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Theory of continuous accrual may apply in unfair competition law class actions *

USA - January 28 2013
The Supreme Court of California, in Aryeh v. Canon Business Solutions, Inc., resolved the "lingering uncertainty over the timing of accrual and the…

Co-authors: Christine A. Scheuneman.

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