Monthly Archives: September 2021

SEC Threatens to Sue Coinbase over Crypto Lending Program

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has threatened to sue Coinbase Global Inc. if the crypto exchange goes ahead with plans to launch a program allowing users to earn interest by lending crypto assets. The SEC issued Coinbase with … Continue reading

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Joe’s Jeans, Jessica Simpson Owner Sequential to Sell Brands in Chapter 11

Sequential Brands Group Inc., the company that owns and licenses consumer brands from Jessica Simpson fashions to Gaiam yoga wear and Joe’s Jeans, has filed for bankruptcy and will sell assets, saying that a big debt load and the COVID-19 … Continue reading

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Georgia bookkeeper stole over $1 million from coin shop

Alice Sue Smith was the bookkeeper at a family-owned coin shop, Chattanooga Coin, for 14 years, and prosecutors say she was embezzling from the business for 9 of them. Smith was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison and ordered … Continue reading

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Attorney demands that Kansas school district alter COVID policies

A lawyer is demanding that a Kansas City-area school district revise its COVID-19 policies, claiming that they violate state and federal laws. The district’s current policy says that people who have had close contact with COVID-positive people do not need … Continue reading

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Biden administration to order large employers to mandate Covid-19 vaccine or weekly testing

This requirement will come in the form of a rule from the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and will apply to all federal employees, federal contractors, and businesses with 100 or more employees. Businesses that fail to … Continue reading

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Evictions to Hit 750,000 Households

Since the Supreme Court blocked the federal eviction moratorium, around 750,000 renter households are expected to lose their homes. Between 2.5 million and 3.5 million households are behind on rent owing up to $17 billion to landlords. Between 1 million … Continue reading

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Using Wrong Arbitrator Voids Decision

In 2011, Cathy Pitts purchased a car with Respondent Car Credit, Inc. This transaction included an arbitration agreement that Pitts signed. The agreement stated that if a dispute arose, it would be resolved by an arbitration organization, and if no … Continue reading

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Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee Cannot Compel Turnover of Funds Garnished Pre-Petition

Unlike chapter 7, a chapter 13 trustee does not have the power to control debtor’s assets until plan is confirmed. Then, the trustee is still only able to do so as provided in the terms of the confirmed plan. Until … Continue reading

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Missouri Follows the Massachusetts Rule Regarding Snow/Ice Removal by Property Owner

Colleen O’Donnell fell at the River City Casino as a result of accumulating ice from a winter storm. When she filed personal injury claims, the trial court favored the casino. Ultimately, the Missouri Court of Appeals-Eastern District affirmed the trial … Continue reading

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Order of Protection Was Not Supported by Sufficient Evidence of Stalking

L.M.M. filed a petition against J.L.G., the sister of L.M.M.’s boyfriend. L.M.M. accused J.L.G. of coercing, stalking, and harassing her. In addition to J.L.G. texting L.L.M up to seventy-five times a day, J.L.G. would call her employer making false accusations … Continue reading

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