D.C. Circuit upholds order barring removal of Voice of America director without board approval
A US appeals court upheld an order barring the Agency for Global Media from removing Voice of America head Michael Abramowitz without board approval.
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Ravi Mehta
Covers class actions, settlements and consumer enforcement
Ravi Mehta covers class actions, settlements and enforcement for Law News. Most of his reporting follows litigation against large US companies: pension and benefits disputes, consumer and product claims, privacy cases, and actions brought by the FTC and state attorneys general.
His stories set out who a case affects, what a settlement pays and what happens next, from claim deadlines to final court approval. Recent pieces include the $184 million AT&T pension settlement, the FTC settlement opening up John Deere equipment repairs, and Lensabl's malpractice claim against Ashurst Perkins Coie. In the UK, he has written on the Home Office scrapping a £138 million contract after Mastek's High Court challenge.
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Family Dollar agrees $63m order over register prices higher than shelf prices
A proposed federal order would require Family Dollar to fund $40m in redress and a $20m discount and to audit every store's pricing twice a year.
43 states secure $183.5m from Acima over rent-to-own pricing and advertising
Acima Digital and Acima Holdings agree a $183.5m settlement with 43 state attorneys general over rent-to-own advertising and cash price markups.
SRA business plan puts 2026/27 funding at £111.5m as misconduct reports rise 45% in three years
The SRA's 2026/27 plan seeks £111.5m, up 29%, with practising and compensation fund costs per solicitor rising from £260 to £360.
Ninth Circuit vacates injunction limiting tear gas use at Portland ICE facility
The Ninth Circuit vacated an injunction and provisional class over crowd-control munitions at the Portland ICE facility in a published opinion.
CMA publishes final guidance on technology transfer agreements under the new block exemption order
The CMA has published final guidance on how competition law applies to technology licensing, to help businesses test agreements against the 2026 block exemption order.
Progress Residential and Pretium Partners agree to pay $49.75m over rental pricing charges
The FTC and four US states have settled deceptive rental pricing charges with Progress Residential and Pretium Partners for $49.75m, the largest landlord case in FTC…
Four US states secure $10m from Perry Johnson companies over 13.3m-record medical data breach
Attorneys general of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Michigan secured $10m from Perry Johnson companies, with $9.7m suspended, and set security controls.
Government accepts all LSB review recommendations and commits to wider review of legal services regulation
The Ministry of Justice accepts every recommendation of the Legal Services Board review and will examine whether the wider regulatory framework is fit for purpose.
Home Office brings Data (Use and Access) Act register provisions into force on 9 November
The Home Office has made the tenth commencement regulations under the 2025 Act, bringing sections 61 to 65 on births and deaths registers into force on…
CMA publishes responses on proposed Google steering rule as mobile platform designation runs to 2030
The CMA has published responses on a proposed Steering conduct requirement for Google's mobile platform, which holds strategic market status until 2030.
Google faces three CMA conduct requirements in search, with a fourth on user choice out for consultation
The CMA has designated Google with strategic market status in search and search advertising and has imposed three conduct requirements, with a fourth on user choice…
LSB accepts every Public Bodies Review recommendation and promises lighter reporting for well-performing regulators
The Legal Services Board has accepted all recommendations of the Public Bodies Review and will tie its oversight of the eight frontline regulators to risk.
Government confirms overhaul of UK designs system and rules out criminal sanctions for unregistered designs
The government has set out reforms to registered design protection, including a small claims route and a 30-month deferment period, with legislation to follow.
CMA removes 23 market remedies and retains six in final decision on 31 of 33 reviewed
The CMA has removed 23 market remedies, removed two in part and kept six, with decisions on retail banking and private motor insurance orders due this…
Lockheed Martin agrees to pay about $29.5m to settle DOJ and EEOC discrimination claims
Lockheed Martin will pay $22m under the False Claims Act and about $7.5m to over 1,000 employees to resolve race discrimination allegations, without admission of liability.
Spatial development strategy duty in 2025 Act comes into force on 26 November
Regulations made on Tuesday commence section 58 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 on 26 November and section 39 of the 2026 devolution Act on…
Legal Ombudsman plans for 17,675 new complaints in 2026-27 on a £21.3m budget
The Legal Ombudsman forecasts 17,675 new complaints in 2026-27, well above the 11,047 to 12,165 cases it expects to resolve, as its backlog is projected to…
DEA issues first federal registrations to more than 900 medical marijuana dispensaries in seven states
The DEA has begun issuing federal registrations to state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries under the Attorney General's Schedule III order.
California says Ninth Circuit ruling defeats federal bid to set aside 20,000 voters’ mail ballots
California's attorney general says the Ninth Circuit ruled for the state in the federal bid to segregate mail ballots from about 20,000 people called likely noncitizens.
Massachusetts federal judge vacates CMS definition of ‘medically frail’ in Medicaid work rules
A US district court vacated the federal definition of medically frail in the Medicaid work requirement rule and granted a six-month stay of enforcement.
19 US attorneys general urge Supreme Court to uphold Cook County and Connecticut assault weapons laws
A coalition of 19 attorneys general told the US Supreme Court in Viramontes v Cook County that assault weapons restrictions are consistent with the Second Amendment.
Judge Talwani Trump Grant Lawsuit: A Boston Courtroom Just Drew a Hard Line on What the White House Can and Cannot Take Back
On July 17, 2026, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani delivered a major legal setback to the Trump administration in a federal courtroom in Boston. This setback…
Sam Altman OpenAI Lawsuit Alabama: A Family’s Grief, a Chatbot’s Words, and a Legal Battle That Could Define AI Accountability
Christian Faith Madison, a 29-year-old Trafford, Alabama resident, entered traffic on Interstate 22 early on June 9, 2025. Her death was declared a suicide by the…
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