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CFPB Adopts Strict Liability Standard for Debt Collectors Who Sue or …

On January 19, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published its final debt collection rules in the Federal Register, including 12 C.F.R. § 1006.26(b), which prohibits collections of time-barred debt. Under the new rules, collectors who sue or threaten to sue consumers for time-bar

USPTO Announces Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program

by Michael Britton (ENG ’85) The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program to allow an Appellant to have an ex parte appeal advanced out of turn. The effective date of the program is July 2, 2020. The target is to have a decision on the appeal within six months of entry into the program.

(Fall 2021) LAW 0702 § F21 Details – Temple Law Course Bulletin

Students must complete a minimum of 10 hours each week of the semester of experiential work, classroom learning, or out of class assignments. Course Details Instructor. Rosalind Plummer ; Credit Hours. 3 Credits. Seats/Capacity. 6. Course Type. External Clinic; Course Modality.

A Farewell to Rational Aims: Why U.S. Strategy Failed in Afghanistan …

Peter Konchak ’21, Law & Public Policy Scholar August 30, 2021 marked the end of nearly two decades of continuous U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan. A little more than two weeks after Taliban militants seized the Afghan capital, Kabul, following a rapid offensive and the wholesale collapse of the Afghan security forces, the last U.S. military forces in Afghanistan completed their …

Federal Court Rules that the FAA Preempts New York …

Mark is known for his work in complex commercial, insurance, and class-action litigation, with particular experience in consumer finance litigation. He also focuses on the structuring and enforcement of consumer arbitration clauses. Marjorie J. Peerce is a partner in Ballard Spahr’s Litigation Department. Based in the firm’s New York City …