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GoodRx and CVS Sued for Suppressing Pharmacy Reimbursement
Legal // November 05, 2024

Smaller pharmacies are accusing GoodRx and CVS of colluding to suppress generic prescription drug reimbursements. As Reuters reported Tuesday (Nov. 5), drug coupon aggregator GoodRx and a pair of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) — CVS’s Caremark unit and Express Scripts — have all been named in at least three lawsuits by independent pharmacies. PBMs, the...

Capital One Discloses CFPB Investigation of New High-Interest Savings Accounts
Bank Regulation // November 01, 2024

Capital One disclosed Thursday (Oct. 31) that it could face an enforcement action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding its introduction of a new savings account product with a higher interest rate than its existing savings account products. The regulator sent the bank...

J.P. Morgan Sues TikTok Users Over ATM ‘Glitch’
Legal // October 29, 2024

Over the summer, a curious fad went viral on TikTok, involving Chase Bank. People were writing fake checks and depositing them into the bank’s ATMs, withdrawing thousands of dollars thanks to a technical error — dubbed “the infinite money glitch” on TikTok and “check fraud”...

Amazon and Google File Dual Lawsuits Against Fake Review Site
Legal // October 28, 2024

Amazon and Google are taking action against a website that generates fake product/business reviews. The two tech giants have filed parallel lawsuits against Bigboostup.com, accusing it of selling phony product and business reviews to scammers to list on Amazon’s stores and on Google Search and Google Maps, Amazon announced Monday...

Interviews & Exclusives
Yotta Alleges Theft of Customer Funds in Evolve Lawsuit

September 18, 2024
The continued fallout from the collapse of Synapse Financial Technologies has heightened the discussion — and regulatory examination — of how end-user and various types of accounts are handled as FinTechs and banks join forces. As a new legal front to the saga opens in a courtroom, the chorus calling for change will only grow […]

Ripple’s Cross-Border Business Could Be Collateral Damage in SEC Suit

August 09, 2024
One of the longest running legal cases impacting crypto’s regulatory future is potentially nearing resolution. The case, between cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), centers around whether...

Update: Judge in Mastercard and Visa Settlement Case Posts 88-Page Opinion

July 02, 2024
After three days of sparse quotes and speculation, the New York Eastern District court judge presiding over the latest chapter in the proposed credit card swipe fee settlement between Visa,...

Rejected: Judge Nixes $30 Billion Swipe Fee Settlement

June 25, 2024
Nothing’s settled, it seems — except that the $30 billion so-called “swipe fee” settlement is, at least in this incarnation, seemingly dead and gone. And what comes next is almost...

Quick Reads
GoodRx and CVS Sued for Suppressing Pharmacy Reimbursement

November 05, 2024
Smaller pharmacies are accusing GoodRx and CVS of colluding to suppress generic prescription drug reimbursements. As Reuters reported Tuesday (Nov. 5), drug coupon aggregator GoodRx and a pair of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) — CVS’s Caremark unit and Express Scripts — have all been named in at least three lawsuits by independent pharmacies. PBMs, the report notes, negotiate the cost of prescription drugs between insurance […]

Capital One Discloses CFPB Investigation of New High-Interest Savings Accounts

November 01, 2024
Capital One disclosed Thursday (Oct. 31) that it could face an enforcement action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding its introduction of a new savings account product with...

J.P. Morgan Sues TikTok Users Over ATM ‘Glitch’

October 29, 2024
Over the summer, a curious fad went viral on TikTok, involving Chase Bank. People were writing fake checks and depositing them into the bank’s ATMs, withdrawing thousands of dollars thanks...

Amazon and Google File Dual Lawsuits Against Fake Review Site

October 28, 2024
Amazon and Google are taking action against a website that generates fake product/business reviews. The two tech giants have filed parallel lawsuits against Bigboostup.com, accusing it of selling phony product and business reviews...