September 1st, 2014 On August 11, 2014, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (“CFBP”) issued a consumer advisory warning customers of the potential risks associated with virtual currencies. A copy of […]
By Allan A. Joseph August 28, 2014 Our country rose from the discontent of oppressive power. It is within our genetic makeup to be vested with fundamental rights […]
August 13th, 2014 As we have reported previously (see here, here, here, and here) in recent years the United States has intensified its efforts to force United States persons to […]
July 22nd, 2014 On July 9, 2014, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal issued a landmark opinion in the case of Dinuro Investments, LLC vs. Felisberto Figueira Camacho, et al., 3D13-1242 […]
July 3rd, 2014 Since early 2013, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has been formally targeting banks and payment processors servicing a wide range of lawfully operating businesses that […]
July 2nd, 2014 On June 25, 2014, in Riley v. California, a unanimous United States Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment requires that police obtain a warrant prior to […]
June 25th, 2014 The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears appeals from the federal district courts in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, ruled earlier this month that in order to […]
On June 11, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it had entered into a stipulated permanent injunction with Independent Resources Network Corp., a payment processor, to settle charges […]
Several weeks ago, we reported that changes to the IRS’s Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (“OVDP”) were imminent and would focus on distinguishing between taxpayers who willfully violated their reporting requirements, […]
On June 12, 2014, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co., holding that competitors may bring Lanham Act claims challenging food […]
