The Current State of ADA Digital Enforcement
An increase in lawsuits and other factors mean a larger focus on accessibility of bank digital assets.
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What’s in a Name? Why the Same Names May Coexist in the Marketplace.
Context is key: When trying to figure out the trademark application process, how names are used in commerce matters.
Appellate Court Finds Websites Not Covered Under ADA, Sets Up Circuit Split
Websites are not considered “places of public accommodation” under the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to a ruling this week from a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
Supreme Court Ruling Protects Banks’ Ability to Contact Customers
In a significant win for bank customers, the Supreme Court today confirmed that customers can receive important communications from their banks and other companies with whom they do business.
ABA Files Amicus Brief in Support of Visa Merchant Data Breach Compensation Program
The American Bankers Association yesterday filed an amicus brief in the Texas state court case of Visa v. Sally Beauty Holdings.
ABA, Trade Groups Push for COVID-19 Liability Protections
ABA joined more than 580 trade associations representing a broad range of industries in a letter yesterday urging members of Congress to include targeted and temporary liability protections as part of the next COVID-19 relief package.
ABA, State Associations Call for Preservation of GLBA Exemption in New Privacy Law
The American Bankers Association and 51 state bankers associations yesterday wrote to the Uniform Law Commission Committee—which has been tasked with drafting a uniform law on consumer privacy—urging it to retain in the draft the current exemption for information subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
PPP, EIDL Data Release Temporarily Delayed
A few days shy of a court-ordered Nov. 19 deadline for the Small Business Administration to release the names, addresses and precise loan amounts for all Paycheck Protection Program loan recipients and all COVID-19-related Economic Injury Disaster Loan recipients, the federal judge who issued the order temporarily stayed it.
Court Orders Disclosure of All PPP, EIDL Loan Recipients by Nov. 19
A federal judge today ordered the Small Business Administration to release the names, addresses and precise loan amounts for all Paycheck Protection Program loan recipients and all COVID-19-related Economic Injury Disaster Loan recipients.
ABA Names Pinder as General Counsel
ABA today announced that it has promoted Thomas Pinder to general counsel for the association, succeeding Dawn Causey, who is retiring this month after 20 years at ABA.