Category: 2024

Seal of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, alongside headline about the Court’s ruling upholding the CFPB’s funding structure.
2024, Finance, James S. Sifers

Supreme Court Rules Against Community Financial Services Association

Supreme Court Rules Against Community Financial Services Association On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, et al. v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Ltd., et al. Case No. 22-448.  The primary challenge in this case was brought by “several trade associations representing payday lenders and credit-access businesses” in an effort to claim that the manner in which the Consumer Financial […]

Graphic of article titled "The Immediate Effectiveness of the California Privacy Rights Act” by James S. Sifers, Esq., from Madison Law
2024, James S. Sifers, New Laws

The Immediate Effectiveness of the California Privacy Rights Act

The Immediate Effectiveness of the California Privacy Rights Act In a pivotal ruling that warrants California business to pay immediate heed, the Court of Appeal has overturned a previous ruling that delayed the implementation of the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) until March 29, 2024.  This ruling means that the CPRA is effective immediately, imposing new compliance obligations on businesses and reshaping the landscape of privacy rights in California. Background […]

Graphic of article titled "CA Passes Bill Aimed At Reducing Catalytic Converter Theft.” by James S. Sifers, Esq., from Madison Law
2024, Auto Defense, James S. Sifers, New Laws

CA Passes Bill Aimed At Reducing Catalytic Converter Theft

CA Passes Bill Aimed At Reducing Catalytic Converter Theft California recently passed Senate Bill 55, which was aimed at reducing catalytic converter theft.  Senate Bill 55 added Cal. Veh. Code § 24020, which prohibits dealers and retail sellers from selling “a new or used vehicle equipped with a catalytic converter unless the catalytic converter has been permanently marked with the vehicle identification number (VIN)…” (Section 24020(a).)  Per Section 24020(c), “‘permanently […]