Katryna Perera

Binance Says It's Not Liable For Alleged Crypto Laundering

EarnIn, a financial technology company that lets workers access their wages before payday, has sued the Maryland attorney general and the state's financial regulation commissioner, arguing that a new state law banning earned wage access providers from soliciting tips violates the First Amendment.

EarnIn, a financial technology company that lets workers access their wages before payday, has sued the Maryland attorney general and the state's financial regulation commissioner, arguing that a new state law banning earned wage access providers from soliciting tips violates the First Amendment.

Apple has urged a California federal judge to toss a suit alleging it failed to warn consumers about fraudulent cryptocurrency wallet apps available on its App Store and the risk of cryptocurrency theft posed by those apps, saying the suit is deficient since it seeks to hold the tech giant liable for the conduct of third-party criminal scammers.

The Sixth Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of two cryptocurrency mining companies' claims that Travelers Insurance Co. and Northfield Insurance Co. exacerbated their building's fire loss through the claim handling process, finding the mining companies failed to allege the insurance companies owed them a duty of care outside contractual obligations.

The Tenth Circuit on Wednesday backed a lower court's order freezing a biotech firm's assets in a suit brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accusing the company and its founders of misappropriating roughly $9 million.

A unanimous Fifth Circuit panel affirmed a lower court's ruling in favor of Ginnie Mae in a suit Texas Capital Bank brought over the extinguishment of its lien on reverse mortgage assets, saying there is a "sound statutory basis to conclude" that Ginnie Mae has authority over the entire mortgage once an issuer defaults.

SEC Says Fintech Inflated Revenue In $6.7M Seed Raise

An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday denied a bid from Sprout Social Inc. to dismiss a proposed investor class action alleging the social media management company missed its financial guidance and struggled to integrate an influencer marketing platform it acquired, finding the suit's challenged statements are actionable and that the claims suggest the defendants knowingly committed fraud. 

FirstBank Puerto Rico is urging a New York federal judge not to grant certification to a proposed class of women who were sexually abused or trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein or his co-conspirators, arguing that many of the suit's claims required individualized inquiries and are "ill-suited to class-wide adjudication."