Law & Society

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) enters a legal battle regarding the issue with PHH Corp. CFPB Director Richard Cordray apparently exercised tougher authority over the lender, making it pay 18 times more its fine.

Edward Paulus and William Cox, who are both facing criminal charges, filed a lawsuit against Utah State and Washington County last Friday. Allegedly, Utah and Washington failed to sufficiently provide the right to a lawyer.

A senior lawyer at a CBD legal firm has allegedly been sending sexually offensive text messages to a younger female colleague, and the case is now taken to the Australian Human Rights Commission.