Seila Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Butler Prather LLP: Autoliv abandons its appeal of Court Order finding seatbelt defective, pays $56 million to settle 2022 Judgment

Retrieved on: 
Friday, July 28, 2023

The Plaintiff's trial Team included paralegals Cathy Huff and Beth Telgenhoff and Beth Glen of Butler Prather.

Key Points: 
  • The Plaintiff's trial Team included paralegals Cathy Huff and Beth Telgenhoff and Beth Glen of Butler Prather.
  • The State was wholly uninvolved in the case until it filed a motion to intervene in the appeal by Autoliv to the Eleventh Circuit.
  • The settlement leaves in place the Court's Order finding the Autoliv seatbelt defective and finding Autoliv's conduct demonstrated a conscious indifference to consequences.
  • Because Autoliv turned down an offer to resolve the case for $9.5 million in 2015, prejudgment interest of $4,734,349.55 was added to the judgment.

NCLA Amicus Brief Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down CFPB’s Unconstitutional Funding Method

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 10, 2023

Washington, D.C., July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau operates with an illegitimate funding method, outside of direct Congressional control.

Key Points: 
  • Washington, D.C., July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau operates with an illegitimate funding method, outside of direct Congressional control.
  • However, the Supreme Court should recognize that Congress did not have the right to divest itself of power over CFPB’s budget under the Appropriations Clause in Article I of the Constitution.
  • In October, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit correctly reached that conclusion in CFSA v. CFPB.
  • Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has since issued a decision upholding CFPB’s funding structure in CFPB v. Law Offices of Crystal Moroney, creating a circuit split that NCLA asks the Supreme Court to resolve in CFSA’s favor.