Lyndsay E. Medlin

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Lyndsay Medlin assists clients in the fast-paced financial services litigation arena as a member of the Financial Services Litigation and Compliance team. She developed her litigation skills working in both federal and state prosecutors’ offices trying misdemeanor criminal offenses and handling felony preliminary hearings and suppression motions as a participant in UVa’s prosecution clinic. View articles by Lyndsay

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Continued Payments by the VA Won’t Stop Qui Tam When It Comes to Purported Fraud on Veterans

By Brad Robertson and Lyndsay E. Medlin on Posted in False Claims Act, Litigation Developments
In the latest instance of courts interpreting the Supreme Court’s landmark False Claims Act ruling in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. Escobar, the Eleventh Circuit recently departed from the trend of giving great weight in the analysis of whether a violation was material to the fact that the government continued payment, finding that other efforts … Continue Reading

The Perils of Responding to Cyber-Incidents Just Got More Complicated

By Erin Jane Illman, Steve Snyder and Lyndsay E. Medlin on Posted in CCPA, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Privacy, Identity Theft / Privacy
It’s 8 a.m., and you just learned that a material cyber-incident occurred in your organization. You fire up your Incident Response Plan. You engage outside counsel, and outside counsel engages a forensic firm. Your company, your outside counsel, and your forensic firm all sign an agreement that the forensic firm will work at the direction … Continue Reading

To Catch a Terrorist – Innovation, AI, and Public/Private Partnerships in the World of BSA/AML

By Lyndsay E. Medlin and Erin Jane Illman on Posted in Anti-Money Laundering, Banking, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, FinCEN
On the heels of FinCen and Federal Banking Agencies releasing a joint statement “Encouraging Innovative Industry Approaches to AML Compliance,” Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal Mandelker announced a new collaborative era during the American Bankers Association’s Financial Crimes Conference, and emphasized the need for private/governmental working relationships and partnerships in order to combat … Continue Reading

Five Privacy Practices Every Company Should Address in the Wake of the FTC’s Enforcement Action against PayPal

By Erin Jane Illman and Lyndsay E. Medlin on Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, FinTech, FTC, Peer-to-Peer Lending
Privacy is serious business. This was made clear in the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent announcement that it had settled its complaint against Venmo, PayPal’s peer-to-peer payment service, for misrepresentations to consumers regarding privacy and security settings. Although the terms of the settlement do not become final until approval by the FTC on or about … Continue Reading

Would the 7th Circuit Have Changed Its FCA Standard but for Peer Pressure?

By Brad Robertson and Lyndsay E. Medlin on Posted in False Claims Act, FIRREA, Litigation Developments
The Seventh Circuit finally abandoned its “but-for” causation standard for False Claims Act (FCA) damages. The decision comes 25 years after the Seventh Circuit first adopted its controversial standard requiring only a showing that an injury would not have occurred if not for the conduct. The Seventh Circuit has long been the lone outlier among … Continue Reading

Jury Verdict Expands to $298 Million in False Claims Act/FIRREA Case as Court Assesses Treble Damages and Penalties

By Brad Robertson and Lyndsay E. Medlin on Posted in False Claims Act, FIRREA, Litigation Developments
A federal court in Texas recently entered a massive judgment against a mortgage originator for financial crisis conduct, transforming an already severe $93 million jury verdict into a $298 million punishment, and issuing one of the first judicial opinions regarding how to assess penalties under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 … Continue Reading

CFPB Rolls Out Student Loan Servicing Campaign Focusing on Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

By Lyndsay E. Medlin on Posted in CFPB, Education Finance, Student Loan Servicing
Despite the uncertain future of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray partnered with North Carolina’s Attorney General Josh Stein to roll out a new campaign focused on how student loan servicers should address borrowers applying for, and currently enrolled in, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF … Continue Reading

Student Loan Servicers Still Looking for Clarification on Reporting Obligations

By Lyndsay E. Medlin on Posted in CFPB, Credit Reporting Industry, Debt Collection, Education Finance, FCRA, Student Loan Servicing
There is surprisingly little guidance for student loan servicers when it comes to credit reporting. The only recent guidance directed at loan servicers came by way of an announcement from the U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on April 28, 2016 (DoE Fact Sheet). The DoE Fact Sheet … Continue Reading

Don’t Roll the Dice: FinCEN Assesses Significant Penalties on Regulated Entity for Failing to Implement a Comprehensive AML Compliance Program

By Lyndsay E. Medlin on Posted in FinCEN
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) imposed a civil money penalty of $12 million against a Nevada based casino, CG Technology, L.P. (CGT) for alleged violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) on October 3, 2016. This action continues FinCEN’s recent trend of aggressive expansion and enforcement of anti-money laundering (AML) regulations … Continue Reading

In a Major FIRREA Victory for the Banks, the Second Circuit Overturns $1.27 Billion Jury Verdict

By Brad Robertson, Scott Burnett Smith and Lyndsay E. Medlin on Posted in FIRREA, Litigation Developments
On Monday, the Second Circuit overturned a jury verdict and $1.27 billion penalty against Bank of America imposed under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), 12 U.S.C. § 1833a. Because the Government failed to demonstrate that Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (Countrywide) intended at the time of contracting to defraud Fannie … Continue Reading
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