A new report from the Attorney General’s Cyber-Digital Task Force should be welcome news to cryptocurrency businesses looking for clarity about the DOJ’s views on digital currencies. The Enforcement Framework limits the DOJ’s enforcement activity to illicit uses, in order to minimize its restraint on development of legal uses.

Legal tech has increased efficiency over the past year and a half, according to Bloomberg Law surveys. And output is improving. But lawyers are only somewhat happy with how tech is impacting their day-to-day work. Much room for improvement remains.

Three out-of-court solutions have been favored by the majority of lenders this year to address defaulted debts, according to Bloomberg Law survey data. But forbearances aren’t the top choice. The strategy most reported by lenders is utilizing more permanent loan modifications or amendments to address delinquencies.

Uber drivers are claiming that the company unlawfully pressured them to show support for California’s Proposition 22, according to a lawsuit filed Oct. 22. If the lawsuit is successful, it will represent a rare instance of state voter coercion law limiting how a business influences, persuades, or lobbies its workforce.

3M Combat Arms Earplug products liability multidistrict litigation (MDL) now has the most actions of any MDL ever. And, as plaintiffs claim these earplugs were standard military issue for more than a decade, this may only be the tip of the iceberg.