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FEATURED ARTICLES

Nurse Pills
On March 30, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice launched 10 regional task forces targeting “grossly substandard care” in nursing homes... Read More >
California, Minimum Wage
California’s unfriendly business environment took another unprecedented step this week, with Governor Jerry Brown raising the minimum wage to $... Read More >
French Data Protection Wants to Force Google to Extend the Right To Be Delisted to All the Search Engine’s Extensions
On March 10, 2016, the French data protection agency (« CNIL ») pronounced a €100.000 ($111,715) fine against Google Inc.... Read More >
State Statutes Requiring MERS To Pay Higher Recording Fees Declared Constitutional, MERS
On February 23, 2016, in the case of MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. et al. v. Dannel P. Malloy et al., the Connecticut Supreme Court upheld the... Read More >
DNA, Genetically Engineered
Last November, we posted that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved a genetically engineered (GE) salmon: AquaBounty Techonologies... Read More >
Canada
In an increasingly competitive business environment, it is perhaps more important than ever for employers to exercise prudence and caution in hiring... Read More >
Globe, DOJ Issues New FCPA Guidance and Launches Self-Reporting Pilot Program
The US Department of Justice has announced the creation of a one-year pilot program intended to encourage companies to self-report bribery violations... Read More >
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CFTC Proposes Guidance on Electric Power and Natural Gas Contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed to issue guidance clarifying that certain... Read More >
They Can Be Heroes: The FCC Proposes Expansive and Detailed Privacy & Cybersecurity Regulations for Broadband ISP
On April 1, 2016, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that would impose new... Read More >
FDIC Rescinds De Novo Time Period Extension
On April 6, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) rescinded Financial Institution Letter... Read More >
CFPB Penalizes Online Payment Company for Misrepresenting Data Security
In March 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) penalized Dwolla, a digital payment... Read More >
CFTC Awards More than $10 Million to Whistleblower
On April 4, 2016, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) announced a whistleblower award... Read More >

Federal Court News

App Stores Win Shootout in "Free Kick Master" Trademark Dispute

What exactly is Free Kick Master? A new graduate degree focusing on athletic theory?  A new martial arts video game that channels the Jackie Chan classic,...

D.C. Circuit Declines to Extend Davis-Bacon Act

Some Washingtonians stroll through CityCenterDC on shopping sprees at “upscale retail stores such as Hermès, Boss, and Louis Vuitton,” or meet for lunch at “high-end restaurants such as DBGB and Centrolina.”  Lawyers watch...

Intellectual Property, 3 Steps To Minimize Risk of Trade Secret Litigation With Departing Employees

It happens often: a key employee notifies her supervisor that she has accepted a job with a competitor and will be leaving the company. The initial reaction is panic—“she can’t leave, she knows everything about our business,...

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, CFPB

As we previously reported, in June 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s...

Food, FDA Issues Final Rule on Sanitary Transportation

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued the sixth of the seven major final rules required by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), one governing the safe transportation of food that...

State Court News

The California Supreme Court Finally Weighs In on Suitable Seating

On April 4, 2016, the California Supreme Court took a stand by issuing a long-awaited opinion in Kirby v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.  The decision clarifies certain ambiguities in an employer’s obligation to provide suitable...

P3, Construction

After months in several Florida House and Senate committees, the State Legislature finally passed two related bills that were both signed by the Governor at the end of April. Importantly, the first bill,...

Iowa Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credit Signed Into Law

On April 6, 2016, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed Senate File 2300, creating a five cent tax credit, per pound of renewable chemicals produced from...

INTERNATIONAL LAW NEWS

Dueling Forums: New York Court Rejects Australian Court’s Effort to Disregard New York Forum Selection Clause

A producer and a distributor entered into an agreement to sell shoes in Australia. The contract contained broad New York choice of law and venue provisions.  When relations soured, the distributor brought suit in an Australian...

United Kingdom: Potential Commercial Litigation Consequences of ‘Brexit’

With the referendum for Britain potentially leaving the European Union (“Brexit”) fast approaching on 23 June 2016, a “leave” vote could have far-reaching consequences for commercial litigation in the courts of England and...

Silicon Wadi: VC Business in Israel

Known to many as the “Start-up Nation,” Israel has also been dubbed “Silicon Wadi”; ranking 7th amongst all countries in venture capital activity outside of the U.S. In 2015 alone, there were 326 VC investments in...