Blog: Privacy and Information Security Law Blog
Posted on May 10, 2024 by Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
On April 17, 2024, Governor Jim Pillen signed into law a bill (L.B. 1074) enacting the Nebraska Data Privacy Act. This blog entry provides a summary of the Act.
Please also be aware that the blog will be down for regular maintenance beginning the evening of May 10. Continue Reading
Posted on May 9, 2024 by John Mark Goodman
In an unpublished opinion, a California appeals court has upheld a subcontractor’s mechanics lien claim despite the subcontractor’s failure to strictly follow the procedural requirements set forth in the mechanics lien statute (see Ram Concrete v. Montecito, 2024 WL 1879352 (Cal. Ct. Appeal)). In Ram Concrete, the trial court entered judgment for the subcontractor on...Continue Reading
Posted on May 8, 2024 by William F. Cavanaugh, Jr., Colleen Anderson
On April 29, 2024, a federal judge in the Southern District of Ohio dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group of physicians accusing the health-care provider Adena Health System of anticompetitive conduct, including through the use of noncompete clauses in physician contracts. The decision in Cohen et al v. Adena Health System et al concluded that [...]
Blog: Hunton Immigration and Nationality Law
Posted on May 8, 2024 by Carol Schlenker and Suzan Kern
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State in collaboration with US Citizenship and Immigration Services. The Bulletin is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated. Continue Reading
Blog: Real Estate Law Blog
Posted on May 8, 2024 by Nicholas R. Shon, Max Walker
On April 25th, the Province enacted a flipping tax on residential property (the “Flipping Tax”), as previously mentioned in the 2024 Budget (summarized in our blog post here). The Flipping Tax, will to apply to dispositions of residential properties (including mixed use properties) in B.C. beginning on January 1, 2025. The Province states that the purpose of the ...
Blog: Labor & Employment Law Blog
Posted on May 3, 2024 by Brett Gelbord
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is the law that, among other things, requires covered employees to be paid time-and-a-half for hours worked over 40 hours in a given week. As we have repeatedly said to anyone who will listen, the fact that cannabis remains federally illegal does not mean that cannabis employers can... Continue Reading
Blog: Garrigues Labor Blog
Posted on April 30, 2024 by Editor1
The question of whether to reduce working hours is being analyzed in different countries. There has been much comment in recent years about the possible reduction of the working week to 4 days. However, this change is not exempt from debate due to the impact it will have on the business organization. For a legislative […]
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Blog: Garrigues Intellectual Property Blog
Posted on April 23, 2024 by Editor1
The Supreme Court has confirmed that the use of another’s trademark to identify the prize in an advertising campaign constitutes an act of trademark infringement and ordered the infringer to pay compensation for damages. A recent judgment from the Supreme Court has condemned Buongiorno for reproducing the ZARA trademark on a gift card offered as […]
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Blog: NY Patent Decisions Blog
Posted on April 16, 2024 by Lewis V. Popovski, Ryan J. Sheehan
On April 10, 2024, Judge Dale E. Ho granted a motion to quash a third-party subpoena served on Major League Baseball player Bryce Harper in connection with a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Athalonz, LLC against Under Armour, Inc. in the Eastern District of Texas. In the patent litigation, Athalonz accused certain athletic footwear sold [...]
Blog: The Business Law Blog
Posted on April 15, 2024 by Crispin J. Arthur, Angela D. Austman, Stuart D. Breen, Jamie L. Gagner,
Michael Li, Gillian Muirhead, Narges Naseri, Chat Ortved, Connor
Pouryekta, Jacqueline Wilmott, Rachelle Wong
Every year, reporting issuers are faced with the task of tailoring the disclosure for their annual general meeting to an ever-evolving list of changes in corporate and securities laws, updates to stock exchange rules, new guidance from proxy advisors and regulators and developing corporate governance trends.
This checklist and overview of certain matters relevant to the 2024 proxy season is intended to help reporting issuers in Canada prepare for their upcoming annual meetings by identifying relevant developments in disclosure rules and governance practices over the past year.
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Blog: Ireland IP & Technology Law Blog
Posted on March 5, 2024 by Julia Launders
Introduction Following the political agreement reached on the terms of the EU’s AI Act in December, the EU seems set to lead the way in adopting a novel regulatory framework to regulate the use and development of artificial intelligence (AI). Whilst the spotlight has largely focused on the AI Act, the EU’s AI regulatory framework...Continue Reading…
Posted on February 28, 2024 by Rosanna Gan
If you’ve ever sought the advice of an appellate attorney, or have any experience with appellate law, you probably already know that timely filing of the notice of appeal is critical. In a civil appeal, allowances for a tardy notice are limited to public emergencies, such as earthquake, fire, or the destruction of the courthouse. […]
Blog: Chemical Law & Prop 65 Blog
Posted on November 16, 2023 by
By: Anne Marie Ellis, John Epperson and Peter McGaw
Blog: NextGen Financial Services Report
Posted on October 4, 2023 by Brett Natarelli
On October 3, the second morning of its new term, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited. This case is the latest iteration in the broadside attacks on the Bureau by an industry hoping to... Continue Reading
Blog: MMM Tech Law & Business Report
Posted on July 25, 2023 by MMMTechLaw