March 25, 2021

Volume XI, Number 84

Advertisement

March 24, 2021

Subscribe to Latest Legal News and Analysis

March 23, 2021

Subscribe to Latest Legal News and Analysis

March 22, 2021

Subscribe to Latest Legal News and Analysis

FEATURED ARTICLES

An amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 requires that, beginning March 23, 2024, employers with more than 100 employees in... Read More >
Working from Home
This is the first of several posts addressing remote work considerations arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are now well into 2021 and more... Read More >
Equal Pay Day
Today is “Equal Pay Day” in the United States, a symbolic date used to focus attention on gaps that exist between men’s... Read More >
school kids with masks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance regarding Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools with the goal... Read More >
Zillow Real Estate Listings
A major technology innovator finds itself on the defensive this week after a start-up company filed an antitrust lawsuit for alleged... Read More >
Doctor Noncompete Agreement
Connecticut lawmakers recently introduced two bills that seek to ban non-competition agreements for physicians. If implemented, this would be the... Read More >
US DOE Guidance for Use of COVID Relief Funds
On March 19, the U.S. Department of Education provided new guidance seeking to resolve questions that have circulated since last spring regarding the... Read More >
facebook search bar magnifying glass
Congress is currently debating a bill that would give news media outlets permission to band together to negotiate with Google and Facebook without... Read More >
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
VA Audit
The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has long outsourced care for veterans that the VA could not... Read More >
Equine Insurance
The “horseless carriage” has spawned a world of insurance needs and obligations, including... Read More >
Advertisement
Cords for Electricity
On March 18, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued an order on rehearing... Read More >
Internet Connectivity adn Broadband
What do you think about when we speak of infrastructure? Roads, bridges or even a wall? A key... Read More >
tax on blocks
One of the most pressing audit issues for large taxpayers today centers on the Internal Revenue... Read More >
communications cables; technology
“This vendor is great, they use agile!” Clients often come to counsel with this mindset when they... Read More >
FINRA logo
Following a turbulent market period fueled by social-media driven trading in so-called “meme”... Read More >
mining hat with pens and paper
In its first two months, the Biden Administration has given significant attention to climate-... Read More >
BSA Expectations Regarding Marijuana-related Businesses
On 21 February 2021, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) became the first prudential... Read More >
DOJ
The U.S. Supreme Court has announced that it would allow the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to... Read More >
public utility upstream owners
On March 18, 2021, in response to a petition seeking clarification regarding the treatment of... Read More >

Emerging Legal News

Advertisement

Federal Law News

Hernia mesh claim

As you know, COVID-19 has hit some sectors harder than others. The judiciary was especially susceptible because it relied on in-person proceedings – for example, you may have observed that no one in your family has received a jury duty notice...

pills and money - that's the pharma way

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that while it did not have jurisdiction to consider the direct appeal of a Patent Trial & Appeal Board decision denying institution, it could review the decision...

Trademark on a Computer

Addressing a “narrow question of statutory interpretation,” the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal of a trademark case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, holding that a...

Trade Secret File Folder

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision declining to seal information in an amended complaint where the defendant failed to prove that the information was a trade secret. DePuy Synthes Products,...

iphone TCPA

The TCPA’s complex patchwork of statutes and regulations is brimming with private causes of action for the injured (or enterprising) plaintiff.  But not every violation provides a remedy, as a court in Michigan just confirmed...

Apple Trade Secret Theft

Earlier this month, Apple filed suit in federal court in San Jose against its former employee, Simon Lancaster, for trade secret theft. The lawsuit alleges that Lancaster worked for Apple until November 1, 2019, as an Advanced...

Data Breach Class Action

The 11th Circuit recently weighed in on the hottest issue is data breach litigation, whether a demonstration of actual harm is required to have standing to sue. Joining several other circuit courts, the 11th Circuit in ...

Infants' acetaminophen isn't just for infants anymore

Judge Edward Davila of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently dismissed with prejudice a putative class action alleging Walgreens misled consumers into believing its store-brand Infants’ Pain...

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

State Law News

Pennsylvania Rent Relief COVID-19

Due to the passage of a second federal stimulus bill in late December, Pennsylvania counties have begun accepting applications and disbursing funds for their Emergency Rental Assistance Programs (ERAP).  Funds from ERAP can be used to pay rent...

employee getting a vaccination on leave time

As we recently reported, as of March 12, 2021, all private employers in New York must provide their...

Car Accident Insurance

Any car accident is a high-stress, overwhelming experience for those involved. But sometimes it is impossible to avoid an accident. As an average U.S. adult, you are likely to be in ...

Illinois Reporting Requirements

Beginning January 1, 2023, many Illinois corporations will be required to provide EEO-1-style annual reports to the Illinois Secretary of State.

The new requirement is contained in an amendment to the...

INTERNATIONAL LAW NEWS

UK Pre-Pack Administrations

With fairly swift measure the UK House of Commons approved the ‘pre-pack regulations’ confirming that, with effect from 30 April 2021, before a pre-pack sale can complete creditor approval or an independent written report from an evaluator will...

China Sanctions

Earlier this week, the United States, the European Union, Britain, and Canada imposed sanctions on several Chinese officials for human rights abuses against the Uyghur minority in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). China promptly...

rabbits are especially artistic, especially as regards carrots

In a case referred by German authorities, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) resolved a dispute between a visual arts copyright collecting society and a cultural heritage foundation involving a digital library...

China Flag Waving

On March 24, 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued a Notice announcing the Special Action Plan for Combating Malicious Trademark Squatting (...

China

On March 12, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China released Provisions on the “Scope of Necessary Personal Information Required for Common Types of Mobile Internet Applications” (the “Provisions”) (available here ...