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Volume XI, Number 236

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DOJ Business Audit Oversight
For The Wall Street Journal for Saturday/Sunday, August 14-15, 2021, a pair of reporters... Read More >
Internal Revenue Service IRS guidance and tax matters
Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and... Read More >
Laboratory Guide ASTM microscopy hyperspectral imaging analysis technique
ASTM recently announced that it published a standard, E3275, that seeks to familiarize... Read More >
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Manufacturers, Temp Agencies New DOL Rule
Joint-employer rules appear to be changing again, and this will create challenges for... Read More >
Biofuel and Biogas Renewable Options for Fuel Consumption and Climate Change
Growing interest in Renewable Natural Gas plays has our team taking a closer look at the... Read More >
Fifth Circuit Decision Landry’s Inc. v. Ins. Co. of the Pa.
Data privacy litigations are on the rise.  With this increase in cases comes an increase... Read More >
Bankruptcy venue reform legislation
The debate rages on. Presently, a debtor can file for bankruptcy relief in any district (... Read More >
Do Not Call Bills Pending
As the Czar previously reported, after the DO NOT Call Act of 2021 debuted in the U.S.... Read More >
Northern and Southern Border Travel Restrictions Coronavirus DHS
In a tweet on August 20, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security announced that:
“To... Read More >
USCIS Ombudsman Report Shows Delays and COVID Challenges
One of the themes of this year’s USCIS Ombudsman Annual Report is that the agency has... Read More >

Emerging Legal News

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Federal Law News

South Carolina Foreclosure Estate Litigation Deutsche Bank

In a ruling that will provide guidance on when lenders must raise a foreclosure counterclaim in a borrower lawsuit, the South Carolina Court of Appeals in ...

Clean Water Pacific Northwest Litigation Ninth Circuit NGO EPA

Inside EPA reports that a Pacific Northwest NGO has asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to order the United States Environmental Protection Agency to act on the NGO's demand that EPA revoke its delegation of Clean...

Federal Circuit CR Bard v. Medline Industry

Holding

In CR Bard v. Medline Indus., Nos. 20-1900, -1905, -1908, -1910 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 13, 2021) (unpublished), the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal...

Missouri Court Finds Article III Standing in Data Event Litigation

CPW previously has covered multiple decisions that address Article III standing requirements for pleading a claim in federal court. A recent decision out of a federal court in Missouri is an example of a Court finding that...

TCPA Settlement Eleventh Circuit Florida

As I’ve reminded folks a few times recently, the TCPA is the single largest cash cow in American history for the Plaintiff’s bar. More multi-million dollar settlements have been reached under the TCPA than any other federal...

SEC Net Worth Increase Thresholds Investment Advisers Act Securities and Exchange Commission

INTRODUCTION

On 17 June 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued an order to: (i) increase the net worth threshold for “qualified clients” under Rule 205-3 of the Investment...

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State Law News

Prevailing Wage Coverage Standard

The Supreme Court of California recently issued two opinions assessing the breadth of California’s prevailing wage law.

Before the court in Mendoza v. Fonseca McElroy...

Ohio’s Pandemic Telemedicine Flexibilities Extended

In March 2020, the State Medical Board of Ohio issued guidance temporarily relaxing Ohio’s telemedicine rules for physicians, permitting physicians to use telemedicine in place of in-person visits in many circumstances for the duration of Ohio’s...

Bitcoin Laundering

The Department of Justice reported that Larry Dean Harmon (38, of Akron, Ohio) “agreed to the forfeiture of more than 4,400 bitcoin, valued at more than $200 million at today’s prices, and other seized properties that were involved in the money...

Alleged DNS Violations

The California attorney general has created a tool for consumers to report situations where companies sell information but do not have an opt-out of sale link on their website. The release of the ...

Illinois Non-Compete Law Freedom to Work Act

On August 13, 2021, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 672, an amendment to the Illinois Freedom to Work Act. While the law codifies substantive Illinois common law on restrictive covenants, it also...

INTERNATIONAL LAW NEWS

Drewry World Container Index Rise in Shipping Costs

As costs of raw materials and freight rise, some suppliers are facing the dilemma of locked-in product prices with...

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Australian Trademark Law Infringement

The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has reaffirmed that a registered trademark can only be infringed by...

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Dubai International Financial Centre New IP Regulations UAE

The Board of Directors of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority recently issued the DIFC...

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Nigeria Law Petroleum Industry Act New Regulations

Over two decades in the making, the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) has become law and establishes a...

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