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D. Reed Freeman Jr., Dan Jasnow, Constance Zhou
In a putative class action filed on June 28, 2023, in the Northern District of California, and in other similar cases, plaintiffs allege that OpenAI, Microsoft, and their respective affiliates violated the privacy rights of millions of internet users through large-scale data scraping.
Shira Helstrom, Oliver R. Merrill, Cameron Custard
On September 14, 2022, The New York Times published an article detailing the Chouinard family’s transfer of the majority of their ownership interests in Patagonia to a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization.
David C. Blickenstaff, Adam Diederich, Kirstie Brenson
In certain circumstances, shareholders of corporations and members of limited liability companies can obtain confidential communications between corporate management and the company’s attorney that would otherwise be protected by the attorney-client privilege.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Nadia Patel, Mattie Bowden, Michael F. Dearington
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
Anthony V. Lupo, Dan Jasnow, Emily B. Lewis
A class action complaint filed recently against Foot Locker, Inc. in New York alleges that the footwear retailer is misleading consumers into believing that products are scarce or about to sell out, when that is not in fact the case.
Nancy A. Noonan, Leah Scarpelli, Jessica DiPietro, Yun Gao, Diana Dimitriuc Quaia, Mario A. Torrico
On July 12, 2023, PURIS Proteins LLC, a domestic producer of pea protein, which is a plant-based protein used in foods, filed antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) petitions requesting trade relief on imports of certain pea protein from China.
Amy Antoniolli, Stephen P. Hanson, J. Michael Showalter
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards have joined the climate-disclosure reporting frameworks that take a financial materiality-led approach.
Adam D. Bowser
Major changes to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) regulations applicable to unsolicited informational robocalls to landlines are coming into effect on July 20, 2023.
J. Michael Showalter, Alex Garel-Frantzen, Samuel A. Rasche
This US Supreme Court’s administrative and environmental decisions were somewhat predictable for much of the 2022-2023 term. And then they weren’t – the final weeks of the term especially featured some high-drama decisions.
Cissy Jackson, Daniel Sjostedt*
Below is a table of currently pending PBM (Pharmacy Benefit Manager)-reform legislation, featuring brief descriptions, links to the texts, and additional information about each bill.
Douglas A. Grimm
No personal services are more important than health care. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), involving machines to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, is leading to an expansion of the term “personal.”
Robert D. Boley, Paula M. Ketcham, Adam L. Littman
In the closely-watched first case to go to trial under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), a federal judge has now vacated a $228 million award of statutory liquidated damages. The judge concluded that damages under BIPA are discretionary and ordered a new trial on damages.
Anna Mandel, Richard G. Liskov, Elliott M. Kroll
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has set forth a revised proposed second amendment to 11 NYCRR Part 500, the regulation regarding cybersecurity requirements for financial services companies (the Second Amendment).
J. Michael Showalter, Alex Garel-Frantzen, Samuel A. Rasche
Last week, the US Supreme Court ruled that the Biden Administration’s efforts to cancel $430 billion in student loan balances was legally unsupportable.
Birgit Matthiesen, Daniel J. Deeb, David R. Hamill, Antonio J. Rivera, James Kim*
The AFS team traveled to Sacramento June 13th to participate at EVS 36, hosted this year by the Electric Drive Transportation Association.
Hunter T. Carter, Brian Farkas
In a 5-4 decision, the US Supreme Court sided with defendants seeking to compel arbitration of claims filed against them in federal court.
J. Michael Showalter, Robert A.H. Middleton
In the United States, environmental and public health measures often correlate to variables like education, income, and a community’s racial makeup.
Pamela M. Deese, Emily B. Lewis
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to evidence a strong commitment to bringing enforcement actions against false or deceptive US-origin marketing claims.
Gayland O. Hethcoat II, Mariam Al-Koshnaw Creedon
As more states adopt consumer data privacy laws, Nevada and Washington stand out for their recent passage of legislation aimed specifically at protecting “consumer health data.”
Robert R. Pluth, Jeffrey B. Tate , Evgeny Magidenko
On June 26, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of Moore v. United States, a development that reverberated throughout the world of tax.
Henry Morris, Jr., Lauren C. Schaefer
Title VII requires employers to accommodate their employees’ religious practices unless it would impose an “undue hardship on the conduct of the employer’s business.”
Jeffrey E. Rummel, Karen Ellis Carr
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced the next public meeting of its Precision Agriculture Connectivity Task Force, scheduled for July 11, 2023.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Nadia Patel, Michael F. Dearington
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
Buyers and Sellers Beware: Upcoming Transfer and Recordation Tax Changes in DC and Montgomery County
Jeffrey A. Mitchell, Emily B. Lewis
Earlier this month, the DC Office of Tax and Revenue and the County Council of Montgomery County, Maryland, announced that on October 1, 2023, dramatic changes will be made with respect to transfer and recordation taxes on transfers of commercial properties.
Henry Morris, Jr.
Enacted last year, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect on June 27, 2023. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) began accepting PWFA charges on that date.