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Anthony V. Lupo, Amy (Salomon) McFarland, Matthew R. Mills, Megan A. Rzonca
The popular television series Billions is the subject of a recently-filed lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Headlines that matter for privacy and data security.
Also on January 3, 2019, ICSID registered an investment claim by US company Legacy Vulcan against Mexico brought under NAFTA’s chapter 11.
Amy Antoniolli
Permitting issues—including federal wildlife permits—are common hurdles for the renewable energy sector.
ICSID registered a new investment claim on January 3, 2019 against the Kingdom of Morocco under the Germany-Morocco Bilateral Investment Treaty.
Federal Courts lack authority under the Federal Arbitration Act to compel certain transportation workers to arbitrate employment related claims.
Caroline Turner English, Rebecca W. Foreman
In a long-awaited opinion, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals struck a blow to UnitedHealth Group. Inc.’s (“United”) sweeping overpayment recovery scheme.
D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
David R. Hamill, Antonio J. Rivera, Leah Scarpelli
The US Trade Representative has announced the Trump administration’s intention of leaving companies subject to the 10 percent tariff rate under Section 301 List 3 without an exclusion process.
Anthony V. Lupo
In this video episode of Fashion Counsel, Fashion & Retail Leader Anthony Lupo and Women’s Wear Daily Reporter Kali Hays discuss privacy, virtual fitting rooms, and the effect the #MeToo movement had on the fashion and retail industries in 2018.
Nancy J. Puleo
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently took the unexpected action of unanimously ruling in favor of an employer in a case brought pursuant to the Massachusetts Wage Act.
In late 2017, Evergrande Health, a Chinese company, reportedly invested approximately $2 billion in Faraday Future, Inc., a US-based automotive and technology company.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington
On January 7, the US Supreme Court declined to review United States ex rel. Campie v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., 862 F.3d 890 (9th Cir. 2017), leaving in place a plaintiff-friendly decision by the Ninth Circuit regarding the False Claims Act’s materiality requirement.
The United States is generally known as pro-arbitration, but sometimes there is uncertainty as to the role of US courts.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington
On January 7, 2019, the US Supreme Court denied certiorari in United States ex rel. Harman v. Trinity Industries, Inc., 872 F.3d 645 (5th Cir. 2017), a closely watched case regarding the False Claims Act’s materiality standard.
Alyssa L. Gould
On December 28, 2018 Governor Charles Baker signed H.B. 4841, a bill to take effect on July 1, that will expand the state’s occupancy tax to include short-term rentals and open the potential for local taxes on top of the state levy.
D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, David S. Greenberg, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
Richard LaCava, Paul C. Maier, Alexander H. Spiegler
The United States Patent and Trademark Office greeted the new year with a welcome gift: “2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance” that updates the framework on subject matter eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101.
Imron T. Aly, Joel M. Wallace
As the government shutdown stretches on, pharmaceutical companies must manage the partial shutdown of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Stephanie Trunk
The end of 2018 saw good news for hospitals affected by the lowered Medicare Part B reimbursement rates for certain outpatient drugs that went into effect January 1, 2018.
It’s a typical marketing story: Not too long ago, manufacturers marketed coconut oil as a heat-tolerant alternative to other cooking oils. They further promoted it by noting that it was more sustainably harvested than palm oil and could replace butter for people avoiding dairy.
Richard L. Brand, Maidie E. Oliveau, Justin A. Goldberg
Arent Fox Sports Practice Group Leader Rich Brand, Partner Jennifer O’Sullivan, Counsel Maidie Oliveau, and Associate Justin Goldberg co-authored the article, “The Evolution of Digital Media Strategies in Major League Sports and the Legal Issues They Raise,” published by LawInSport.
David R. Hamill, David Llorente, Leah Scarpelli
The US Trade Representative (USTR) has released the first batch of approvals for exemptions from the 25% tariff on Chinese imports under Section 301 List 1. Of the 10,768 List 1 exclusions requests filed, the USTR has granted 984 exclusion requests (9%) and denied 1,257 requests (12%).
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington
The Department of Justice recently published its annual False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries statistics for Fiscal Year 2018, reporting nearly $2.9 billion in FCA settlements and judgments in FY 2018.
J. Michael Showalter
Public discussion of environmental law predictably focuses on the physical environment, including newspaper articles replete with references to climate change, lead in drinking water, recycling, or stories about individual species of endangered animals such as dusky gopher frogs.