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Alan G. Fishel, Adam D. Bowser
On January 15, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the scope of its definition of “multichannel video programming distributors” (MVPDs) was published in the Federal Register.
Henry Morris, Jr.
Should you choose federal litigation or arbitration? In arbitration, parties to a dispute agree to submit the dispute for a decision to a neutral third party who is not a public official. Advantages include limited discovery while disadvantages include narrower grounds for appeal.
Late last week, eight days after the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) expired, the US House of Representatives and the US Senate overwhelmingly approved H.R. 26, legislation reauthorizing TRIA until the end of 2020.
Elizabeth H. Cohen
In a precedential ruling, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) sustained an opposition by McDonald’s to the mark MCSWEET for pickled gourmet vegetables on the grounds that it infringed on and diluted McDonald’s famous family of “MC” for formative marks.
Lee M. Caplan
Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development announced an enhanced Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy when it released a report entitled “Doing Business the Canadian Way: A Strategy to Advance Corporate Social Responsibility in Canada’s Extractive Sector Abroad.”
Michael L. Stevens
On December 30, 2014, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R), signed Public Law 414 into law, which excludes college athletes from the definition of “public employees” who are entitled to collectively bargain in Michigan.
Kay C. Georgi
Following up from the Executive Order 13685 which effectively banned US trade and investment with Crimea, the Department of the Treasury has just issued General License 5.
Michael L. Stevens
On December 15, 2014, a divided National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) published its controversial Final Rule on Representation-Case Procedures (the Rule).
Dan Jasnow, Thorne Maginnis
TRUSTe, Inc., a major provider of privacy certifications for online businesses, recently settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over charges that it has been engaging in deceptive business practices.
Kay C. Georgi, Matthew Nolan
The United States and the European Union imposed additional sanctions on Russia and Crimea.
Kay C. Georgi, Matthew Nolan
In a live press conference yesterday, President Barack Obama announced the beginning to a thaw in more than 50 years of chilly relations with Cuba.
Wayne H. Matelski
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a dozen Warning Letters to dairy farms across the country.
Brian P. Waldman, Wayne H. Matelski
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued Guidance that describes circumstances that could occur during a drug facility inspection that might be deemed to constitute a “delay,” “denial,” “limitation,” or “refusal” of an inspection.
Michael L. Stevens
In order to prevent employee theft, some employers — particularly in the retail arena — require their employees to undergo security screenings before leaving the employer’s facilities.
Debra Albin-Riley, Lowell C. Brown, Thomas E. Jeffry, Jr.
Michael L. Stevens
in a radical departure from settled National Labor Relations Board (the Board or NLRB) precedent, a sharply divided NLRB ruled in a 3-2 decision that a policy limiting the use of an employee’s work email to work-only purposes violated the National Labor Relations Act (the Act or NLRA).
Anthony V. Lupo, Matthew R. Mills
Recently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on proposed updates to its broadcast Contest Rule.
Brian P. Waldman
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final regulations requiring that calorie information be listed on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants, and retail food establishments, and final regulations governing mandatory calorie declaration on food sold in vending machines.
Andrew I. Silfen
Questions Standing of Indenture Trustees to Pursue Fraudulent Conveyance Claims
 
Anthony V. Lupo, Matthew R. Mills
The Federal Trade Commission recently named Ashkan Soltani as its newest Chief Technologist.
Michael L. Stevens
The Chicago City Council, by a vote of 44-5, approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to boost Chicago’s minimum wage to $13 per hour by mid-2019.
Michael L. Stevens
On November 25, 2014, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the controversial “Retail Workers Bill of Rights.”
The Patent Act’s fee shifting provision provides that a “court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.”