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A federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia recently upheld the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (TTAB) decision to cancel six trademark registrations held by Pro Football, Inc. related to the Washington Redskins football team.
Earlier today, the United States, China, France, Russia, UK, and Germany (the “P5+1” nations) reached a historic final agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear program in exchange for sanction relief: the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Agreement (JCPOA).
Health care partner Tom Jeffry was interviewed by Law360 to discuss the implications of the Ninth Circuit’s recent ruling in a False Claims Act litigation against Kinetic Concepts Inc.
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission held a special meeting of the Commission commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Agency.
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently denounced the US Department of Labor’s six factor test in favor of a new “primary beneficiary” test. Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc., 2015 WL 4033018 (July 2, 2015).
On June 25, 2015, the FTC announced that it had taken action to stop a group of approximately 15 companies and 7 individuals from using allegedly deceptive “risk-free trial” offers to sell skincare products online.
Partner Rich Brand, leader of the Sports practice, was interviewed by CBS Radio in San Francisco to discuss the implications of a federal judge’s order to revoke the Washington Redskins trademark.
Arent Fox LLP served as counsel to Golden 1 Credit Union in the historic naming rights partnership agreement with the National Basketball Association’s Sacramento Kings.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced the creation of a new litigation team focused solely on using the OIG’s authority to impose civil monetary penalties and exclude individuals and businesses from Medicare and Medicaid.
California’s Song-Beverly Credit Card Act does not prohibit retailers from collecting email addresses after a credit card transaction has been concluded, according to a recent ruling by a California appellate court.
After a two-year bipartisan effort, the US House of Representatives approved the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6), by an overwhelming vote of 344-77. 
On June 29, 2015, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio signed into law Bill 318-A, also known as the Fair Chance Act, which limits an employer’s ability to ask about an applicant’s criminal history until the applicant has been given a conditional offer of employment.
King v. Burwell understandably took the attention of the health care industry a couple of weeks ago when it upheld a key component of the ACA. A day later, the Supreme Court released another decision that may have a more significant going-forward impact on the health care industry: Obergefell.
Two important and very different decisions regarding public pensions were issued by the Supreme Court of Illinois and the Supreme Court of New Jersey. These decisions are significant not only for the workers and taxpayers in these States, but also for the owners and insurers of municipal bonds.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit released a decision requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to reconsider a 2008 rule prohibiting certain per-click leasing arrangements under the Stark Law.
Arent Fox Political Law partner Craig Engle spoke with CNN Politics in a new report titled “Secret spenders face challenge in 2016.”
Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the addition of highly-regarded San Francisco-based labor partner Rob Carrol to the firm’s Labor & Employment practice and newly launched Alcohol Beverage team.
On Friday, June 26, the United States Supreme Court released its landmark decision on marriage equality, with the majority opinion citing arguments and amici briefs from two Arent Fox partners, Hunter T. Carter and Craig Engle.
A California federal judge recently certified a class action lawsuit that alleges violations of California consumer protection laws by J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc.
Who can make healthcare decisions for an incompetent patient when there is no person available to give consent?  
Arent Fox LLP represented Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits in its acquisition of the award-winning Redemption Whiskey portfolio from Bardstown Barrel Selections, Inc.
In a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) overturned 37 years of precedent and ruled that employers may be required to turn over witness statements to unions prior to arbitration hearings.
On June 29, 2015, PayPal’s General Counsel released a blog post indicating that the company will be tweaking its proposed revisions to its User Agreement regarding PayPal’s ability to send its customers autodialed or prerecorded messages.
Beginning September 1, 2015, many companies that engage in mobile advertising will be subject to a new level of scrutiny by industry watch dogs.