2021 is off to a strong start in privacy legislation with Virginia passing the second state comprehensive consumer privacy law in the US.

The big question in the estate planning world today is whether, when, and to what extent Congress will enact changes to gift, estate, and income tax laws.

If passed, these bills will grant US Customs and Border Protection authority for a region-wide WRO enabling the agency to detain all products from XUAR.

In his first day in office, President Biden sent a strong signal that changes could be in store for the pesticide industry by issuing a sweeping Executive Order directing a review of a lengthy list of Trump-era regulations, including 48 health and environmental rules.

It covers both single-use (disposable) and reusable products for use by workers and by the general public.

The rise of short-form content, and the platforms that host it, has brought with it a range of marketing and advertising opportunities for brands, artists, and companies alike.

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) recently brought an action against the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board (MilkPEP) over concerns with MilkPEP’s television commercial depicting individuals skateboarding without the appropriate safety gear.

Last week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three bills that pave the way for legal recreational cannabis sales in New Jersey, after uncertainty swirled around the fate of the legislation even on the day of signing. A clean-up measure reached the governor’s desk only minutes before his signing deadlines.

Volvo Cars is fundamentally changing how and where to meet its customers, and will transform the current wholesale model by moving online and with strong customer relationships.

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Our Health Care team has a complete analysis of recent updates to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute and their impact on health care providers.

Automotive Group Leader Aaron Jacoby recently spoke with Automotive News about how going public via a SPAC could provide quick access to capital for a growing automotive group to buy more stores or pay down debt.

FDA has been monitoring the emergence of novel coronavirus mutations and variants and their potential for impacting the results of currently authorized COVID-19 tests.

Effective as of February 23, 2021, the American Land Title Association (ALTA) and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) have, once again, updated the Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys.

FDA provides requirements that will allow for a much quicker authorization of “booster shots” for existing vaccines for use against variants or mutations of the coronavirus.

The Fourth Circuit recently held that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia erred in its analysis of a defendant’s laches defense against an unfair competition claim under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act.

The novel coronavirus undergoes a mutation about once every 2 weeks, or half the rate seen in influenza.

Blockchain is one of the top technologies that can be integrated into various fields for improved security, traceability, and distribution. The agriculture industry is one area where blockchain innovation has quickly grown in the last few years.

Every two years, a little-noticed provision of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) reshapes the regulatory reporting landscape for manufacturers and importers of consumer products in the United States.

Tides of change in the digital advertising and regulatory landscape over the last few years have recently ushered in an increasingly likely future without third-party cookies.

In recent years, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed two actions with facts so shocking the reader is forced to ask, ‘can this be how the industry really functions?’

According to the Council of the European Union, there are plans to move forward with replacing the Cookie Directive with the ePrivacy Regulation.