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D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington
A federal district court in Florida earlier this month reversed a jury verdict and vacated a $350 million False Claims Act award, joining the growing number of courts to strictly apply the materiality standard set by the US Supreme Court.
On December 29, 2017, the California Court of Appeal issued a long-awaited decision confirming.
Alexander H. Spiegler, Karen Ellis Carr, Stanley H. Abramson
Michael L. Stevens
Thanks to the Maryland General Assembly’s override of Governor Larry Hogan’s veto, the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act (the Act) will go into effect on February 11, 2018, unless its implementation date is extended by the legislators.
Jane E. Montgomery
The arrival of a new year marks the beginning of the annual proxy season. And this year, shareholders can expect to see a lot more climate change disclosure in 2017 corporate financials.
Robert R. Pluth
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) will dramatically change the tax treatment of income from many partnerships, limited liability companies, and S corporations.
Alexander H. Spiegler
This year brought us very significant changes in patent jurisprudence from the Supreme Court and Federal Circuit affecting Chemical & Life Sciences patent practice.
Late last week, the New Jersey federal court dismissed with prejudice a case where a customer challenged under the antitrust laws a car manufacturer’s requirement that he agree not to export a Jaguar Land Rover shortly after buying it.
Brian P. Waldman
Recently, the FDA announced that it does not intend to enforce certain provisions in four of the rules that implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.
The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a case that could fundamentally reshape the rules concerning collection of sales tax on out-of-state sales.
Holly M. Bastian, Lynn K. Pearle
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (December 2017) ushered in significant changes to the wealth transfer tax system.
Kay C. Georgi
Right before the holidays, President Trump and his Administration took significant steps toward using economic sanctions to tackle international human rights abuses and corruption.
Emily M. Leongini
On January 4, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the rescission of an Obama-era Department of Justice guidance known as the “Cole Memo” that provided guidelines for the federal enforcement of state-compliant marijuana possession and regulation of marijuana production.
The beginning of a new year often brings new regulations or changes to programs. Customs programs are no exception. We have listed some key January 2018 changes for importers below.
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 2017, reporting $3.7 billion in FCA settlements and judgments in FY 2017.
Michael L. Stevens
The DOL will adopt the “primary beneficiary” test endorsed by those courts in evaluating internships sponsored by private employers.
Birgit Matthiesen, David R. Hamill
Thomas W. Abendroth
Often grandparents or other family members or friends would like to make additional gifts but have already bumped up against their annual gift tax limits.
Robert K. Carrol
The Supreme Court of California unanimously reversed the Fifth District Court of Appeal and upheld the constitutionality of an amendment establishing a Mandatory Mediation and Conciliation process for “first contract” negotiations extending beyond 90 days.
Michael L. Stevens, Robert K. Carrol, Paul R. Lynd
The National Labor Relations Board has reinstated a previous long-standing rule, holding that union employers do not have to bargain over “changes” to employment terms as long as they are consistent with past practice.
Christian M. McBurney, Holly M. Bastian, William R. Charyk, Quana C. Jew
On December 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed into law sweeping tax reform legislation, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).
Linda M. Jackson, Alexandra M. Romero
FCRA claims have been on the rise, particularly those alleging employers' background check authorization forms contain unlawfully extraneous information.
Michael L. Stevens, Alexandra M. Romero
NLRB recently overturned a case that had established a standard for evaluating the legality of employer handbook policies.
Jon S. Bouker, Dan H. Renberg, Byron Dorgan*, Philip S. English*
Congressional Republicans have reached an agreement on a tax reform proposal that will dramatically change the US tax code. The final agreement will have widespread implications for small business, partnerships, and multinational corporations.
Alexandra M. Romero, Michael L. Stevens