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Arent Fox filed an amicus brief for the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence in the 9th Circuit matter Teixeira v. County of Alameda.
M. Scott Peeler, Peter V. B. Unger
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations can lead to significant collateral consequences.
The last decade has seen enormous growth in the human tissue products industry, following the Food and Drug Administration’s establishment, in 2001, of a tiered approach to the regulation of these products (referred to as “human cells, tissues and cell- and tissue-based products,” or “HCT/Ps”).
Anthony V. Lupo, Debra Albin-Riley
On January 12, 2015, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a proposed regulation to revise the required warning statement for products containing chemicals listed by the state under Proposition-65 (Prop-65).
Brian P. Waldman, Wayne H. Matelski
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just issued its long-awaited Draft Guidance on Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) Requirements for Combination Products.
Hunter T. Carter
Most parties that enter into arbitration agreements do not expect their choice to be diminished by being forced to litigate in open court. This paramount deference to contractual freedom is a hallmark of US law as well as the practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Anthony V. Lupo, Matthew R. Mills, Amy (Salomon) McFarland, Dan Jasnow
In a succinct eight-page opinion, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously last week that trademark “tacking” is a question of fact that should generally be decided by juries.
David R. Hamill, Birgit Matthiesen
Your company has been asked by a customer to certify that its products manufactured in US plants are in compliance with “Buy American” requirements. How does your company respond?
Kay C. Georgi
In 2014, the Departments of State and Commerce implemented final rules that overhauled 11 United States Munitions List (USML) Categories. These changes have affected a wide range of industries.
Birgit Matthiesen, David R. Hamill
Your company has been asked by a customer to certify that its products manufactured in US plants are in compliance with “Buy American” requirements. How does your company respond?
Dan H. Renberg, Jon S. Bouker
On January 16, 2015, Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced S. 181 (The Startup Act), which is meant to promote new business formation, especially in the information technology industry.
Matthew Nolan, Kay C. Georgi
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security released their much-anticipated regulations governing trade with Cuba, and they were published in the Federal Register and became effective on January 16, 2015.
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.
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.
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).
Kay C. Georgi, Matthew Nolan
The United States and the European Union imposed additional sanctions on Russia and Crimea.
Wayne H. Matelski
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a dozen Warning Letters to dairy farms across the country.
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.