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The Eleventh Circuit recently ruled that an insurer's effort to intervene in an underlying wrongful death action was subject to the automatic stay and that the insurer was not deprived of due process as a consequence.

To address and eliminate gender pay disparities, the Colorado legislature enacted the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (the Act), which will take effect on Jan. 1, 2021.

Acquisitions and mergers of U.K. public companies are governed by the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (Code), which is administered by the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (Panel).

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a new paid leave statute entitling full-time employees to 80 hours of supplemental paid leave for certain work absences relating to COVID-19 if they work for a private-sector employer in California that employs 500 or more employees nationwide.

Business acquisitions present a host of legal issues for corporate counsel to address from a transactional perspective. However, while working through the jungle of transactional details,...

On Jan. 1, 2021, Congress voted to overturn President Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued new guidance on Dec. 8, 2015 that provides improved clarity to those prosecuting patent applications...

On Oct. 17, 2020, the Thirteenth Standing Committee of the National People's Congress adopted a decision to amend the People's Republic of China Patent Law.

On Feb. 9, 2022, California enacted Labor Code section 248.6, which reinstitutes the state's requirement that employers with more than 25 employees provide supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL)...

Since 2010, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has resolved more than 50 cases involving alleged cybersecurity incidents and data privacy violations.

As we wrote last week, on Feb. 9, 2022, California enacted Labor Code section 248.6, which reinstitutes the state's requirement that employers with more than...

Perhaps the most frequently asked question by growth-oriented lenders is "How and when can we lend into the rapidly growing and already major industry of legalized marijuana?"

Illinois employers looking forward to the start of the new year should be mindful of important changes to the noncompete law landscape.

An entirely new model for commerce known as a DAO (pronounced "Dow") has entered the mainstream with the rise of cryptocurrencies. But, as with most data innovations...

U.K. public companies have proved to be attractive targets for U.S.-incorporated businesses of late, with such U.S. bidders seeking to take advantage of a favourable stock market

The rapid rise of cybersecurity incidents, and the litigation and government investigations that often ensue, have resulted in many hotly contested disputes concerning the disclosure of documents...

Recently, your financial disclosure antennae may have noticed the noise about the ever-growing call for climate-related financial disclosures.