Another wrinkle has emerged in the ever-evolving business of buying creditors’ claims against bankrupt entities.

This week the Treasury Department announced the establishment of the Office of Recovery Programs to oversee recovery programs authorized by the CARES Act, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, ...

Mary Bartkus, Special Counsel, has authored a paper titled "Six Class Actions for 16 Microliters: Eye Drop Litigation Reopens in New Jersey is Dismissed in Massachusetts, and is on Appeal to the First Circuit.

On March 8, 2016, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia preliminarily approved a proposed $19.5 million settlement of a class action lawsuit against Home Depot...

Those who missed the seminar can still catch all the presentations, including an informative discussion about preventing piracy of TV programming.

On May 16, 2016, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins , 578 U.S. ____ (2016), reaffirming that Article III standing requires statutory plaintiffs to demonstrate concrete injury.

On January 28, the FTC announced the adjusted HSR reportability thresholds for 2020.

Today the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order and memorandum opinion staying the FTC's Noncompete Rule and entering a preliminary...

On March 20, 2020, following President Trump's emergency declaration relating to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, ...

March 25, 2020 – As the country faces the global health crisis caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, recent announcements by the Office of the U.S.

December 4, 2020 – This week the Federal Reserve Board and Treasury Department announced a three-month extension of several funding facilities, including the Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity...

In considering a Section 363 asset sale in "In re Fisker Automotive Holdings, Inc.", the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware used its "for cause" power under Section 363(k) to limit the proposed purchaser’s credit bid and trigger a competitive cash auction for the debtor’s assets.

The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 ("DTSA"), which went into effect on May 11, 2016, federalizes trade secrets law.

President Trump issued an Executive Order prohibiting certain transactions involving debt of the Government of Venezuelan or equity in entities majority-owned by the Government of Venezuela.

On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the "Act").

Earlier this week, an HHR pro bono team led a hearing before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) in the case of Brisa De Angulo Losada v. Bolivia, a groundbreaking case on sexual violence in Bolivia.

The Federal Trade Commission has announced a task force that will focus on unfair practices that impact labor markets, indicating that the new administration's approach to antitrust enforcement...

On March 18, President Donald Trump removed both of the Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission.

This week the Small Business Administration reopened the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program. It also announced it would open the Restaurant Revitalization Fund on May 3.

Last week, the Small Business Administration expanded the Paycheck Protection Program to provide greater access to small business owners.