On December 17, 2015, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation that would overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act — S. 697, the " Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act."

The three judge panel issued three separate opinions, with Judge McKeague writing the lead opinion, Judge Griffin concurring in the judgment only, and Judge Keith dissenting.

Today, in a much-anticipated decision, the Supreme Court unanimously held that district courts are the proper courts to hear challenges to the WOTUS Rule, an Obama-era regulation...

The United States Supreme Court announced today that it will hear oral argument in the Florida v. Georgia lawsuit on January 8, 2018.

EPA sent its final hazardous waste generator improvements rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.

Each year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) publishes its annual Candidate Notice of Review (CNOR) in the Federal Register.

On May 16, 2017, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe signed Executive Directive 11, which instructs the Department of Environmental Quality to propose regulations that "abate, control, or...

In Perez v. Global Credit and Collection, Judge McMahon said the information contained on the plaintiff's envelope (an eight-digit account number) was "meaningless to anyone other than someone at Global Credit."

Under current law, taxpayers who have mortgage debt canceled or forgiven after 2014 may be required to pay taxes on that amount as taxable income.

In July 2017, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit against a Canadian cigarette manufacturer, Grand River Enterprises Six Nations, for failing to comply with California laws governing NPMs.

The Food and Drug Administration recently issued a solicitation for proposals for a 10 port cigar smoking machine that will simulate human cigar smoking under a variety of conditions and collect smoke residue for chemical analysis.

The Hawaii Senate has passed a bill that would tax e-liquids and "electronic smoking devices." The bill now awaits further action in the Hawaii House of Representatives.

Louisiana has redefined "vapor products" to include nicotine and non-nicotine products. The law became effective on May 30, 2018 when Governor John Bel Edwards signed HB239.

On occasion, a manufacturer of tobacco products may decide to use its permitted facility for another purpose, one that may exceed the permit or be altogether unrelated to the permitted use.

This is a friendly reminder to all covered entities that, by February 29, 2016, they must report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services any breaches of unsecured protected health information...

If you are a federal contractor subject to Section 503, then you are aware of the new regulations that were released in September 2013.

On May 10, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) rule allowing certain F-1 students who have STEM degrees to apply for a 24-month extension of their post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) goes into effect.

No, the person in front of you has not split her pants, but what she's wearing might have infringed this patent (had it not expired).

Partners Ryan Schneider and Michael Hobbs are published in the Daily Report for their byline about how technology and the internet are affecting intellectual property attorneys.

Even high-tech companies with substantial in-house technical expertise may not be dealing with the most common type of cyber vulnerability.