Greenwashing, or the use of green ‘claims' to improve a business' or product's environmental credentials with consumers, has come under significant scrutiny in recent years.

Fraud is not the only reason behind financial restatements. Sometimes they are caused by unintentional errors or omissions, especially as companies record complex transactions or implement new

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House.

The continuing internal tension between various agencies and offices of the U.S. federal government over how to address the (seemingly) unstoppable growth of the marijuana industry in light of current federal law has been a bit like watching the earth's tectonic plates in action.

The Federal Circuit recently held that a plaintiff seeking disgorgement of defendant's profits as a remedy for trade secret misappropriation has no right to a jury decision on the amount to be awarded;

On October 28, 2024, the Ninth Circuit struck a mass arbitration agreement as unconscionable and unenforceable under California law in Heckman v. Live Nation Ent., Inc., No. 23-55770.

With all the activity going on from a regulatory perspective, it is imperative for companies in this time of hyper-vigilance on this issue to stay abreast of the changing legal landscape and revise information security policies...

On May 9, 2024, Maryland's governor, Wes Moore, approved the "Gift Card Scams Prevention Act," which is the first law in the nation aimed at targeting the widespread scam known as "gift card draining."

The proposed regulations also provide guidance on how a partnership may designate a partnership representative.

When a multi-national conglomerate corporation fails, how the corporation's tax-sharing arrangements ("TSAs") will be interpreted in bankruptcy can be a multi-million dollar question...

The end of September in most years sees a spate of new NLRB decisions, sometimes dozens, issued on or about September 30, to coincide with the end of the agency's fiscal year.

On 28 July 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that a standard choice of law clause in favour of the law of the EU Member State in which the seller or supplier is established, is unfair.

One of the important features of Bermuda company law (in comparison with onshore jurisdictions) is the extent to which Bermuda companies are permitted by the Companies Act 1981 to give directors and officers protection from personal liability ...

In the context of Cyprus' personal insolvency law (Cap. 5/the "Law"), the concept of mutual set-off plays a crucial role in the settlement of debts and credits between...

PLMJ is the only Portuguese law firm to have won this award twice, in 2015 and 2012

After the murder of George Floyd in 2020 and the national protests that it triggered, many of the country's largest corporations expressed solidarity and pledged support for racial justice...

The public has 30 days (until February 11) to comment on the proposed revisions prior to a final version being adopted.

In a recent decision, Palmiter v. Commonwealth Health Systems, the Pennsylvania Court of Common ...

When freight loss occurs and the loss exceeds the limits of the motor carrier’s cargo coverage, the motor carrier and the transportation broker typically wind up at odds over who was responsible for determining the value of the shipment for insurance purposes.

In 2024, Colorado passedthe first comprehensive state-level law in the U.S. regulating the use of artificial intelligence, the Artificial Intelligence Act (the Act).