Trade secret protection expanded to include products or services "used in or intended for use in interstate or foreign commerce."

Court ruling applies law of nature; impacts patents directed to personalized medicine.

Due to the unfortunate story of University of Notre Dame football star Manti Te’o’s "fake" girlfriend in late 2012, much of America is now familiar with the phrase "catfishing".

High Court considers the constitutionality of DOMA, which may create tax-refund opportunities for employers and employees before April 15.

The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (the Act), signed into law on September 27, includes a provision that expands the existing favorable tax treatment of gain resulting from the sale of qualified small business stock.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently modified the premerger notification form and rules for transactions reportable under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act).

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (the Healthcare Reform Law), presents a number of new issues for medical device manufacturers.

An amendment to FERC's M&A statute, Section 203 of the Federal Power Act, was signed into law on September 28.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on September 28 that it has created an Insider Trading & Information Protection Task Force.

Before 2020, the IRS had long taken the position that an ESOP, and any other retirement plan for that matter, must be adopted no later than the end of the first tax year in which the employer wished to claim a deduction ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on July 11 affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action complaint seeking disgorgement and other relief from two Florida utilities (Utilities).

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on July 10 to except the position of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ...

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs) continue to garner national attention as emerging chemicals of concern.

On June 14, the ICMA published its new SBPs, together with a revised version of its Green Bond Principles and new guidelines for issuers of sustainability bonds.

Several years ago, the US government embarked on a project to standardize federal agency programs—including the NRC's—for managing unclassified-but-sensitive information.

Most operations are either fee-based or considered "essential" and are therefore expected to proceed normally.

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services will accept applications to comply with a recent court order, but will work concurrently to publish rules to rescind the program entirely.

On August 17, both the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the US State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued final rules published in the Federal Register, both of which will become effective on November 15, 2016.

The US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio held on November 29, 2021, that in actions commenced under 16 USC Section 823b, district courts have the power to decide whether FERC...

Broad awareness has been made about cyberattacks in the form of phishing that typically use email messages to lure victims into divulging sensitive information or opening a link that allows malware to infiltrate their device.