ArticleHMRC Told To Buzzoni Off In Inheritance Tax CaseThere was an important victory reported recently for the tax-payer in a long-running inheritance tax case: Buzzoni and others v HMRC [2013] EWCA Civ 1684. United KingdomTaxWedlake Bell LLP
ArticleAdult Use Cannabis Now Legal In ConnecticutBreaking news! Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana by passing comprehensive legislation that addresses decriminalization, licensing, marketing, and taxation.United StatesCannabis & HempShipman & Goodwin LLP
ArticleCalifornia's High Court: Federal Law Does Not Preempt State Claims For Intentionally False 'Organic' LabelsThe plaintiff in Quesada brought a putative class action against Herb Thyme for mislabeling non-organic products as organic. United StatesConsumer ProtectionThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleFor Plaintiffs Alleging Long-Running Securities Frauds, Recent Statute Of Repose Rulings Highlight Obstacles, Potential Paths ForwardSecurities fraud claims brought under Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act are subject to two separate timeliness provisions: a two-year statute of limitations and a five-year statute of repose. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC
ArticleAlabama Rewrites Its Noncompete StatuteThe Alabama legislature recently passed a comprehensive revision of the state's noncompete statute, and Governor Bentley has signed the act into law.United StatesEmployment and HRBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
ArticleCalifornia Leads The Way In Passing Landmark Legislation To Classify Gig Workers As EmployeesAs we have previously reported here, California Assembly Bill 5 (the bill) is slated to codify the California Supreme Court's 2018 landmark decision in Dynamex Operations West v. Superior United StatesEmployment and HRReed Smith
ArticleCopyright With No Author?Just as the U.S. Patent Office has declined to consider patent applications naming an artificial intelligence as an inventor, the U.S. Copyright Office has declared that works authored by artificial intelligent artists or authors ...United StatesIntellectual PropertyVolpe Koenig
ArticleShe Who Shall Not Be InfringedA federal district court has ruled that an unauthorized fan encyclopedia compiling and describing characters, concepts and events in the “Harry Potter and . . .” book series violates author J.K. Rowling’s copyrights in the works. United StatesIntellectual PropertyPowell Goldstein LLP
ArticleUSPTO Issues Notice Of Proposed Rule MakingOn May 10, 2024, the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that is a major change to terminal disclaimer practice that, if implemented...United StatesIntellectual PropertyThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleAre The Floodgates Of Change Opening For Tort Liability In Texas?A case will soon be argued before the Supreme Court of Texas which is worthy of the attention of all Texas construction and real estate lawyers and their clients.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCokinos | Young
ArticleSupreme Court Lets Kentucky AG Intervene In Cameron v. EMW. Now What?Nearly two years ago, a panel of the Sixth Circuit declined to let the Kentucky Attorney General intervene in a Sixth Circuit case to defend a Kentucky law. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Strikes Down Federal Ban On Sports GamblingOn May 14, the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act ("PAPSA"), a federal law that prohibited most states from allowing sports-related gambling. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentTroutman Pepper Locke LLP
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ArticleTaxing Digital Advertisements Face Stiff Legal ChallengesThe economic impact of COVID-19 cannot be understated; one impact has been to local and state budgets. States have experienced significant budget shortfalls due to limited economic activity and...United StatesTaxDavis+Gilbert LLP
ArticlePennsylvania Supreme Court Continues Its Assault On Businesses With Adoption Of Enterprise LiabilityOur Spring 2021 edition of Aviation Happenings reported on the expansion of Pennsylvania's consumer protection law in Gregg v. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. United StatesTransportSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
ArticleEuropean Software Patentability: Cutting Through The NoiseWe're taking you on a journey through the history of software patents in Europe, through the lens of pop culture. By zooming out and looking at the big picture of what the EPO has taught us over the years...European UnionIntellectual PropertyKilburn & Strode
ArticleSingapore Seminar To Showcase Guernsey's Capital Markets And Fiduciary ExpertiseCase studies highlighting Guernsey's expertise in the investment fund and private wealth sectors will form the basis of a seminar in Singapore early next month.GuernseyWealth ManagementGuernsey Finance
ArticleConsumer Protection Regulation In Nigeria: The Role Of The Federal Competition And Consumer Protection CommissionConsumer Protection has long been a significant concern worldwide, with increased focus on ensuring that suppliers of goods and services embrace fair practices to safeguard consumer rights.NigeriaConsumer ProtectionPavestones
ArticleHIPAA Privacy Rules Get A Post-Dobbs Refresh On Reproductive Health CareEmployers will soon see the national debate about abortion popping up in some unexpected places: the HIPAA privacy policies and procedures and notices of privacy...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
ArticleCalifornia Enacts Federal Conformity BillThe governor of California has signed AB 154, which selectively conforms the California Revenue and Taxation Code to specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code enacted as of January 1, 2015.United StatesTaxMorrison Foerster