Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. agreed to resolve charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Under the FDCPA, a debt collector is liable to a consumer for contacting third parties in pursuit of that consumer's debt unless the communication falls under a statutory exception.

The EB-5 Investor Visa Program has been extended with no changes until September 30, 2016. The extension of the EB-5 Program came as part of the omnibus spending bill that Congress agreed to on December 15.

The Environmental Protection Agency issued its final Vessel General Permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of commercial vessels (except fishing vessels, unless they discharge ballast water) on December 18, 2008.

After several Federal District Courts issued injunctions against the federal contractor vaccine mandate in December 2021, the Federal Government issued guidance fully suspending...

Recently, a Delaware bankruptcy court denied a purchaser of claims its recovery because of judgments against the original holders of the claims from whom the claims were purchased.

Earlier this week Facebook, Inc. publicly announced that as of Saturday, June 13th at 12:01 a.m. U.S. EDT, Facebook users will be allowed to create their own personalized URLs for their Facebook pages (i.e., facebook.com/ yourname or facebook.com/trademark).

In the Federal Register of March 16, 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") published a notice of proposed rulemaking by which the agency proposes a regulatory amend­ment to eliminate the mailing of courtesy notices of liquidation to importers of record.

This Customs and International Trade Alert is the second in a series examining developments pertaining to the traditional role of U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") in managing imports, namely determining the classification, value, and country of origin of those imports.

On August 4, 2011, the American Bar Association (the "ABA") issued Formal Opinion 11-459 (the "Opinion"), stating that lawyers have a duty to warn their clients not to use a workplace computer, network, or device to communicate with their personal lawyer.

As evidenced by the attention of several major news outlets (“The Wall Street Journal” and “The New York Times”, to name a few), gas exploration in the hills of Western Pennsylvania is the hot topic of the day.

The United States Military Sealift Command ("MSC") held a public meeting on December 1, 2011 to review the requirements of its charters that owners must name MSC as an additional assured on all required insurance policies and obtain from the insurer a waiver of the right of subrogation.

On February 8, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service unveiled its 2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative, a long-awaited second amnesty program designed to encourage taxpayers with undisclosed foreign bank accounts to come into compliance with U.S. tax laws and avoid possible criminal prosecution.

ABA Business Section Newsletter for Nonprofit Organizations

On December 20, 2007, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") released a redesigned Form 990 - Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax ("Form 990") that includes a newly created Schedule K - Supplemental Information on Tax Exempt Bonds ("Schedule K").

On June 28, 2010, EPA signed a final rule for Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases from Magnesium Production facilities, Underground Coal Mines, Industrial Wastewater Treatment facilities, and Industrial Waste Landfills, thereby adding these four source categories to the list of source categories already required to report greenhouse gas emissions ("GHGs") under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program set forth at 40 C.F.R. Part 98.

The Coast Guard issued a Notice of Inquiry ("NOI") on November 1, 2011 inviting the public to comment on the current Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ("OPA 90") claims procedures and whether certain pre-OPA 90 regulations should be removed.

After much debate, the new .xxx domain name extension has been approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

The weekend’s disclosure that a U.S. Government contractor employee at Booz Allen Hamilton leaked top secret information to the press will have lasting repercussions for all government contractors working with sensitive information.

Action Item: Based on the rising number of issues related to highly communicable diseases like measles, mumps, flu, and Ebola, employers should be proactive rather than reactive in preparing and implementing an infectious disease response policy.