Piracy and counterfeiting by entities operating in non-EU member states is causing considerable damage to the intellectual property of companies operating in the EU. Manufacturers of branded goods must therefore do everything in their power to protect themselves. One option worth considering is coordinated confiscation of infringing goods throughout the EU – including confiscation at trade fairs.

On May 20, 2010, the United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division published a Final Rule updating regulations relating to nonagricultural child labor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Courts are currently grappling with the tough legal and policy questions posed by large-scale climate change litigation across the country.

To be eligible for FMLA leave an employee who works for a covered employer must satisfy the following criteria:

In a decisive reversal of a district court judgment issued last year, the Third Circuit on January 7 firmly held that Michael Foods and Sodexo are entitled to judgment as a matter of law on Feesers Inc.'s Robinson–Patman Act price discrimination claims.

Sponsors of recently proposed legislation intend to equip the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the additional authority and funding needed to increase monitoring and enforcement of safety measures for drugs and drug ingredients that are manufactured outside of the United States.

Employers that maintain nonqualified deferred compensation plans should strongly consider adding a review of operations for Section 409A non-compliance to their end-of-the-year to-do lists.

On September 30, 2009, the United States Food and Drug Administration released a draft of its Guidance for Industry: Format and Content of Proposed Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS), REMS Assessments, and Proposed REMS Modifications.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed at the end of February contains a number of changes to HIPAA privacy and security rules.

The UK Government has committed the Country to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Heightened emphasis on enforcement is a cornerstone in the radically different immigration system being implemented in the United Kingdom over the next year.

On August 1, 2007, the 35W bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed. Lawsuits soon followed against the State of Minnesota, as well as companies hired by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to inspect and make repairs on the bridge.

The federal government has once again delayed the implementation date of an executive order and related regulations issued by the Bush administration that would require federal contractors to use the E-Verify employment verification system.

On the brink of significant regulatory change, one consequence of health care reform is to encourage new business arrangements involving hospitals, physicians and other provider entities.

With the close of the Congressional session looming, it looks less and less likely that federal food safety legislation will be enacted before the end of 2010.

An editorial in The New York Times decried the Supreme Court's recent decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. as a "dreadful ruling" and called on Congress to pass a law to "reverse that injustice."

On August 19, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice published revised Horizontal Merger Guidelines that explain how federal agencies evaluate the likely competitive impact and legality of mergers.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was established in 2003 as a sub-agency of the newly formed U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

At the commencement of the Lundbeck lawsuit, there were only two FDA-approved drugs for PDA: Indocin IV and NeoProfen.

“Green” is everywhere these days. Reducing the environmental impact of the built environment is at the top of the list for many companies looking to go green.