Brian Butler at Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Expanded Notice of Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities Under the CHIPS...

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for commercial fabrication facilities which expands the pool of applicants eligible to obtain a portion of the $39 billion in...more

6/27/2023 / Funding Opportunities , Manufacturers , Semiconductors , U.S. Commerce Department

Commerce and EDA Launch Regional Technology Hubs Program With $500 Million in Funding

The Department of Commerce (DOC) and the Economic Development Administration (EDA) have launched the application process for the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs) Program. The Tech Hubs Program is a regional...more

6/9/2023 / Economic Development , Funding Opportunities , Technology Sector

Commerce Department Publishes Proposed National Security Guardrails for CHIPS Act

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking detailing their plan for national security guardrails aimed at preventing CHIPS funding from being used by adversaries to the U.S. or its allies....more

3/23/2023 / Foreign Adversaries , Manufacturers , National Security , Semiconductors , U.S. Commerce Department

Will COVID-19 Excuse Contractual Performance?

In recent days, companies across a wide range of industries have begun to alter their business practices and contractual arrangements in response to the outbreak of COVID-19. Among the questions that have arisen is whether,...more

3/20/2020 / Contract Terms , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Force Majeure Clause , Infectious Diseases , Performance Standards

E-Discovery and Information Management: New Federal Rules Provide Welcome Relief to Businesses Facing Electronic Document...

A recent amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e) abrogates a series of federal court decisions that imposed harsh "adverse inference" sanctions on litigants that failed to initiate litigation holds to preserve...more

2/2/2016 / Adverse Inference Instructions , Electronically Stored Information , Federal Rules of Civil Procedure , Gross Negligence , Litigation Hold

E-Discovery and Information Management: Can Clicking "Like" Make or Break a Lawsuit? (12/15)

Virtually everyone uses social media to engage with family and friends, to follow politics and popular culture, and to conduct business. As social media use becomes increasingly engrained in American culture, businesses have...more

12/2/2015 / Discovery , Facebook , Photographs , Sanctions , Social Media

E-Discovery and Information Management: Courts Continue to Endorse Technology Assisted Review To Control Rising Costs of...

The rapid pace of technological development, particularly in the area of data storage, has created significant burdens on all businesses, large and small. In litigation, the cost of locating relevant Electronically-Stored...more

5/5/2015 / Discovery , Electronically Stored Information , Seed Set , Technology-Assisted Review

E-Discovery and Information Management: Electronic Data Breach Of Student Records—The University’s Obligation To Disclose (3/15)

Data security breaches have become unfortunately prevalent amongst higher education institutions. In fact, colleges and universities suffer data breaches at a rate of just over one per week.(1) The Privacy Rights...more

3/19/2015 / Colleges , Data Breach , Educational Institutions , Electronically Stored Information , Legislative Agendas , Personally Identifiable Information , Universities

E-Discovery and Information Management: New Email Retention Policy for New York State Heightens the Need to Timely Serve...

According to recent media reports, New York State has now implemented the 90-day email retention policy that was previously announced by the Cuomo Administration in June 2013. The reports indicate that various state agencies’...more

3/2/2015 / Data Retention , Discovery , Email , Governor Cuomo

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