Commercial Law & Contracts Updates – February 22, 2012

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/22/2012

In In re Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust Litig., 2012 WL 401113 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 8, 2012), Judge William H. Pauley III denied a motion for summary judgment by Defendants Discover and Citigroup after finding that a handful of...more

by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 2/22/2012

Last week, President Obama unveiled his 2013 budget, and at least with respect to aspects of the budget proposal that would impact drugmakers, the President's 2013 proposal looks a lot like his 2012 proposal.  In a section...more

by Barger & Wolen on 2/22/2012

On January 1, 2012, the California Reader Privacy Act went into effect. The Act requires all “book service providers,” i.e., book sellers, in the State to take certain steps when responding to governmental requests for...more

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/22/2012

On February 15, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or “SEC”) raised the dollar thresholds for SEC-registered investment advisers to charge performance-based fees to their clients...more

by BuckleySandler LLP on 2/22/2012

Topics In This Issue BuckleySandler Launches InfoBytes Blog Federal Issues State Issues Courts Miscellany Firm News Mortgages Banking Consumer...more

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 2/22/2012

In its recent decision in Colony Nat'l Ins. Co. v. Manitex, L.L.C., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 3311 (5th Cir. Feb. 20, 2012), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, applying Texas law, considered what constituted...more

by JAMS, The Resolution Experts on 2/22/2012

“If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.” —Marcus T. Cicero “If you haven’t got the time to do it right, when will you find the time to do it over?” —Jeffery J....more

by Daniel Brecher on 2/22/2012

In last week’s blogs, we recommended including provisions in your New York or New Jersey business agreements that required your distantly located customers to litigate in the state and county where you have your offices. Some customers...more