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EU Customs Practice Group - April 2013

by White & Case LLP on 5/18/2013

In This Issue: *EU CUSTOMS POLICY: - UCC Developments – provisional agreement *TARIFFS: - Update on duty suspensions/tariff quotas - Proposal on autonomous duty suspensions for flat screens -...more

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Watch Begins As End of Term Nears

by Donald Scarinci on 5/18/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court must issue decisions on cases considered in the October 2012 Term before the session ends in June. The justices have concluded all oral arguments and are expected to start rolling out the remaining...more

CIS Legal Update - May 2013: Developing Russia’s Military-Industrial Complex

by Dechert LLP on 5/18/2013

On October 16, 2012 the President of the Russian Federation signed a federal law establishing the Advanced Research Foundation (“ARF”) , a specialized legal entity that will be responsible for research and development in the...more

Can My Newborn Be Vaccinated Without My Permission?

by Janet Raasch | Lawyers.com on 5/18/2013

When born in a hospital, a baby is routinely given a hepatitis B shot, a vitamin K injection and an application of ointment in the eyes. In all states, a parent can refuse these treatments. It is best to use a waiver signed...more

High Net Worth Family Tax Report, Vol. 8, No. 2 -- May 2013

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/18/2013

President’s fiscal year 2014 budget contains numerous tax provisions - President Barack Obama released his proposed budget for the government’s fiscal year 2014 on April 10, 2013, and, not surprisingly, the budget...more

Senate Includes Buy American Requirement in Water Resources Development Act of 2013: Provision Would Mandate Use of American Iron,...

by King & Spalding on 5/18/2013

The United States Senate passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 by an overwhelming 83-14 margin on May 15, 2013. The legislation included an amendment sponsored by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Sherrod Brown...more

FBAR Filing Due for Foreign Financial Account Holders

by Michael Cho | Berkeley Research Group, LLC on 5/18/2013

The 2012 Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), is due June 30, 2013. An employee or officer who has signature or other authority over, or financial interest in, foreign financial accounts is...more

Good Governance for General Counsel: What Your Board Needs to Know Now

by Ober|Kaler on 5/18/2013

A host of regulatory and finance reforms have ushered in significant changes for health care entities, and likewise, for the boards that guide them. How can general counsel broach these changes with their boards and steer...more

Has the FCA started as it means to go on?

by Neil Gerrard, Miriam Gonzalez | Dechert LLP on 5/18/2013

Has the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) in the UK started as it means to go on? The FCA recently fined a UK subsidiary of a private Swiss Bank for failing to establish and maintain effective anti-money laundering controls...more

Cook County, Illinois, Use Tax Update

by Stanley Kaminski | Duane Morris LLP on 5/18/2013

On May 20, 2013, Cook County Use Tax returns are required to be filed for all businesses in Cook County, Illinois, and individuals in Cook County who owe such use tax for purchases made in April 2013 from sellers located...more

The Federal Reserve's Minimum Standards for Prioritization and Handling Borrower Files with Imminent Foreclosure Sale

by Barry Fagan on 5/18/2013

The Federal Reserve's Minimum Standards for Prioritization and Handling Borrower Files with Imminent Foreclosure Sale. The Federal Reserves guidance is significant because it applies to all regulated bank servicing, rather...more

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Minimum Standards for Prioritization and Handling Borrower Files Subject to Imminent...

by Barry Fagan on 5/18/2013

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Minimum Standards for Prioritization and Handling Borrower Files Subject to Imminent Foreclosure Sale for all OCC Regulated Banks. The OCC guidance is significant because it...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- May 17, 2013

by Meg Charendoff, Tal Dickstein, W. Allan Edmiston, David Grossman, Jonathan Neil Strauss, Jonathan Zavin | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/17/2013

Righthaven LLC v. Hoehn, USCA, Ninth Circuit, May 9, 2013 - Ninth Circuit affirms district courts’ dismissals of copyright infringement actions holding that entity created solely for purpose of pursuing copyright...more

DOL Releases Exchange Notice Guidance and Model Notices

by Dennis R. Bonessa, John D. Martini, Rachel Cutler Shim, Allison Warden Sizemore | Reed Smith on 5/17/2013

On May 8, the Department of Labor ("DOL") issued guidance regarding the requirement that employers provide notice to employees describing the coverage options available under Health Insurance Marketplaces (formerly known as...more

Ivy League joins digital trend

by Douglas N. Masters, Seth A. Rose | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/17/2013

The Ivy League this month announced that it will join the Big Ten and the PAC-12 in launching its own digital sports network, giving fans of the conference and its teams unprecedented access to their favorite team’s home and...more

MBHB Snippets: Review of Developments in Intellectual Property Law - Spring 2013 - Volume 11, Issue 2: Tiffany & Co. v. Costco...

by Nicole Grimm, Emily Miao | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 5/17/2013

TIFFANY diamond engagement rings enjoy worldwide fame and recognition as the quintessential engagement ring. In 1886, Tiffany created the famous Tiffany setting, a simple six-prong open symmetrical arrangement that elevates...more

Advertising Law -- May 16, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/17/2013

In This Issue: Linda Goldstein to Provide Insight on FTC’s Dot Com Dislosure Guidance at Upcoming Bloomberg BNA Webinar; “All Natural” False Ad Suits Continue, Stalled; Wake Up! FDA Considers Caffeinated Foods;...more

Don't Forget About GINA

by Miller & Martin PLLC on 5/17/2013

In the midst of trying to keep straight all employer responsibilities, obligations, and pitfalls under the ADA and the FMLA, as well as a plethora of other federal and state laws, the EEOC's simultaneous filing and settlement...more

Health Law Alert: OIG Issues Updated Special Advisory Bulletin On The Effect Of Exclusion From Participation In Federal Health...

by Jessica Kracl, Sheva J. Sanders | Leonard, Street and Deinard on 5/17/2013

On May 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued an updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the effect of exclusion from participating in federal health care programs....more

In re LIBOR-Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation: A Long Road Ahead

by Susan E. Foster | Perkins Coie on 5/17/2013

In a self-described “unexpected” ruling for the defendants in the consolidated LIBOR proceedings, Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald has dismissed the private plaintiffs’ antitrust and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations...more

New Language in Pittsburgh Proffer Agreement Increases Risks for White Collar Criminal Defendants in Western District of...

by Kyle Bahr, Efrem Grail, Shannon Poliziani | Reed Smith on 5/17/2013

For those persons in the midst of a federal “white collar” criminal investigation, an oftentimes crucial – and always difficult – decision is whether to “proffer” to the government. That decision just became tougher in any...more

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