So far this year, three False Claims Act defendants have challenged judgments against them based on the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment. Remarkably, two were successful, as the District of Minnesota more than…
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/ Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Government Contracting
On September 9, 2024, the SEC announced it had settled Administrative Proceedings with nine investment advisers for violating the Marketing Rule. The violations involved distributing advertisements that included untrue or…
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/ Securities Law
Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision on the Department of Labor's (DOL) rule concerning tipped employees. This final rule, introduced in 2021, addresses the amount of time a tipped…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The National Interest Waiver (“NIW”) is a special provision within the EB-2 employment-based immigration category that allows individuals to bypass the usual labor certification process (“PERM”) required for most…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Under 35 U.S.C. § 102, the “on-sale bar” invalidates a patent if an inventor has sold or made the invention publicly available more than one year before filing the patent application. Recently, the United States Court of Appeals…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Automated Clearing House (ACH) fraud involves the unauthorized use of the ACH network to transfer funds from a bank account. It poses serious challenges for companies that can lead to substantial financial losses as well as…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Privacy
On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas blocked the Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") rule that would have banned most existing non-compete agreements and prohibited new ones,…
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/ Health, Labor & Employment Law
?? In this Spotlight on White Collar Defense and Government Investigations, listen as partners Lindsay Gerdes and Michael J. Bronson discuss why time is of the essence when you’ve been contacted by a government agency.
Clients…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Organizations, Criminal Law
On August 20, 2024, a judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered an order prohibiting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from implementing a new rule that would have prohibited employers…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Banks of all sizes should take note of these changes and update policies and procedures to avoid running afoul of new rules and regulations. Here is an overview of some notable changes that have taken place in recent months…
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/ Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law
In this Spotlight on Real Estate and Development, Samantha (Sam) Hargitt explains the thrill of working with clients on significant projects that shape communities and drive economic growth.
As a partner in the Firm’s…
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/ Construction Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use, Real Estate - Commercial
?? In this Spotlight on White Collar Defense and Government Investigations, Cincinnati's Lindsay Gerdes explains how the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) self-disclosure policy encourages companies to voluntarily disclose any…
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/ Business Organizations, Criminal Law, Government Contracting
?? The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) is a significant development for companies, establishing rigorous data protection standards and enhancing consumer privacy. Adhering to these regulations can significantly improve…
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/ Privacy
On August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) rolled out its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program after announcing the initiative in March. Described as “[s]upercharging DOJ’s corporate investigations and…
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/ Business Organizations, Criminal Law
A private sale may start an inventor’s one-year filing clock, but it likely won’t save a patentee from an intervening prior art reference. On July 31, 2024, in a precedential decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
