Over the past couple of weeks, there have been a pair of greenwashing lawsuits filed--by both private plaintiffs and government regulators--that highlight the current focus on consumer products as a centerpiece of greenwashing…
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/ Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection, Environmental Law
As we prepare for the next Supreme Court term, we’d like to look back at some of the most significant opinions from the last session and their potential impact on corporate regulation. Of the dozens of opinions issued by the…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Finance & Banking
On September 1, 2021, the State of Texas enacted a law (SB 13) that constitutes one of the most far-reaching anti-ESG laws among the various states. It bars state institutions from investing in companies that “boycott” energy…
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/ Business Organizations, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Securities Law
On September 10, eight Democratic Senators urged the heads of the FTC and DOJ’s Antitrust Division to investigate certain generative AI features used by dominant online platforms that may violate competition laws.
According…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On September 13, 2024, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (the “SJC”) ruled that the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (the “Act”) does not guarantee the accrual of benefits such as sick leave, vacation leave…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Torts, Labor & Employment Law
Effective November 1, 2023, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (the “Department”) required employers to permit an employee, in the employee’s sole discretion, to supplement or “top off” their Massachusetts…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
And just like that, the weather has changed, and now it is fall on the East Coast! Where did the days of summer go?
As to the current state of the venture capital market, while later- and growth-stage companies are still…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Science, Computers, & Technology
GUDEA is a pioneering technology company revolutionizing how digital narratives are understood and managed. Founded in 2023 by seasoned experts in military operations, politics, and artificial intelligence, GUDEA offers a unique…
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/ Business Organizations, Communications & Media Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Recently, Governor Newsom proposed that California delay the implementation of its recently-enacted climate disclosure laws for two years. The California legislature has effectively rejected this proposal by passing S.B. 219, a…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Environmental Law
As we enter into the final months of 2024, new developments in the administration of the 340B Drug Pricing Program signal that additional reform may be on the way. Although recent revisions to the 340B program’s administrative…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
As the workplace continues to take a new shape, the distinction between “workplace conduct” and “off duty” conduct continues to fade for many. After a recent Ninth Circuit ruling, employers must be more vigilant than ever in…
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/ Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law, Labor & Employment Law
It has been reported that the Securities & Exchange Commission has disbanded its Climate & ESG Task Force. This same task force had been launched with great fanfare in March 2021, at the beginning of the Biden Administration,…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Environmental Law, Securities Law
On August 21, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the second draft of its revised Digital Identity Guidance, which NIST first published in 2004 and last revised in 2017.
The draft guidance…
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/ Government Contracting, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s elimination of “Chevron deference” in the Loper decision, many commentators have suggested that the ITC’s authority over unfair imports under Section 337 might be curtailed. See Loper Bright…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a complaint in federal district court against HHS and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) challenging a recently issued rule strengthening protection of protected health…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Health, Privacy
