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Excerpts from this 2011 edition: Charbucks Wins Round 3 of Trademark Dispute with Starbucks — Stating that the antidilution law should be used as “a scalpel, not a battle axe,” Judge Laura Taylor…more

As the result of a recent amendment to the Cayman Islands Mutual Funds Law, master funds formed in the Cayman Islands may be required to register with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA). Prior to the passage of the…more

California resident Heather Peters recently made waves with her $9,857.19 small claims court victory against Honda for allegedly overstating the Civic Hybrid’s fuel economy. Claims that the car could achieve up to 50…more

Yesterday, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a notice of availability for the Environmental Assessment it prepared in connection with the issuance of leases for wind energy development off the coast of New Jersey,…more

On Tuesday, high-end shoe designer Christian Louboutin told the Second Circuit that District Court Judge Victor Marrero got it wrong when he ruled that Louboutin failed to make a preliminary showing that his hallmark…more

A coalition of 80 institutional investors sent a letter to Congress last week in support of the Business Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act (HR 2759).  As discussed previously, the proposed legislation would…more

In a ruling that may restrict the future viability of false advertising class actions, the Ninth Circuit recently overturned a lower court decision certifying nationwide class status to individuals who purchased or leased an…more

When I last posted on the potential impact of the Utility MACT rule on electric system reliability, I swore I was done with the subject. I knew then it was probably a mistake. Yesterday, FERC announced that it has…more

As we previously noted in our Foley Adviser dated February 3, 2010, “New Massachusetts Data Security Law and Regulations-Comprehensive Information Security Plan required before March 1, 2010”, under the…more

The nine states still participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative are getting ready for the first auction of RGGI's second compliance period, scheduled for March 14th. In the auction notice released last…more

The Massachusetts Securities Division (the “Division”) has adopted new regulations relating to the regulation of investment advisers. The new regulations will become effective on February 3, 2012, but will not be enforced by the…more

On January 21, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a revised version of Form 990 and accompanying instructions and schedules for tax year 2011. Notable changes to Form 990 and its associated schedules relate to…more

In a prior rant, I raised the concern that EPA would oppose the use of new cleanup technologies based on nanotechnologies on the basis of the precautionary principle. I may not have been exactly on the mark, but I was pretty…more

For several decades now, the United States has taken the position that communications and documents exchanged in Superfund matters between government lawyers representing the US EPA and government lawyers representing federal…more

Along with January’s hot activity in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination, we also saw the emergence of two more stories about the intersection of intellectual property and political ads. One issue is “déjà…more