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Miller Canfield

Sixth Circuit: Emeritus Professor Status Does Not Create Constitutionally Protected Property Interest

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On December 5, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that emeritus status does not necessarily create a constitutionally protected property interest. Peterson v Johnson, _F.4th_, 2023 WL 8431635 (for...more

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He Said, She Said – The Board as Judge and Jury

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THE SCENE - You wake up on Monday morning to find 53 unread e-mails in your inbox. Pasha from unit 101 has written extensively to complain about his neighbor in unit 102 incessantly smoking this past weekend. Pasha says...more

Venable LLP

Should I Register My Entity to Do Business in a State? Supreme Court Case Reminds Us of the Scope of Considerations

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Clients frequently ask whether a business entity needs to register to do business in a particular state with which the entity has begun to have some degree of ongoing contact. In responding we typically consider the state's...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

District Court Denies Motion to Dismiss SEC’s First ‘Shadow Trading’ Complaint

Judge William H. Orrick of the Northern District of California recently denied a motion to dismiss the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) first insider trading case charging a defendant with “shadow trading.” The...more

Woods Rogers

Spring Cleaning For Virginia Community Associations Top 10 Policies and Procedures

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The pandemic that took hold in 2020 created uncertainty and required community associations to adapt to new norms and its policies and procedures.  The country looked forward to a new year with new hope.  A new year usually...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Environmental Disclosure Issues Loom Large as Investors Pressure Companies to Address Climate Risks

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As the real-life consequences of climate change accelerate and become more pronounced, so does the need for businesses and government entities to consider various practical effects. Corporations are facing significant...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Confirms Preclusive Effect of Dismissal of Derivative Actions Based on Lack of Demand Futility

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The Delaware Supreme Court held yesterday that the dismissal of a shareholder derivative action for lack of demand futility can preclude other derivative actions as long as the plaintiff in the dismissed case adequately...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Marx Brothers Mirror Scene: Absurdity and Comments by a SEC Commissioner

I continue my Marx Brothers’ themed week by today looking at what I and many others believe to be their most cherished routine: the Mirror Scene. Danny Leigh, in his article in the Financial Times (FT), entitled “Souped-up...more

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Lessons On Peer Review For Calif. Hospitals And Physicians

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On June 6, 2013, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously in El-Attar v. Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center that the delegation of a peer-review matter to the hospital's governing board did not violate a physician's...more

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