On June 28, 2024, in its decision in Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo, et al., the U.S. Supreme Court held that its longstanding precedent granting deference to administrative agencies established in the 1984...more
On July 13, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to rescind several amendments to its rules governing proxy voting advice (the Final Amendments). The vote reversed some of the key provisions...more
We’ve been reporting on the Hardwick class certification decision. The district court certified a class seeking medical monitoring and the establishment of a “Science Panel.” Defendants then filed petition in the Sixth...more
For those in the manufacturing community, one of the significant events of the summer was when Congress allowed the authority of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) to lapse. The main goal of the bank is to...more
Maybe the third time is the charm. After trying twice before, Congress is making another run at creating a federal claim for trade secret misappropriation. A bipartisan group of legislators from both congressional chambers,...more
In what we hope is the beginning of a trend, the NLRB announced that it will not appeal its infamous poster case to the U.S. Supreme Court. As you may remember, the NLRB passed a rule that required covered employers to post a...more
As we previously reported, in August 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted controversial rules requiring public companies to attempt to determine if they use any of four “conflict minerals” - tantalite,...more
The National Association of Manufacturers, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and Business Roundtable recently filed their opening brief with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...more