By Memorandum and Order entered by The Honorable Richard G. Andrews in AVM Technologies, LLC v. Intel Corp., Civil Action No. 15-0033-RGA-MPT (D.Del. August 14, 2018), the Court denied Defendant’s Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law… more

Earlier this week, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a request for public comment regarding a proposed expansion of export controls under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) for certain spraying or fogging… more

The European Commission’s (EC) Joint Research Center has published a Technical Report entitled Mapping Nanomedicine Terminology in the Regulatory Landscape. According to the abstract, to support a better understanding of terms used in… more

Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California gave environmental groups a significant win in their bid to force EPA to regulate new sources of stormwater discharges under the Clean Water Act (“CWA”). The… more

On the White House lawn before he boarded a helicopter for the Hamptons and his New Jersey golf club for the weekend, reporters had the opportunity to lob a few questions at the president. While most of the questions were about… more

The IRS recently finalized regulations that allow 401(k) plans to use forfeiture money to fund qualified non-elective contributions (“QNECs”) and qualified matching contributions (“QMACs”)… more

On August 8, 2018, the State Department announced that it had concluded that Russia was responsible for poisoning former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia using the nerve agent Novichok and that it had sent a report to… more

Michigan stands to gain an extra $250 million dollars in tax revenue as a result of this summer’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in South Dakota v. Wayfair and the Michigan Department of Treasury wasted little time to start… more

Project Boat Holdings LLC v. Bass Pro Group LLC, C.A. No. 12606-VCS (Del. Ch. Aug. 10, 2018) - Court rules require pre-trial disclosures regarding testifying experts and the subjects they will opine on… more

No shocking outcome here. In Gaffers v. Kelly Services, Inc., Case No. 16-2210 (6th Cir. Aug. 15, 2016), the Sixth Circuit held that the Supreme Court’s decision in Epic Systems v. Lewis, 138 S. Ct. 1632 (2018) applies to claims under… more

OFCCP recently lost Trump-appointed Director Ondray Harris due to his resignation. Deputy Director Craig Leen takes Harris’s place in the interim. Harris’s departure raises some important questions that covered federal contractors may… more

Fortis Advisors LLC v. Stora Enso AB, C.A. No. 12291-VCS (Del. Ch. Aug. 10, 2018) - Many merger agreements provide for additional payments after closing depending on the target’s performance… more

Over the next five episodes, I visit with Vin DiCianni, founder and CEO and Eric Feldman, Senior Vice President both of Affiliated Monitors, Inc., who is the sponsor of this series. In it, we explore ethical culture and its… more

The European Union (EU) is about to dramatically expand the reach of mandatory chemical disclosure requirements for consumer products. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced recently that it is preparing to launch, by the end… more

The future of the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act (Secure Choice) is uncertain following Governor Bruce Rauner’s amendatory veto that could make employer participation in the Secure Choice program optional. The… more

Capital Markets Firsts for Blockchain Include Bonds, Security Tokens, Exchange Traded Notes - According to an Aug. 10, 2018, press release, the World Bank and an Australian multinational bank are partnering to issue what is reported to… more

The New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR) has just published the anti-sexual harassment notice and fact sheet that employers are required to implement by September 6, 2018. As a reminder, these requirements are part of… more

The federal government continues to push aggressive False Claims Act enforcement cases against healthcare companies, including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, hospices and other healthcare providers. The Justice Department has… more

Dr. Pat Harned is the CEO of the Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI).  The mission of the ECI is to empower organizations to build and sustain high quality ethics & compliance programs.  Dr. Harned is a leading compliance advocate… more

Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast which takes a deep dive into a compliance related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. In this episode, Matt Kelly and I take a very deep dive the… more

Sustainable Development Focus - Trump signs military funding bill that includes focus on energy and climate security - GREENTECH MEDIA - Aug 13 President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law a military spending authorization… more

After the decision to terminate US participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, most EAR99 medical devices remain covered by general licenses for export or re-export to Iran, but medical device companies will need to… more

Today, the chasm that divides us feels deeper than it has felt in the past several decades. Our debates today aren’t just about big government or little government or whether we should fund a new school building; they are about race… more

Predicting the price likely to result from a judicial appraisal of an acquired company’s shares continues to vex acquirors and stockholders alike. The principles for determining appraisal values received a lot of attention following… more

Often “more experienced” real estate attorneys are asked to share practice tips to ensure commercial real estate closings run smoothly for “less experienced” attorneys. This article is a summary of 35 years of lessons learned by the… more