On Friday, 12 April 2024, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a corporation’s failure to disclose certain information about its future business risks, without more, cannot form the basis of a private...more
4/17/2024
/ Asset Management ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Investors ,
Oil & Gas ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulation S-K ,
Risk Mitigation ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Fraud ,
Subsidiaries
What You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less - In 2023, we published 16 editions of our Litigation Minute newsletter, featuring emerging topics posing increasing and significant risks to companies. In a minute or less, here are...more
1/29/2024
/ Class Action ,
Data Privacy ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
PFAS ,
Product Packaging ,
Risk Management ,
Settlement ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
What You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less - The rise in session replay litigation has paved the way for a new wave of website privacy lawsuits: pixel tool litigation. Plaintiffs have increasingly challenged the use of this...more
What You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less - Throughout this series, we have discussed the recent surge of session replay lawsuits—particularly in Pennsylvania, California, and Florida—and the potential for these cases to...more
Florida’s legislature has sent changes to the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (the FTSA) to the governor’s desk for signature that significantly restrict the scope of the act and the private right of action thereunder and...more
What You Need to Know in a Minute or Less - While session replay class-actions are not new, a recent change in law has triggered a surge of lawsuits in Pennsylvania. The claims raise significant questions about the scope of...more
What You Need to Know in a Minute or Less - For most businesses today, a website is a necessary tool for interacting with customers and marketing products and services. Businesses know the importance of understanding how...more
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and the sustainable economy are concepts that often overlap and frequently intertwine. Whether viewed separately or together, they have significantly changed global investing and...more
2/14/2023
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices
Following a recent decision, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals breathed new life into Pennsylvania consumer claims that the practice of tracking a customer’s movements on a company’s website violates Pennsylvania’s...more
The Seventh Circuit issued a resounding message: Delaware forum selection clauses in corporate bylaws cannot lawfully prevent a plaintiff from bringing claims under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act or the...more
3/10/2022
/ Appeals ,
Boeing ,
Bylaws ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Derivative Suit ,
Forum Selection ,
Jurisdiction ,
Misleading Statements ,
Proxy Statements ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Shareholder Litigation
On 28 December 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced two final rules that will allow for expanded unmanned aircraft system (UAS or, more commonly, drones) operations and further integrate UAS into the...more
As Congress continues to discuss the next coronavirus (COVID-19) stimulus package, one bill in particular has become a flash point in the negotiations: the SAFE TO WORK Act, which would provide far-reaching liability...more
In an effort to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, states across the nation have adopted restrictions limiting the in-person operations of manufacturers, businesses, and institutions to those deemed “essential” or “life...more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued its long-awaited decision in a case testing whether the “rule of capture” applies in the age of hydraulic fracturing. The rule of capture is a long-standing component of Pennsylvania...more
INTRODUCTION -
On January 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) formally published its final rule revising DOL regulations that address joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently held that the fluctuating workweek method of calculating overtime, which is permitted under the federal FLSA, is not permitted under Pennsylvania law. In this podcast, we will...more
11/27/2019
/ Class Action ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fluctuating Workweek ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Rate of Pay ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Salaried Employees ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour