The New Jersey Supreme Court has spoken: a plaintiff suing for a violation of New Jersey’s Truth in Consumer Contract Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA) must have suffered an actual injury - but not necessarily a monetary one - to bring… more

The publicly traded banking sector increased its market value by almost 30 percent in the first year of the Trump Administration. In part, this was a product of an overall strong performance by the stock market, but it also reflects a… more

Antitrust and Competition - Substantial Assets Divestiture Needed to Secure Clearance for the Creation of a Company That Will Control More Than a Quarter of the World’s Seed and Pesticides Market - On 21 March 2018, the European… more

I. INTRODUCTION - This outline is a selective and evolving review of the history of the modern federal estate tax. It originated during the attempts to repeal the estate tax in President Clinton’s second term and accelerated with… more

Beginning on August 30, 2018, the amended regulations will take effect for what constitutes a clear and reasonable warning under California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, better known as Prop 65. Prop 65 requires… more

On Wednesday, April 18, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit held — in a case of first impression in every circuit — that an “opt-in” plaintiff need only file a written consent to become a party-plaintiff under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s… more

In Spade v. Select Comfort Corp., 2018 N.J. LEXIS 483 (2018), the New Jersey Supreme Court provided insight on interpreting elements of the Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act, N.J.S.A. 56:12-14 to -18 (TCCWNA), and… more

On April 5, 2018, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) revised MPEP § 2136.03 to provide additional guidance regarding the effective prior art dates of references cited under pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 102(e). Pre-AIA § 102(e)… more

It is a party that most employers don’t believe is a lot of fun: a FLSA collective action party. In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit addressed the question of whether an opt-in plaintiff is required to do anything… more

2018 AG Elections- Republican Gentner Drummond Announces Bid for Oklahoma Attorney General- Republican Gentner Drummond has declared his candidacy for Oklahoma AG in 2018… more

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) announced that it charged the owner and manager of a trailer park in Mississippi (with seven lots on 1.25 acres of land, each with water and utility hook ups)… more

USAgNet discussed industry groups request for new beef labeling requirements. The Houston Chronicle reported on a provision in the 2018 Farm Bill that would remove certain rules on EPA pesticide review… more

Attention New Jersey employers: It looks like the Garden State is next in line to require employers to provide paid sick leave to employees. The New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act has now been passed by both the state assembly and senate… more

Nearly a year after it ordered sweeping deregulation of the business data services (“BDS”) market, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) proposed new rules that would allow certain small rural carriers to move from longstanding… more

Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sent warning letters to six (6) major companies that market and sell automobiles, cellular devices, and video gaming systems. The FTC indicated that it has concerns about the… more

The State of Michigan voted earlier this year to rescind a longstanding Administrative Rule which prohibited liquor licensees from operating within a half-mile of another liquor licensee… more

Canada’s lobbying landscape is rapidly changing — a number of amendments have recently come into force or been proposed that revise lobbying, election finance and conflict of interest requirements in Alberta, British Columbia, New… more

Recently, I came across an article written by Senator Elizabeth Warren entitled “Don’t Make Bad Bill on Bank Deregulation Worse.” In this article, the Senator warned against efforts by the House to add additional deregulation measures… more

Amid growing concerns over the improper use of user information and data breaches, and in the same week as the Senate examines the Cambridge Analytica controversy, a duo of U.S. senators who have long advocated for federal consumer… more

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs“) (that is, the EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) published its spring 2018 report (JC 2018 07) on risks and vulnerabilities in the EU financial system on April 12, 2018… more

The findings from the recent Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf decision Mobiles Kommunikationssystem have established a new framework that should be followed when courts are benchmarking standard-essential patents (SEP) licence… more

The European Central Bank (“ECB“) published an opinion (CON/2018/19) (dated April 11, 2018) on a proposed Regulation amending (among other things) the EBA Regulation (Regulation 1093/2010) on April 12, 2018… more

Introduction - On April 13, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Vanda Pharmaceuticals affirmed a district court decision regarding patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 of a method of treatment… more

Bloomberg Law is reporting OFCCP may soon rescind the controversial Directive 307, which has been in place since early 2013, and sets out the Agency’s current methodology for analyzing pay. In its place, Bloomberg reports OFCCP will… more

While the prosecution of consumer banks and other lenders is the type of federal regulation that typically makes the headlines, many of the same debt collection regulations also apply to the collection of medical debts… more