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FTC Delays Compliance Deadline for Click-to-Cancel Rule Until July 14, 2025

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Our Consumer Protection/FTC Team notes that the Federal Trade Commission extended the compliance deadline of the Negative Option Rule (better known as the Click-to-Cancel Rule) by 60 days....more

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10 Important Facts About FinCEN’s Whistleblower Program

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is one of a handful of federal authorities that have adopted whistleblower programs focused on facilitating enforcement in hard-to-target areas. While FinCEN focuses its...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Oil and Gas Counterparty Risk: Dealing with Statutory Mineral Liens

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The legal frameworks governing statutory lien rights of oil and gas trade creditors vary significantly between Texas and Louisiana (as well as among other hydrocarbon-producing states). Material distinctions exist between...more

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Algeria Seeks Oil and Gas Investment

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Algeria, a country with a rich history in hydrocarbon production, is making significant strides in attracting global oil and gas investments. The National Agency for the Valorization of Hydrocarbon Resources (ALNAFT) has...more

Jones Day

UK Court Rules on Reverse Engineering of Mainframe Software

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IBM UK ("IBM") successfully enforced the terms of a mainframe license against the defendants who had created a competing software product....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Changes to Virginia’s Noncompete Statute

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Effective July 1, new legislation will take effect in Virginia imposing further restrictions on the use of covenants not to compete and prohibiting their use for employees who are eligible to receive overtime pay under the...more

Maynard Nexsen

Alabama Supreme Court Alert - May 2025

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The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, May 9. The opinions of interest to the Alabama business community include the following...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Clauses d’exclusion ou de limitation de responsabilité au Québec : balises légales et rédaction contractuelle

L’inclusion de clause d’exclusion ou de limitation de responsabilité dans les contrats québécois exige une compréhension du droit civil et des restrictions imposées par l’ordre public. L’évolution jurisprudentielle depuis...more

Cooley LLP

2024 AAA Mass Arbitration Infographic Shows Threat Gaming Companies Face

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The first-ever infographic on mass arbitration from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) confirms that mass arbitration constitutes a real threat for consumer-facing companies, especially gaming companies. In 2024...more

Hogan Lovells

Virginia to ban non-competes for non-exempt employees, effective July 1, 2025

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On March 24, 2025, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Senate Bill 1218 into law, expanding the Commonwealth’s restrictions on non-competition agreements. Effective July 1, 2025, Virginia employers will be prohibited from...more

Morgan Lewis

English High Court Upholds the Primacy of an Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause in a Subsequent Settlement Agreement

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The English High Court in Destin Trading v Saipem SA refused the defendant’s application for a stay of proceedings under Section 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996 on the basis that an exclusive dispute resolution clause in favour...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Bid Protests in Arizona

Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures. For the next state in this series, we focus on the bid protest procedures in Arizona. Who Can File a Protest? Any...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Implementation of Trump DEI Orders Slower than Expected: What Contractors Should Know

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One of President Trump’s campaign themes was ending diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) programs, and he moved quickly to address those campaign promises. Within days of his inauguration, the president issued two executive...more

White & Case LLP

Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for May 2025

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Summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s monthly open meeting to be held on May 15, 2025, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on May 8, 2025. In this issue… - Electric Items -...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Myth Busters: Dispelling Common Misconceptions of the Department of Justice’s Data Security Program

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A month has passed since the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division’s (NSD) issued its Final Rule prohibiting certain transactions involving US government data and Americans’ bulk sensitive personal data....more

A&O Shearman

Northern District Of California Dismisses Putative Class Action Against Solar Panel Manufacturer For Failure To Allege Falsity

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On April 28, 2025, Judge Edward M. Chen of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a putative securities fraud class action asserting claims against a solar panel manufacturer (the...more

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Defense Contractors To Pay $8.4 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Surrounding Non-Compliance With Cybersecurity...

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On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an $8.4 million settlement agreement with several defense contract companies (“companies”) resolving alleged violations of the False Claims Act. The settlement...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Bid Protests in Utah

Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures. For the next state in this series, we focus on the protest process in Utah. What Rules Apply? Protests of state-level...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Weathering the Business Divorce Storm: Charting Safe Passage for Both Sides of the Transaction

Business divorces often involve turbulence as business partners go through this process. But partners who plan ahead can navigate through their business divorce to avoid capsizing the company or frustrating their personal...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Close-Out Netting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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In recent years, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the Kingdom) has increasingly sought to position itself as a Middle Eastern jurisdiction that is open for global business. Key to this is establishing robust, competitive and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Bid Protests in Nevada

In Nevada’s competitive public procurement landscape, contractors and vendors invest substantial time and resources to secure government contracts. When a bid is unsuccessful — especially when there’s a suspicion of...more

WilmerHale

Readily Ascertainable - WilmerHale's Trade Secret Bulletin: April 2025

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Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Trump Executive Orders: Key Developments for Government Contractors

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Change and uncertainty are among the words that come to mind when describing the government contracting industry in the early days of President Donald Trump’s second administration. Since taking office for the second time on...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Update: FAR 2.0 Rollout Underway

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In what is sure to be an on-going series, we have the latest update regarding the FAR 2.0 rollout. Releasing the First Rollout- On May 2, 2025, the FAR Council released substantive rewrites of FAR Parts 1 (Federal...more

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Does the bank have a right to close a customer's account as a result of multiple bounced cheques?

In the UAE, it is legally permissible for banks to close a customer’s account if multiple checks are returned due to insufficient funds. All the banks and financial institutions in the UAE are regulated by the Central Bank of...more

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