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2025 Hurricane Season for Insurance

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As the 2025 hurricane season unfolds, insurance companies prepare. Early summer is time to closely monitor hurricane forecasts, assess risks, and account for financial implications that could arise due to increased property...more

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When Can a Supplier Lawfully Restrict Active Sales in an Exclusive Distribution Agreement?

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In its recent judgment in Beevers Kaas (Case C‑581/23), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) clarified how suppliers may validly restrict active sales in exclusive distribution arrangements under Article 4(b)(i) of the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

SBA OHA: Compliance with Limitations on Subcontracting Can Rebut Ostensible Subcontractor Affiliation

On May 2, 2025, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) issued a significant decision in Size Appeal of Bowhead Enterprise, Science, and Technology, LLC, SBA No. SIZ-6352. The...more

Clark Hill PLC

The fashion industry’s legal makeover: What the New York State Fashion Workers Act means for the fashion world

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The New York State Fashion Workers Act (“FWA”), effective June 19, represents a significant shift in labor protections for the modeling industry. As the first U.S. law to impose fiduciary duties, contract transparency, and AI...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Justice Rushed Is Justice Denied: Why Alabama’s Attorney General Can Show Wisdom Rather Than Power on Hemp

One of my favorite quotes from Justice Potter Stewart (naturally, a Supreme Court justice writing about watching pornography is my favorite) is “[f]airness is what justice really is.” The Alabama attorney general has an...more

Clark Hill PLC

U.S. Extended Producer Responsibility compliance for packaging and paper products begins: Is your business ready?

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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance deadlines have arrived in the U.S., with additional deadlines quickly approaching, particularly for Oregon and Colorado, for “producers” of certain packaging, paper products,...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Preference pitfalls for Merchant Cash Advances—Lessons from the Southern District of New York

Merchant cash advance (MCA) funding provides a quick, “non loan” alternative for small businesses desiring to access additional capital, and its use has become prevalent in the last decade. Given the speed at which MCA...more

WaterStreet Company

2025 Wildfire Trends for P&C Insurance

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The 2025 wildfire season has reached above-average activity across the United States with over 26,500 wildfires within the first 5 months of the year. For P&C insurance experts, the scope and implications of these wildfires...more

Jones Day

Uneven Stop-the-Clock Provisions Throughout Europe on Sustainability Reporting

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As discussed in a previous article, the European Union is seeking to "bring competitiveness and climate goals together," and therefore launched a reform package—the Omnibus package—regarding sustainability reporting and...more

Troutman Amin LLP

TCPAWORLD AFTER DARK: ETN America Issues a Press Release After TCPA Class Action Suit Filed– and I like the Move

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So just last week I reported on a new suit against ETN America and its CEO Well today the company issue a press release to reassure folks in the lead gen space. Pretty good move if you ask me. Content of press release is...more

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EXPENSIVE LOSS: #BigLaw Firms Charge Volkswagen Over $2.2MM in Fees and Costs– Settle TCPA Class Action For $275,000 Individually...

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For anyone wondering what the cost of TCPA class action defense looks like when you retain #biglaw, buckle up because I have a fantastic story for you. A while back a guy named Brian Trenz sued Volkswagen in a TCPA class...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

What Health Care Professionals in Maryland Need to Know about New Restrictions on Noncompete Agreements

Noncompete provisions for most health care professionals will be banned or restricted in Maryland as of July 1. Last year, the Maryland General Assembly passed House Bill 1388, significantly impacting the enforceability of...more

Venable LLP

Supreme Court Confirms Jurisdictional Requirement for Foreign Sovereigns

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To resolve longstanding confusion over the scope of foreign countries' sovereign immunity in U.S. courts, Congress in 1976 passed the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act ("FSIA"). The FSIA draws a bright line: "foreign states and...more

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Cargo Loss and Damage Liability in eVTOL and UAV Transportation

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Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOLs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or, colloquially, drones) are increasingly being integrated into supply chains. ...more

Cooley LLP

UK Civil Justice Council Publishes Review of Litigation Funding

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The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has published its highly anticipated final report on the regulation and development of litigation funding in England and Wales. This comprehensive report addresses the implications of the UK...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Blakes Competitive Edge™: June 2025 Update

Welcome to the June issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments in Canadian...more

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Cross-Border Collaboration Success: Five Top Strategies

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In the United States, we drive on the right side of the road. In Singapore, cars drive on the left. Mexico, meanwhile, has its own road signs and speed limits, which sometimes are viewed as suggestions....more

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New Oregon Law Imposes Significant Corporate Practice of Medicine Restrictions

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On June 9, 2025, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law Senate Bill 951 (the “2025 Act”). Unlike California’s AB 3129, which was vetoed by California Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2024, the passage of the 2025 Act...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Key Takeaways Related to Oregon’s New CPOM Law

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On June 9, 2025, Governor Kotek signed Senate Bill 951, An Act Relating to the Practice of Health Care (“SB 951”), into law. This law strengthens Oregon’s existing Corporate Practice of Medicine (“CPOM”) restrictions by...more

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Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Ownership of Salt Caverns

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On May 16, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court issued a decision ruling that, absent specific contractual language, surface owners retain ownership of the caverns created by salt mining operations. The issue of ownership of salt...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Update: Latest FAR 2.0 Revision Released

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On May 22, 2025, the Trump Administration unveiled the next installment of the revised Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as part of the “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul” (RFO). The latest release set its sights on FAR Part 10...more

Adams & Reese

Top Five Things to Know About Borrowing Money for Gulf State Energy Financing

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Oil and gas companies operating in the Gulf States frequently access financing to support their operations and exploration. The transactions involve unique legal complexities due to the nature of the industry and assets...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Combating Fraud in India

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...Fraud continues to pose significant challenges across industries worldwide. For multinational companies operating in India, the country offers enormous opportunity — but also presents distinct operational and regulatory...more

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Don’t Hire Your Payroll Provider As Your 401(k) TPA

I f you’re thinking of hiring your payroll provider to also serve as your 401(k) plan’s third-party administrator (TPA), stop. Think again. Then think again harder. I’ve been an ERISA attorney for more than 25 years. In that...more

King & Spalding

Can Companies Add Tariffs Back to EBITDA?

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With the recent and continually evolving tariffs announced by the current U.S. executive administration, a number of issuers, borrowers and financing parties have been asking “can those new tariffs be added back in...more

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