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Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Two Florida Statutes That May Be Applicable to Your Business When Executing or Renewing a Contract with a Government...

Government entities are subject to strict regulation and reporting requirements when contracting with vendors. Florida statutes often require affidavits from vendors as a condition precedent to contracting with government...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Don’t Let Casper the Friendly Ghost Electronically Sign Anything This Spooky Season

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On the heels of Halloween, as employers turn to preparing for the roll-out of new policies or handbooks in the new year, it’s worth considering how employees might go about acknowledging receipt and understanding of said...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

A Win for Employers: The Ontario Superior Court of Justice Upholds Termination Provision

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In the recent Bertsch v. Datastealth Inc., 2024 ONSC 5593 decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice upheld the enforceability of a "with or without cause" termination provision that limited the employee's entitlement on...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

ASBCA Deems Late-Asserted Jurisdictional Defense Forfeited

In Appeal of – JE Dunn Construction Co., the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals considered and denied the government’s post-hearing motion to dismiss JE Dunn’s complaint for failure to submit sums certain for each of...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Division of Examinations Announces 2025 Exam Priorities

On October 21, 2024, the Division of Examinations (“EXAMS” or the “Division”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released its examination priorities (the “2025 Priorities”) for fiscal year 2025 (which...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

ALJ Hearing on Rescheduling Faces Delay Over Witness Standing

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is facing a minor delay in a crucial hearing initially scheduled for December 2, 2024, regarding the rescheduling of cannabis under federal law. Chief Administrative Law Judge...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CMS Continues to Plan AHEAD Amid Rising Healthcare Costs

On October 28, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced the latest states to participate in the voluntary state total cost of care (“TCOC”) model: the All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

How the 2024 ECCP Changes Compliance Culture Expectations

This 2024 ECCP is groundbreaking for several reasons. Not only does it elevate the role of compliance culture, but it also requires companies to take measurable steps to ensure a strong compliance environment that permeates...more

McDermott Will & Emery

What Private Equity Companies Should Know About the SBA’s Proposed Size Standard Recertification Rule

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The US Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued a proposed rule impacting the ability of small business government contractors to continue performance of set-aside awards following a merger or acquisition. The...more

Perkins Coie

FDA Human Foods Priority Deliverables for FY 2025

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On October 30, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) newly minted Human Foods Program (HFP) published a list of priority deliverables for Fiscal Year 2025.  By way of brief background, FDA designed the HFP to...more

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Environmental Services Firms: Federal Court Addresses Dispute Arising Out of Joint Marketing Agreement

A United States District Court (N.D. Ohio) (“Court”) in an October 14th Order addressed a dispute arising out of a Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement (“NDA”) and Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) involving two...more

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal...

What Can You Do Legally in the UAE if Your Car Insurance Company Delays Payment?

In the UAE, car insurance offers significant financial protection in the event of accidents or damages. However, delays in compensation from insurance companies can cause unnecessary stress and financial hardship. UAE law...more

Mayer Brown

When Confidential Information Cannot Be Protected Post-Termination of Employment in Hong Kong

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Not all "confidential information" can be protected post-termination of employment, as illustrated by the case of Conpak Management Consultants Limited v. Luk Wai Ting....more

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

The Court Extends and Clarifies the Injunction Barring DBE Program

In late September, a federal judge in Kentucky issued a decision granting a preliminary injunction to partially block the United States Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) program....more

International Lawyers Network

Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Rehabilitation Proceedings in Romania (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY & REHABILITATION PROCEEDINGS UNDER ROMANIAN LAW - 1. A brief presentation of the bankruptcy/insolvency/rehabilitation proceedings of the country and their main differences. ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Campaign Promises to Address Rising Prices at the Grocery Store Signal Stronger Price Gouging Investigations, Enforcement Actions,...

Republican and Democrat candidates alike have promised along the campaign trail that they will work to address the costs of everyday essentials for American consumers, particularly for food. One of the centerpieces of the...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Featuring BizFinLaw - November 2024

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In Texas Bankers Association v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied a summary judgment motion by the Texas Bankers Association and other plaintiffs to set...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

More on the Meaning of Corruption: Clues and Opportunities in Snyder v. United States

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Previous posts have discussed the substantial uncertainty around the meaning of “corruptly,” a mens rea term used across a variety of federal criminal statutes in the areas of public corruption, financial regulation, and...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

A Trip Into the Fine Print of Ballot Question 4: MA’s Proposal to Legalize Certain Natural Psychedelic Substances

With election day less than 24 hours away, we wanted to provide a primer on Massachusetts Ballot Question 4, which, if you believe recent voter polls, may soon make the Commonwealth just the second state in the nation to...more

Benesch

InterConnect Newsletter - Q3 2024

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We are now in the era of freedom of contract in the logistics arena. While contracts provide many protections to contracting parties, they can also be used offensively, to affirmatively protect legal rights. There are many...more

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PFAS Update: California Enacts New PFAS Enforcement and Registration Law

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On September 29, 2024, Governor Newsom approved AB 347 which, among other things, finally answers the question of which California agency will be tasked with enforcing and interpreting at least some of California’s PFAS in...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Stop the Virus: Negotiating No Virus Warranties in Outsourcing and Licensing Agreements

An essential feature for customers in outsourcing software licensing and arrangements is the provision of robust protection against any software that could embed and distribute malware. To address these concerns, the...more

Sands Anderson PC

Lawsuit Claiming Fraud Commenced Five Years Too Late: Investors Beware.

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In Zeng v. Wang, the Court of Appeals of Virginia reminded practitioners of a couple important lessons. Here are two of them. First, investors should read and understand the fine print of any prospectus before signing on the...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Preserving a Lender's Ability to Enforce Remedies Following a Default

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It is no secret that many commercial real estate (CRE) properties are struggling. The dramatic increase in interest rates over the past few years and employers’ evolving mindsets regarding the use of office space are creating...more

Morgan Lewis

UK Supreme Court Confirms Anti-Suit Injunction in Favour of Foreign-Seated Arbitrations

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The UK Supreme Court recently handed down its judgment in UniCredit Bank GmbH v. RusChemAlliance, reaffirming the English court’s support for arbitration and for holding parties to their agreement to arbitrate. However, to...more

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