In an era of active U.S. sanctions policy, it is not uncommon to see the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issue a notice changing U.S. sanctions – promulgating a new sanctions program or updating the designation of a…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
The recent $30 million settlement between 23andMe and 6.4 million users following a major data breach offers important lessons for businesses dealing with sensitive genetic and genomic information…
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/ Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection, Health, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Put down the lemonade and break out the pumpkin spice: summer is coming to an end. And while you were in the pool – or maybe just answering emails poolside – the antitrust agencies showed no signs of a summer slowdown. Before we…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Science, Computers, & Technology
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker recently signed HB 3773 into law, amending the Illinois Human Rights Act (the “Act”) to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in employment practices. Amendments to the Act, which were…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
On September 9, 2024, three of the SEC’s five Commissioners voted to approve the new PCAOB Quality Control Standard QC 1000 A Firm’s System of Quality Control. The new standard will substantially revise and refine public…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On September 3, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) published proposed regulations relating to the Clean Electricity Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program (the…
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/ Agriculture, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Indigenous Peoples, Taxation
On September 4, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued Enforcement Advisory 2024-02 which addresses the use of “dark patterns” in user interfaces under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This…
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/ Business Torts, Consumer Protection, Privacy
On September 5, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a direct final rule announcing an 8-month extension to the PFAS reporting deadline under the Toxic Substances Control Act…
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/ Environmental Law, Science, Computers, & Technology, Toxic Torts
On 15 July 2024, “Regulation (EU) 2024/1787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on the reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942” (the “EU Methane…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, International Law & Trade
Properly pleading inequitable conduct claims is a challenge, a challenge that can be met with early due diligence and attention to detail in your pleading. The leading case that set forth the legal framework for inequitable…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Welcome to the Edition 15 of P2N0 covering the drive to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net-zero (NZE). P2N0 identifies significant news items globally, reporting on them in short form, focusing on policy settings and…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
On August 23, 2024, a proposed class action lawsuit was filed by Kamilah Jolly, against FurtherEd, Inc., doing business as Lawline, which centers on allegations that Lawline violated the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). The…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
As previously discussed in our Client Alert issued on December 18, 2020 (available here), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) adopted its final rule (the “Final Rule,” available here) requiring…
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/ Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade, Securities Law, Taxation
On August 21, 2024, Lingo Telecom, LLC (Lingo) entered a consent decree with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) related the investigation into Lingo's alleged violations of the “STIR/SHAKEN” rules through Lingo's use of…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, or AP) has issued a €290 million fine to Uber for violating the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)…
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/ International Law & Trade, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
