On May 29, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and over 40 federal agencies jointly issued a proposed rule that would significantly change the government-wide framework for grants and cooperative agreements and clarify…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Contracting
On June 3, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) titled “Strengthening Customs Enforcement” that does not impose a single new tariff yet may prove to be one of the most consequential trade actions of the year for…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced that it will convene a public meeting of the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DARTIC) on June 18. The meeting will include…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
The US Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services have issued a sweeping final rule (CMS-9897-F) implementing significant changes to the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process established under…
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/ Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Insurance
On March 13, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) titled “Ensuring Truthful Advertising of Products Claiming to be Made in America,” directing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prioritize enforcement against false…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection, Government Contracting
The tariff rollercoaster continues! Late in the evening on June 2, the US Trade Representative (USTR) issued its much anticipated notice of determinations in its Section 301 investigation concerning the failure of various…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law
On May 28, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule that reinstates the longstanding emergency affirmative defense provision under the Clean Air Act’s Title V operating permit programs (the “Emergency AD”…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
In a 2-1 decision authored by Judge Timothy B. Dyk, the Federal Circuit reversed a jury verdict awarding Insulet Corporation over $59 million in compensatory and exemplary damages for trade secret misappropriation under the…
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/ Business Torts, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property
HHS Using AI to Address Ongoing Audit Noncompliance -
On May 21, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR), introduced AERO, the Audit…
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/ Administrative Law, Insurance
In Mandel v. Last Brand, Inc. d/b/a Quince, direct-to-consumer retailer, Quince, is pushing back against a proposed class action that accuses it of defrauding customers as to the pricing of its products sold on its website…
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/ Consumer Protection
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed comprehensive amendments to modernize securities registration. The proposed rules would dramatically expand Form S-3 eligibility, replace the well-known seasoned…
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/ Securities Law
On April 20, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a post-trial opinion in DSM HoldCo, Inc. v. Demoulas, upholding the termination of Arthur T. Demoulas as president and CEO of the Market Basket grocery store chain…
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/ Business Organizations
One week after the US House of Representatives passed a Farm Bill that expressly integrates food security into national security, Congressman John Moolenaar, Chairman of the Select Committee on China, and 13 bipartisan…
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/ Agriculture, Real Estate - Commercial, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On May 1, the Connecticut legislature approved Senate Bill 5 (SB 5), an Act Concerning Online Safety, which Governor Ned Lamont has indicated he intends to sign…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
On May 14, the US Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties, resolving a circuit split on a question of practical importance to parties litigating in federal court who are subject to…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts
