On August 20, 2024, a Texas Federal Court issued a nationwide bar on the enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) rule banning nearly all non-compete agreements (the “Final Rule”), which, as we have previously…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Torts, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
A win for business. The Supreme Court ends Chevron Deference in a spate of recent decisions limiting administrative authority and assisting regulated parties in challenging agency rulemaking.
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Environmental Law, Labor & Employment Law
In early July 2024, Governor Murphy signed Bill S3192/A4454, also known as the “Real Estate Consumer Protection Enhancement Act” (the “Act”), into law. The Act incorporates certain additional protections for consumers engaging…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
As much of the world marveled while Serbia's national basketball team almost upset the heavily favored United States at the Paris Olympics, back home in the capital city, Belgrade, a more important national event took place –…
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/ Business Torts, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Western countries enacted a series of embargoes against Russian goods and raw materials, including natural gas and oil, that many did not think possible or implementable given the…
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/ Agriculture, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
As we have advised, on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) approved a final rule (“Final Rule”) that renders existing non-competition agreements for employees working in for-profit businesses unenforceable, with…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Businesses generally file for bankruptcy because of financial challenges or operational issues. But, while their distressed business dissolves, there could be an opportunity for another business to acquire it through a purchase…
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/ Bankruptcy, Commercial Law & Contracts
The State of New Jersey is making a state-administered retirement savings program available to eligible workers who do not have qualifying retirement savings plans through their employer. This is an innovative approach to…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law
On June 27, 2024, a jury in the United States District Court for the Central District of California rendered a multibillion-dollar verdict in favor of restaurant/bar owners and individual customers and against the National…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Civil Procedure
Inherited art can be sentimental, beautiful, and valuable, but it can sometimes feel overwhelming. Depending on your personal situation, you have several options: you can keep and preserve the artwork, donate it to charity, or…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
The landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) regulation in the United States is evolving rapidly, with Colorado emerging as a pioneer in consumer protection measures with the Colorado Act Concerning Consumer Protections in…
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/ Consumer Protection, Health, Insurance, Science, Computers, & Technology
During recent Senate hearings pertaining to energy and appointment made by the Biden administration to the United States Department of Energy, some of the most interesting questions have been asked by Senator John Kennedy of…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, it lost access to many world markets, including much of Europe. Countries like Germany, which for years had relied on Russian gas and oil, now turned sharply away and sought to rid…
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/ Business Organizations, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
This year is predicted to be an active hurricane season in Florida and the southeastern United States. If you own property in Florida and other hurricane-prone areas, having the right hurricane insurance in place to protect your…
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/ Business Organizations, Insurance, Real Estate - Residential
Like her or hate her, it was impossible to ignore Greta Thunberg. The Swedish teenager (she's now 21) burst on the world scene in 2018 as a leader for dramatic climate activism. "How dare you!" she demanded of the United Nations…
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/ Environmental Law, International Law & Trade
