This is the second article in our two-part series on Cybersecurity in the Age of Industry 4.0, focusing on the legal implications and potential liabilities manufacturers face from cyberattacks, as well as practical…
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/ Business Organizations, Consumer Protection, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On September 4, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied D. Allen Blankenship’s challenge to enjoin the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) disciplinary action against…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Securities Law
On September 9, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it settled charges against seven public companies for alleged violations of Securities Exchange Act Rule 21F-17. According to the SEC, these…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
Friday the 13th is not all bad luck. On September 13, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit’s published its much-anticipated decision in United States ex rel. Holt v. Medicare Medicaid Advisors,…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Insurance
This article is the fourth in our series on equity-based compensation intended to assist employers with answering a common question: What type of equity compensation award is best for our company and our employees?..…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law, Taxation
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and its implementing regulations and guidance (MHPAEA) prohibit health insurance policies and group health plans that cover mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD)…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law
The 340B Drug Pricing Program continues to provide critical support for covered entities, although the program is subject to ongoing scrutiny and congressional, judicial, and industry pressures. Certain key guidance documents…
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Analysis by Julie Dautermann, Competitive Intelligence Analyst -
Foley is here to help you through all aspects of rethinking your long-term business strategies, investments, partnerships, and technology…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology, Transportation
Tasty Baking Company (“Tasty”), a manufacturer of prepackaged goods, terminated Distefano, Inc. (“Distefano”), Maryland-based owner of a franchise with rights to sell Tasty products in a prescribed area called a “route.” Tasty…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
On September 11, 2024, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that there is no publication to a third party — and therefore no Article III standing under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) — where the recipient of a consumer…
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/ Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection
The Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCOE), which took effect on September 3, 2024, imposes several new compliance requirements regarding the consideration of criminal history in employment decisions…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Labor & Employment Law
Employers often place employees on paid administrative leave while they investigate accusations of employee misconduct or make decisions regarding the employees’ employment. Traditionally, most federal courts agreed that this…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Last week, in Osseo Imaging, LLC v. Planmeca USA Inc., No. 2023-1627 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 4, 2024), the Federal Circuit held that “[a]n expert need not have acquired the skill level prior to the time of the invention to be able to…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
As the manufacturing sector continues to embrace the hyper-connected era of Smart Manufacturing, known as Industry 4.0, more and more organizations are integrating advanced automation, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet…
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Since the passage of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in 2018, other U.S. states have followed suit by enacting comprehensive consumer data privacy laws in rapid succession. While these state consumer privacy laws tend…
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