How to Respond When OSHA Knocks
In their song, “Surprise, Surprise,” the Rolling Stones lamented about being caught off guard by a disappointing relationship. Sixty years later, foreign manufacturers may face the surprise of an unannounced inspection by the...more
With the whirlwind of recent events threatening Delaware’s standing as the preeminent jurisdiction for incorporation in America, press coverage understandably has centered around certain high-profile billionaires and the...more
1. Types of Business Entities - Italian law provides multiple forms of organizational structures to do business in Italy. They differ from one another due to the extent of liability undertaken by its members. In...more
Did you know that you can request files from OSHA? Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), employers, employees, and third parties have the right to request documents from OSHA’s inspection files. These records provide...more
KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER ECUADOREAN LAW - Real Estate acquisitions typically involve several key stages, ultimately leading to the transfer of ownership. The most common phases include: 1) Initial...more
Some years ago, the question whether New York courts have subject matter jurisdiction over petitions to dissolve foreign business entities garnered much interest amongst business divorce lawyers and on this blog. The debate...more
On October 31, 2024, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a letter opinion in Martin Floreani v. FloSports, Inc. that underscores Delaware’s exacting standards for stockholder inspection rights under 8 Del. C. § 220...more
As a matter of business hygiene, North Carolina’s records inspection statute is a bit of an information ATM. But the Business Court recently cautioned that a requester still has to press the right buttons. In Extra Care, LLC...more
A yearslong saga seems to be coming to an end now that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has completed its review of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) “walkaround rule,” 29...more
The California General Corporation Law expectedly grants inspection rights to shareholders and directors of California corporations. Unexpectedly (at least to practitioners outside California), the GCL extends those rights...more
The books and records demand often is the opening act in business divorce litigation. The relatively low burden that an owner must meet in order to obtain access to a company’s books and records, and the availability of an...more
Federal OSHA conducted 24,333 onsite inspections in 2021, resulting in thousands of citations. Make no mistake, OSHA (and especially Cal/OSHA) have been gearing up with a new generation of compliance officers, training them...more
In February 2013, during the early months of the second term of the Obama administration, a standard interpretation related to Occupational Safety and Health Act regulations at 29 C.F.R. § 1903.8(c) that later became known as...more
Contributing Factors to Condo Terminations - A Blog Series - On June 9, 2023, Governor DeSantis signed Senate Bill 154 (“SB 154”) into law. This was the highly anticipated “glitch bill” to address technical issues with...more
Adam Downing had a rather ordinary request under North Carolina corporate inspections law. As a shareholder in Cycle Holdings, Inc. he wanted to inspect financial and business records of Cycle Labs, Inc. – a holding of Cycle...more
Recently the Court of Appeals has addressed a director’s inspection rights, and shareholder inspection rights and the associated opportunity to recover attorney fees and other expenses incurred in securing the inspection of...more
This year the Court in Fowler v. Golden Pacific BanCorp, Inc. (2022) 80 Cal.App.5th 205, expressly affirmed a director’s broad right of inspection, subject to extreme exceptions. The source of the dispute stemmed from an...more
1. Types of Business Entities - 1.1 Premises - The Italian law provides multiple forms of organizational structures in order to do business in Italy, which differ from one another due to the extent of the liability...more
On February 27, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision to abstain from enjoining a state action brought by a California county district attorney (DA) against a national bank,...more
Oklahoma Firefighters Pension & Ret. Sys. v. Amazon.com, Inc., C.A. No. 2021-0484-LLW (Del. Ch. June 1, 2022) - In reviewing the propriety of a stockholder’s Section 220 demand to inspect corporate records, Delaware courts...more
Learn what to expect during an OSHA inspection and how to handle the entire OSHA inspection process with confidence. Goldberg Segalla’s Michael Rubin and Kate Badey of Safety Consultants USA will provide practice pointers for...more
Corporate books and records demands are on the rise. And as the Delaware courts have made it easier for shareholders to demonstrate a proper purpose to seek inspection, corporations increasingly must defend these actions by...more
For the golf fan curious about the finances and back-office maneuvering of “Big Golf,” nothing has been better than the LIV Golf-PGA Tour throwdown played out in dueling press conferences, snippy tweets, and Saudi-funded...more