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Franklin and Fulton Counties Enact a New Local Rule Requiring a Guardianship Acknowledgment Form and Rescind Other Local Rules

On April 17, 2024, President Judge Shawn D. Meyers signed an Order adopting a new Local Rule for Franklin and Fulton counties, which is codified at 39th Jud.Dist.O.C. Rule 14.8.1. This new Local Rule requires the completion...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Vermont Legislature Further Defines "Local" For Vermont Agricultural and Food Products

Before ending the 2020 session, the Legislature took the step of amending the Vermont Consumer Protection Act to refine the term “Local” in connection with labeling or advertising Vermont agricultural and food products. The...more

Knobbe Martens

CCPA Webinar: Amendments, Proposed Regulations, New Ballot Initiative, and Related Nevada Law (Presentation)

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Arsen Kourinian hosted a webinar presenting, "CCPA Webinar- Amendments, Proposed Regulations, New Ballot Initiative, and Related Nevada Law," going over the latest news and updates within the CCPA. ...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

States' Divergent Approaches to Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Acts and Practices Reveal Consumer Protection Priorities

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Until recently, legal principles surrounding unfairness, deception, and abusiveness have been defined primarily at the federal level, yet with perceived federal retrenchment from consumer protection, states have increasingly...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Georgia Exempts Manufactured Home Retailers/Brokers from Mortgage Broker Licensing

Effective July 1, 2019, Georgia House Bill 212 will affirmatively exempt retailers or retail brokers of manufactured or mobile homes from the state’s “mortgage broker” definition under Ga. Code Ann. § 7-1-1000. The bill...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Amendment to West Virginia's Consumer Protection Statute Will Permit Sales of Certain Vehicles "As Is" and Without Implied...

Beginning next month, used car dealers in West Virginia may sell vehicles directly to consumers without a single warranty that the vehicles are operational or safe to drive. The so-called “As Is” bill – approved last March by...more

Harris Beach PLLC

New York State Legislature Passes Major Legislation Expanding Definition of Unlawful Discrimination and Harassment

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In the closing days of its session, the New York State Legislature has passed sweeping changes to New York’s employment discrimination and harassment law. Major amendments to the state’s Human Rights Law significantly lower...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - September 2018

In this month's Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine recent trends and court decisions, including a new law in Ohio that provides a safe harbor from tort-based data breach claims if the company adopts certain security...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Legislature Enacts “Housing Creator” Amendment to Housing Accountability Act

California’s Housing Accountability Act, first enacted in 1982 and then strengthened in 2017 by Senate Bill 167, has gained further muscle through a new amendment — Assembly Bill 3194, enacted August 28, 2018....more

Michigan Auto Law

How Michigan’s New Legal Advertising Rule Violates the First Amendment

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MRPC 7.2(d)’s legal advertising rule puts an end to lawyers’ ability to advertise on Google and Facebook, violates First Amendment Free Speech rights - Carefully crafted rules of professional conduct for lawyers are...more

Harris Beach PLLC

State Budget Bill Amends Laws on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

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Early on Saturday, March 31, 2018, the New York State Legislature passed a budget bill that includes several changes and additions to workplace sexual harassment law. Governor Andrew Cuomo applauded the measure as the...more

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