As a result of a spike in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant, the CDC now recommends that everyone, including individuals who are fully vaccinated, wear face coverings when indoors in places of substantial or high community transmission. According…
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Four State AGs Launch Consumer Protection Investigation of Major Republican and Democratic Fundraising Platforms, Congressional Effort Underway to Head Off Future Related Incidents
This blog post was written by Foley Hoag Summer Associate, Joshua Rosen
Major national media sources including The Hill, New York Times, Washington Post, and others, recently…
Continue Reading Four State AGs Launch Consumer Protection Investigation of Major Republican and Democratic Fundraising Platforms, Congressional Effort Underway to Head Off Future Related IncidentsThis blog post was written by Foley Hoag Summer Associate, Nicholas Hanel
Does federal election law preempt state AG investigations against Political Action Committees? WinRed believes so – the GOP…
Continue Reading WinRed Fights Back Against State Attorneys General InvestigationsThis blog post was written by Foley Hoag Summer Associate, Adam Aguirre
When would-be investors research a company, they often look to the company’s balance sheet and cash flow. But…
Continue Reading AGs Weigh in on SEC Regulation of Climate Change DisclosuresSecond Circuit Affirms Judge Schofield’s Denial of Motion to Compel Arbitration for Trump-Related Multi-Level Marketing Scheme Claims
Last week, the Second Circuit affirmed Judge Schofield’s decision last year to to deny the motion by Donald Trump, the Trump Corporation, and other Trump family members to compel arbitration…
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As we slowly come out of the pandemic, albeit in fits and starts, juror attitudes have understandably shifted in these difficult and trying times. It is inevitable that among your…
Continue Reading Post-Pandemic Jurors’ Mixed Feelings About CorporationsStatement Assailing Lawyer’s Appearance and Competence Not Factual Enough to Sustain Defamation Claim – Ind. Appeals Court
In Sasser v. State Farm Insurance Co., the Indiana appeals court addressed the contours of defamation law in the context of two statements that variously impugned an attorney’s physical appearance…
Continue Reading Statement Assailing Lawyer’s Appearance and Competence Not Factual Enough to Sustain Defamation Claim – Ind. Appeals CourtCorporate & Commercial
On July 30, 2021, L Brands, the parent company behind Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, settled a rash of derivatives actions which had alleged “toxic” workplace conditions and…
Continue Reading L Brands Settles Derivative SuitsPannone Corporate has advised North West-based medical communications agency, Spirit, on the sale to OPEN Health Group.
The Manchester law firm acted as legal adviser to the shareholders of Spirit…
Continue Reading Pannone Corporate advises Spirit on sale to OPEN Health GroupBiden Administration Calls for Whole-of-Government Approach to More Vigorous Antitrust Enforcement
President Biden’s unprecedented July 9, 2021, Executive Order 14036 represents a potential watershed moment in U.S. competition policy. The wide-ranging Executive Order (EO) includes 72 initiatives that aim to enforce…
Continue Reading Biden Administration Calls for Whole-of-Government Approach to More Vigorous Antitrust EnforcementNevada’s corporation law is quite protective of directors and officers. Following the Delaware Supreme Court’s decision in Smith v. Van Gorkum, 488 A.2d 858 (1985), the Nevada legislature amended…
Continue Reading Looking For Stiffer Loan Terms? Nevada May Be Able To HelpSome might wonder: What does the SEC have to do with crypto?
Further, why did an organization like the Aspen Security Forum ask me to speak about crypto’s intersection with…
Continue Reading SEC Chair Gensler Discusses Crypto RegulationShort-Term Institutions, Analyst Recommendations, and Mispricing: The Role of Higher-Order Beliefs
Discussions on the role of higher-order beliefs (investor beliefs about the beliefs of other investors) in financial markets can be traced back to Keynes’ (1936) comparison of the stock market…
Continue Reading Short-Term Institutions, Analyst Recommendations, and Mispricing: The Role of Higher-Order BeliefsEmployment & Labor
Maybe it’s the Delta variant. Or maybe the publicity regarding Walmart and Disney. But over the last two weeks or so, there’s been a renewed interest in whether employers can…
Continue Reading Yes You Can – The Employer Vaccine Mandates Are HereMaybe it’s the Delta variant. Or maybe the publicity regarding Walmart and Disney. But over the last two weeks or so, there’s been a renewed interest in whether employers can…
Continue Reading Yes You Can – The Employer Vaccine Mandates Are HereOn 22 July, the UK Government published a UK Innovation Strategy which sets out the government’s vision to make the UK a global hub for innovation by 2035. As part…
Continue Reading New Immigration Routes in New Innovation StrategyOverview of the governments’ ‘Consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace: government response’
The UK government’s long awaited response to its 2018 consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace has now been published. In this update, we look at the findings made and…
Continue Reading Overview of the governments’ ‘Consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace: government response’Fifth Circuit Adheres to Granting Interlocutory Review of Denial of State-Action Immunity in Antitrust Cases Under Collateral Order Doctrine, Continuing Circuit Split
In Quadvest L.P. v. San Jacinto River Auth., No. 20-20447 (5th Cir. Aug. 5, 2021), a Fifth Circuit panel holds in a Sherman Act case that, despite every other…
Continue Reading Fifth Circuit Adheres to Granting Interlocutory Review of Denial of State-Action Immunity in Antitrust Cases Under Collateral Order Doctrine, Continuing Circuit SplitNew infringement notices for offences against Victorian Occupational Health and Safety laws
WorkSafe inspectors will now be able to issue infringement notices to companies and individuals for certain occupational health and safety offences.
The Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Infringements and Miscellaneous …
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