Most experienced False Claims Act (FCA) practitioners are all too familiar with the statutory provision requiring defendants to pay whistleblowers’ attorneys’ fees at the end of FCA cases. What is less commonly known is the provision that grants defendants their
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In Bed with Book Vendors: Fifth Circuit Upholds Preliminary Injunction Against Texas’ Sexual Book-Rating Law
In 2022, state and local governments banned 2,571 different books. This is more books than were subject to such bans in the previous three years combined (2,436). Most of these efforts are taken at the local level. Texas’ Restricting Explicit…
Proposed State Privacy Law Update: March 18, 2024
Keypoint: It was a very busy week with Kentucky on the cusp of passing a consumer data privacy bill, Maryland advancing consumer and children’s bills, and movement on bills in Minnesota, Vermont, Georgia, Maine, and New York.
Below is the…
Petition Summary: 2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid from China and India
On March 14, 2024, the Corteva Agriscience LLC (“Corteva” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of 2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid from the People’s Republic of China (“China”) and India.
SCOPE OF THE…
Utah Legislature Passes Private Sector AI Bill
Keypoint: While not as far-reaching as bills under consideration in other states, the Utah bill creates some obligations for private sector companies deploying generative artificial intelligence, including disclosing its use.
In early March, the Utah legislature unanimously passed SB 149…
EU Parliament Approves EU AI Act
Keypoint: The European Parliament voted to approve the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act and it will enter force 20 days after publication in the EU Official Journal.
On March 13, 2024, the European Parliament voted to approve the European Union’s Artificial…
New SEC Rules Require Climate Disclosures
On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted rules requiring registrants to disclose certain climate data in annual reports.
The rules were originally proposed in 2022, and the final language adopted scales back some of the earlier…
Cybersecurity in Healthcare: Pending Bill Calls for Tougher Protections
U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently introduced a bill addressing cybersecurity protections and oversight in the healthcare industry. The Strengthening Cybersecurity in Health Care Act, introduced on February 8, 2024, aims to bolster a vulnerable…
Federal Appeals Court Rules That Florida’s STOP W.O.K.E. Act is Unconstitutional
In a strongly worded and unanimous opinion, a panel of judges from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals determined that Florida’s STOP W.O.K.E. Act[1] is unconstitutional. The court noted that Florida’s defense of the law’s validity represented “clever framing…
NLRB’s Expansive New “Joint Employer” Rule Struck Down by Texas Federal Court
Employers in the United States received a significant win on March 8, 2024, when a federal court in Texas struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s (“Board”) expansive new “joint employer” rule, and upheld the existing (and more employer-friendly) 2020…