Tools to Navigate the Financial Crisis Related to COVID-19 Webinar
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That Money Comes With Strings – And Eyes
As tempting as it may be just to take stimulus money, remember that money comes with strings – and eyes. The stimulus packages establish requirements that must be satisfied (the strings). Moreover, watchdogs like the Department of Justice will be watching. See our discussion here on the Anticorruption blog.…
“Numerous Reasons” Support Finding Inequitable Conduct: Another Example of the Federal Circuit’s Current Approach to Inequitable Conduct
When the Federal Circuit decided Therasense in 2011[1], many thought the heightened standard announced by the Court for proving equitable conduct spelled the practical end of the doctrine. Contemporary commentators noted, “The Federal Circuit Continues to Make Inequitable Conduct More Difficult to Prove” and asked, “Is Inequitable Conduct in Patent Prosecution Dead?”
It’s not dead. But the Federal Circuit appears more cautious, applying the doctrine often only where it perceives a pattern of…
Webinar: Tools to Navigate the Financial Crisis Related to COVID-19
Our colleagues, Hon. John A. Boehner, Karol Denniston, Ed J. Newberry, and Stephen D. Lerner, will be joining the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and FTI Consulting professionals for a webinar deciphering the most recent federal stabilization programs and developments and providing unique and practical advice for business leaders and professionals. The panel will also discuss how best to successfully navigate the liquidity and financial issues arising in the wake of the COVID-19…
No Coverage Under Directors and Officers Policy For TCPA Law Suit Settlement
Companies that bring marketing campaigns using unsolicited faxes tend to end up in putative class actions under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Many companies use vendors to design and implement those campaigns. Those vendors are not always named in the TCPA action. What happens when the TCPA action settles and the vendor contributed to the settlement, can the vendor obtain insurance coverage for the TCPA case?…
German Law Aspects of Crypto Assets
A major problem to the analysis of the crypto asset and the related blockchain industry has been and still is the lack of clear guidelines and legal definitions. This blog considers how German law approaches crypto assets and how those type of assets are dealt with in an insolvency.…
CMS Expands Accelerated and Advance Payment Program
On March 28, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an expansion of its Accelerated and Advance Payment Program (the Program). The Program is designed to help providers with “significant cash flow problems resulting from…unusual circumstances of the hospital’s operation.” 42 U.S.C. § 1395g (e)(3). Usually deployed during times of natural disasters, the recently enacted CARES Act directed CMS to expand the Program to providers who have been adversely affected by the…
Overview of the EU measures designed to address the economic consequences of Covid-19
The European Union (EU) recognized the unprecedented situation, which has arisen as a result of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak and is currently activating measures to help the economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis. Click here to read out latest alert about these measures.…
Directors’ Duties in the context of Covid-19 – UPDATED
This updated note sets out directors’ duties in the context of managing the practicalities that Covid-19 places on business operations.
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Central America and Caribe Health Measures
As the coronavirus disease 2010 (COVID-19) global pandemic continues to evolve, our Latin America team has been monitoring developments in the region and tracking measures implemented by governmental entities that may affect business operations.
Our Santo Domingo office recently published a newsletter, which can be found here, covering relevant official pronouncements, decrees, and resolutions. Our Caribbean and Central America Desk also recently published an alert, which can be found here, addressing developments and…