In Illinois, the collateral source rule bars defendants from submitting evidence that plaintiffs received compensation for their injuries from a collateral source.
Calling it a “straightforward inquiry,” the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit recently opted to expand access to the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (the MSP Act) private right of recovery to Medicare Advantage “downstream actors.”
Prop 65 Counsel: What To Know
On September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two pieces of legislation that place dramatic restrictions on companies selling cosmetics and personal care products in California.
In a precedential opinion issued by the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board in In re Texas With Love, LLC (Serial No. 87793802) (Oct. 29, 2020), the applicant, Texas with Love, LLC, sought registration for the mark TEXAS LOVE for “hats; shirts” in International Class 25.
Inequality across the spectrum of human rights warrants fresh attention to the laws that serve to prohibit discrimination in housing policies and practices, and senior housing is no exception.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Alexander S. Birkhold, Michael F. Dearington, Mohammed T. Farooqui, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel, Laura Zell
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This week on The CardLinx Association's Fin-Tech Friday Podcast, Arent Fox Partner Jenny Lee discusses how the major developments transpiring in financial data and privacy regulations will impact business.
The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL) is the national data protection authority in France.
The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) continues to issue and extend waivers under Governor Newsom’s March 30, 2020 Executive Order, which authorized the DCA to temporarily modify licensing and staffing requirements for healthcare professionals licensed under the California Business and Profession
The Arch case provides a possible roadmap for policyholders in the United States to maximize insurance payout due to COVID-19 and the impacts of government restrictions on businesses.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a settlement with Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (Zoom) after allegations that Zoom misled users through deceptive and unfair practices that made users believe their communications were more secure than they actually were.
Lessons Learned During the Pandemic: CFO Perspectives from Saint Laurent, Alexander Wang, and Kering
In this video episode of Fashion Counsel, Arent Fox Fashion & Retail Practice Leader Anthony V. Lupo discusses lessons learned from COVID-19 with Eduardo Perez, CFO of Saint Laurent, Donatella Bordignon, CFO of Alexander Wang, and Richard Naranjo, VP Shared Financial Services of Kering Americas.
Small to Mid-Size Businesses: New SEC Changes Simplify and Increase Access to Capital and Investment
On November 2, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules relating to the modernization and harmonization of the private offering framework. These rules were initially proposed on March 4, 2020, and were adopted with few changes based on comments received.
On August 4, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) announced that the Honorable Vernon S. Broderick of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a Consent Order approving a partial settlement in a case brought by CFTC in 2013.
Representative Joyce Beatty, Democrat-Ohio, recently introduced a bill to nullify Executive Order 13950, which prohibits federal contractors, subcontractors, and grant recipients from inculcating “race or sex stereotyping,” “race or sex scapegoating,” and other “divisive concepts” in their workplace
The MUTSA became effective on October 1, 2018. It largely tracks the language of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA).
The CPRA, also referred to as CCPA 2.0, is a more robust version of the CCPA. The original drafter of the CCPA put CPRA on the ballot to amend and bolster key provisions in the CCPA.
Updated Benefits for Senior Living Facility Owners and Operators
On October 30, the US Small Business Administration quietly and without alerting borrowers, circulated to Paycheck Protection Program lenders a draft questionnaire titled "Paycheck Protection Program — Loan Necessity Questionnaire (For-Profit Borrowers)."
Byron Dorgan*, Philip S. English*, Dan H. Renberg, Jon S. Bouker, Craig Engle, Oliver Spurgeon III*, Laura E. Doyle*, Jeri Freirich*, Daniel Sjostedt*
Every two years, our Government Relations practice group drafts a comprehensive post-election analysis for Arent Fox clients and friends of the firm.
The US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has proposed a new Export Control Classification Number (ECCN), 2D352, to control “software” that is capable of being used to operate nucleic acid assemblers and synthesizers.
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On November 3rd, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published an opinion letter addressing whether the FLSA requires employers to pay non-exempt employees for time that they spend in voluntary training programs.
Effective October 30, 2020, the Federal Reserve updated its Term Sheets and Frequently Asked Questions (the “Updated FAQs”) describing the Main Street Lending Program (the “Program”) to expand the number of businesses that may be eligible to borrow under the Program.