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Tyson & Mendes LLP

Barking Up the Wrong Policy

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This case is an eye-opener for every policyholder as it explains the importance of treating an insurance policy as a specialized contract. Insurance contracts have special features, but they are still contracts to which the...more

Mayer Brown

ANTAQ Initiates Public Consultation for Concession of Paraguay River Waterway

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On December 26, 2024, Brazil’s National Agency of Waterway Transportation ("ANTAQ") initiated a public consultation to gather suggestions for the improvement of the proposed model for the concession of the Paraguay River...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Navigating Gainsharing Pitfalls in Value-Based Models

As the shift toward value-based care continues to transform the healthcare industry, hospitals and health systems are increasingly utilizing incentive-based physician compensation structures. Incentive-based compensation...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Bid Protest Minute: Bidders Beware – Clearly Stated Solicitation Requirements Control

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On November 15, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a protest from AtVentures, LLC, a mentor-protégé joint venture, who challenged its exclusion from consideration for award on the basis that it was able to use...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Lost Productivity Damages in Construction: The Modified Total Cost Method

Here at Bradley we frequently represent clients pursuing or opposing claims for lost productivity on construction jobs. The gist of those claims is that something happened which decreased productivity and thereby increased...more

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FinCEN Extends BOI Reporting Deadlines: Key Updates for Reporting Companies

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Shortly after publication of our December 23, 2024 Client Alert regarding the Fifth Circuit’s reinstatement of the CTA, FinCEN issued guidance administratively extending the deadlines for certain BOI Report filings.  Most...more

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Corporate Transparency Act: Fifth Circuit Revives Reporting Deadlines

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On Monday, December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order reviving the January 1, 2025, deadline for reporting companies to file beneficial ownership information reports with the Financial Crimes...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Deadline Back in Effect; FinCEN Grants Deadline Extension

As previously reported, on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and its...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Corporate Transparency Act Update: Nationwide Injunction Stayed; Deadlines Extended

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On December 23, 2024, in response to an emergency motion by the US Department of Justice, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed the nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate...more

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CTA Filing Obligations Have Been Reinstated—January 1, 2025 Deadline Pushed to January 13 for Most

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On December 3, 2024, a US District Court in Texas ruled the Corporate Transparency Act unconstitutional and issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against its enforcement. That ruling was promptly appealed, and on...more

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Unwrapping Maine's Gift to the Environment: A New Packaging Stewardship Program Set to Launch in 2026

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Beginning in May of 2026, owners of brands selling packaged products and importers of foreign-produced packaged products sold in Maine will be required to adhere to Maine’s Stewardship Program for Packaging. Beginning six...more

White & Case LLP

Japan Offshore Wind Update – Round 3 Results

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The Japanese government released the results of the "Round 3" offshore wind auctions. Two separate consortia were selected for two areas with total 1GW capacity. Round 3 Auction Results - On December 24, 2024, the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Year in Weed: 2024 Edition

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Welcome back to The Year In Weed, The Blunt Truth’s annual roundup of cannabis-related stories. As usual, I’ll adopt Dave Barry’s Year in Review (sadly, no longer available for free) format and look at stories month by...more

Foster Garvey PC

Breaking Down the FTC’s Junk Fee Rule: What’s Next for Travel and Events

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Good Sunday morning from Seattle and happy holidays . . . Well, we definitely missed this one. Last week I wrongly predicted that we would see little near term progress on national junk fee regulation. With leadership at the...more

World Law Group

2024 WLG Whistleblower Guide: South Africa

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Is there a law to protect whistleblowers? If so, which law? Yes, the Protected Disclosures Act, 2000 (the "Protected Disclosures Act") provides protection to employees and workers from being subjected to any "occupational...more

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NCAA Answers Some House Questions, Leaves Others Up in the Air

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The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) updated its House Settlement Question and Answer document on December 9, 2024, giving insight into how the NCAA is preparing for the settlement’s potential approval (see our...more

Troutman Pepper

Bipartisan FTC Rule Bans Junk Fees for Live-Event Tickets and Short-Term Lodging

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Warnings of an impending regulatory focus on hidden and junk fees materialized following President Joe Biden’s call to Congress during his 2023 State of the Union address to eliminate them. On December 17, the Federal Trade...more

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Opportunities for the Trump Administration to Step Up Enforcement Against Unauthorized ENDS

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Throughout 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) endeavored to curb sales of unauthorized electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) in the U.S. In light of persistent demand for flavored ENDS — nearly all of...more

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FTC Junk Fees Rule Targets Ticket Sales and Hotel Rentals

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The Federal Trade Commission has issued a long-anticipated final Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees (the Rule), colloquially known as the “Junk Fees” Rule, targeting mandatory hidden fees and ensuring transparent pricing...more

Morris James LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Court of Chancery’s Refusal to Blue Pencil an Unreasonable Covenant Not to Compete

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In Sunder Energy v. Jackson, No. 455, 2023 (Del. Supr., December 10, 2024), the Delaware Supreme Court upheld the Delaware Court of Chancery’s decision not to enjoin a former employer and member of a Delaware LLC from...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California’s Non-Compete Long Arm: What Healthcare Organizations Need to Know After the FTC’s Nationwide Noncompete Ban Gambit Has...

In one of the most highly anticipated court rulings of the summer, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas set aside the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule (“Rule”), which would have effectively banned most...more

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The Banking Act 2009 (Wholesale Cash Oversight Fees) Regulations 2024

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The Banking Act 2009 (Wholesale Cash Oversight Fees) Regulations 2024 have been published, together with an explanatory memorandum. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 enabled the Bank of England to oversee certain...more

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Fifth Circuit Stays Nationwide Preliminary Injunction that Enjoined Reporting and Enforcement Under The Corporate Transparency...

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On December 23, 2024, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”) issued an Order staying the nationwide preliminary injunction issued earlier in the month by a district court in...more

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Delaware ruling supports enforceability of forfeiture-for-competition provisions

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On December 18, 2024, the Delaware Supreme Court (the “Court”) held in LKQ Corp. v. Rutledge that forfeiture-for-competition provisions in employee equity award agreements are enforceable in certain contexts. This article...more

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FDA Seeks Comments on Updates to MoCRA Guidance on Registration, Listing of Cosmetic Product Facilities

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On December 11, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated its Guidance for Industry: Registration and Listing of Cosmetic Product Facilities and Products. As discussed in our previous On the Subject, FDA...more

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