News & Analysis as of

General Business law-news General Business

Read need-to-know updates, commentary, and analysis on General Business issues written by leading professionals.
Cooley LLP

Consideration for Call Option Held Not To Be Turnover

Cooley LLP on

In Aymes International Ltd v. Nutrition4U BV, the Court of Appeal held that the consideration paid by a purchaser for a call option should not be included in the calculation of the target company’s turnover on which the...more

Cozen O'Connor

Claims Notes - November 2024

Cozen O'Connor on

After several hurricanes, a church submitted a first-party property claim. The church also had pending coverage litigation from prior tornado damage. On October 12, 2020, the independent adjuster (IA) inspected and...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

What Should a Chief Compliance Officer Report to the Board of Directors?

The Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) role is essential in building an organization that meets regulatory standards and upholds a robust ethical culture. But what should the CCO be reporting to the Board of Directors to ensure...more

The Volkov Law Group

Forecasting the 2nd Trump Administration: Translating Initiatives to Enforcement and Compliance Priorities (Part I of III)

The Volkov Law Group on

As the dust settles on the U.S. Election, companies are quickly analyzing the impact for businesses, federal civil and criminal enforcement priorities and the implications for ethics and compliance. When a new Administration...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

How the 2024 U.S. Election Results Will Impact Insurers: A First Attempt at Reading the Tea Leaves

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP on

The results of the November 5, 2024, election in the United States will almost certainly have profound consequences within the country and across the globe. The election will surely impact policyholder exposures, insurer...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

NFIP to allow installment payments for flood insurance

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced it will allow National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) premiums to be paid on an installment basis. The final rule implements an installment payment option that was...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Podcast: Deep Dive into Depository Services in Bank Partnerships [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 75]

McGlinchey Stafford on

The next installment in McGlinchey’s Deep Dive into Bank Partnerships Series features an overview of depository services, featuring insights from our attorneys Rachael Aspery, Brian Fink, and Aaron Kouhoupt. They explore key...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Greetings from the American Bar Association’s 2024 LLC Institute

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on

The limited liability company is relatively young.  Though origin research is always a dubious task, my efforts tell me that the first LLC was created in 1977 in Wyoming, followed by other LLCs in Florida in 1982.  The years...more

Lowndes

New Year, New Rules: Uniform Trial and Case Management Order Starts January 2025

Lowndes on

On Tuesday, the Business Law Committee of the Orange County Bar Association held a program featuring Judges Chad Alvaro, Margaret Schrieber, and Heather Pinder-Rodriguez, moderated by Lowndes attorney and OCBA Business Law...more

DLA Piper

Preparing for (More) Updates to California’s Automatic Renewal Law

DLA Piper on

California has passed additional amendments to its Automatic Renewal Law (ARL), which will further strengthen that law’s already stringent requirements and likely present increased class action risk....more

Pagefreezer

How to Use Social Media in Fraud Investigations

Pagefreezer on

When it comes to investigating potential insurance fraud, social media platforms can be a tremendously useful resource....more

McDermott+

McDermott+ Check-Up: November 8, 2024

McDermott+ on

Republicans Win Control of White House and Senate, Seem Poised to Maintain Control of House. Former President Donald Trump will return to the White House, and Republicans also gained control of the Senate. Some toss-up House...more

Lathrop GPM

Tennessee Appellate Court Finds that Venue Clause in Franchise Agreement is Permissive and Not Mandatory

Lathrop GPM on

The Tennessee Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s dismissal of a franchisee’s declaratory judgment claim, finding that the claim was properly brought in Tennessee.  Lakeway Real Estate2, LLC v. ERA Franchise Sys.,...more

A&O Shearman

HM Treasury Post-Implementation Reviews on SME Credit Information and Finance Platforms Regulations

A&O Shearman on

Alongside the U.K government's Autumn Budget delivered on October 30, 2024, HM Treasury has published two post-implementation reviews relating to small- and medium-sized enterprise credit....more

Troutman Pepper

California AG Provides Update on State Tobacco Enforcement Efforts

Troutman Pepper on

Last month, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced the awardees for the 2024-2025 Tobacco Grant Program, a program spearheaded by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) that aims to support local law...more

Morgan Lewis

New Football Governance Bill Relaunched in UK Parliament

Morgan Lewis on

The UK Parliament held the first reading of the Football Governance Bill (the Bill) on 24 October 2024, establishing an independent football regulator in England. The UK Labour government made several changes to the previous...more

BCLP

Typical Transaction Documents in a (Standalone) BESS Project-Financing

BCLP on

Further to our previous articles on the market and sources of revenue for (standalone) project-financed BESS projects, this article considers the core transaction documents making up a project-financed BESS project and the...more

King & Spalding

Second Circuit Reinstates Fraudulent Transfer Claim Against Debtor’s Lenders

King & Spalding on

On July 8, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed, in a summary order, the dismissal of fraudulent transfer claims brought by the purported contract creditor of a shipping company against the shipping...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

10 Compliance Lessons Learned from the Telefónica Venezolana FCPA Enforcement Action

Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a resolution of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving Telefónica Venezolana, the Venezuelan subsidiary of Telefónica S.A. (Telefónica)...more

Jones Day

Take Your Seats: Cineworld Draws an Audience in UK High Court

Jones Day on

Four UK companies within the Cineworld Group ("Cineworld") have obtained court sanction to an English-law Part 26A restructuring plan ("RP"). Cineworld became financially distressed following a prolonged period of poor...more

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers,...

Understanding the Basics of a Construction Contract

Construction contracts are essential in the construction industry, governing the relationships and responsibilities of all parties involved in a project. Whether you’re a contractor, subcontractor, or property owner,...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Appellate Division Construes LLC Law 608 as Giving Voting Rights to a Deceased Member's Estate

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on

It wasn’t long ago that my partner, Peter Sluka, posted about the Andris case where the Appellate Division, Second Department, reinstated an LLC judicial dissolution proceeding brought by the estate of a deceased member....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

In the Lien of Sight November 2024 - Second Lien Loans in Subscription Finance

Although second lien loans in subscription line finance have been discussed with interest over the years, their use has been sporadic and it has only been very recently that we have started to see a real uptake in the use of...more

Stinson LLP

Bottom of the Ninth: Forever Chemical Bans Take Effect in 2025. What's in Your Team Apparel?

Stinson LLP on

There has been a significant uptick in class action litigation related to sustainability claims, which will only increase after bans in California and New York on forever chemicals in apparel go into effect January 1, 2025....more

Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Labour Tribunal Presiding Officer's Statutory Duty to Investigate Includes Calling Witnesses

Mayer Brown on

Proceedings in the Hong Kong Labour Tribunal are inquisitorial in nature, differing from the adversarial approach taken in court proceedings....more

87,651 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 3,507

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide