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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Insurance in the Know (Part 3): Recoupment of Defense Costs Is Not a “Right” in a Standard CGL Policy

The foundation of a policyholder’s agreement to pay premiums for a standard commercial general liability policy (CGL) is the insurer’s agreement to defend the policyholder against lawsuits and shoulder the costs of the...more

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Couture Compliance? The Fashion Workers Act Imposes New Labor Protections for Industry Workers

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On December 21, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the New York State Fashion Workers Act, which imposes new regulatory obligations on fashion companies, advertising agencies, model management companies, and...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Tariffs on Mexico and Canada Delayed; China Retaliates Against 10% Tariff

President Donald Trump has agreed to delay the implementation of tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for 30 days, following negotiations with the leaders of both countries. For more information about the threatened...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

5 Steps for Evaluating Your Legal Tech Stack for the New Year

A Strategic Guide for Legal Departments to Optimize Their Technology Stack and Drive Efficiency in 2025 - The start of a new year brings a fresh opportunity to take stock of what’s working and what’s not – especially when...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Employment Litigation Roundup: January 2025

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Seventh Circuit upholds forfeiture-for-competition provision in restricted stock unit agreement - A Seventh Circuit panel, in LKQ Corporation v. Rutledge, held that an employer could enforce a “forfeiture-for-competition”...more

Mayer Brown

Obligations convertibles inverses et abus de droit

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Le Conseil d'Etat considère que la mise en place d'actions convertibles inverses accompagnées de divers contrats d'option de vente et d'achat peut être constitutive d'un abus de droit fiscal sur le fondement de l'article L....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Washington State Seeks to Broaden the Definition of “Noncompetition” and Ban Most Noncompetes

On January 3, 2025, the Washington State Legislature introduced HB1155 (the “Bill”) that, if passed, would broaden the definition of a “noncompetition covenant” and prohibit all employer-employee noncompete agreements....more

Saul Ewing LLP

New 2025 California Employment Laws: Part I

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Welcome to our blog series about new California employment laws affecting a wide range of businesses and employers. California already presents one of the most difficult legal landscapes for employers, and with several new...more

World Law Group

2024 WLG Whistleblower Guide: Vietnam

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Is there a law to protect whistleblowers? If so, which law? Yes. Whistleblowers are protected under two key laws in Vietnam, comprising of Law on Denunciations 2018 and Law on Criminal Procedure 2015. Law on Denunciations...more

DLA Piper

United Kingdom - VAT: Upper Tribunal Holds that Sonder's Short Term Accommodation Failed the TOMS Tests - Monthly Indirect Tax...

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Sonder Europe Limited (Sonder) leased self-contained apartments from landlords for 2 to 10 years, furnishing and decorating them if needed (without altering the fabric or structure of the apartment), and then sub-let them to...more

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United States - VAT: States Searching for Uniform Solution to Tax Digital Products - Monthly Indirect Tax Alert – January 2025

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Digital goods are currently taxed in 31 states. The large market states where such products and services are generally not subject to tax, include California, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York and Virginia....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

OEMs Seek to Enjoin Enforcement of Maine Right to Repair Act

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On Friday, January 31, 2025, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (“Auto Innovators”), a trade association representing manufacturers in the auto industry, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Maine seeking to enjoin...more

Fenwick & West LLP

DeepSeek, Model Distillation, and the Future of AI IP Protection

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A flurry of developments in late January 2025 has caused quite a buzz in the AI world. On January 20, DeepSeek released a new open-source AI model called R1 and an accompanying research paper....more

Carlton Fields

Fourth Circuit Holds It Lacks Jurisdiction to Consider Petition to Vacate

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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that it lacked jurisdiction over a petition to vacate an arbitration award....more

Haug Partners LLP

Federal Circuit Addresses Two Key Requirements of On-Sale Bar of Pre-AIA Section 102(b)

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The Federal Circuit’s recent precedential decision in Crown Packaging Technology Inc. v. Belvac Production Machinery, Inc. is noteworthy because it discusses two key requirements of the on-sale bar prong of pre-AIA section...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

China Issues Final Compliance Guidelines in Regulating the Medical Industry

On January 10, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) officially released the Compliance Guidelines on Preventing Commercial Bribery Risks for Pharmaceutical Enterprises (the Guidelines). This...more

Cozen O'Connor

Court Denies Developer Insurance Coverage to Repair Defective Construction

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In Curtis Park Group, LLC v. Allied World Specialty Insurance Company (2024 WL 5194886 (10th Cir. 2024)), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit determined that an insured real estate developer could not recover the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Busy Lawyer’s Guide to the New “Data Export Control” Rules

On January 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published final rules (the Final Rules) to prohibit or restrict transactions by U.S. persons that could result in access to sensitive data by persons associated with...more

Hogan Lovells

Gilbert v. Unisys: The Court of Chancery grants advancement to unelected officers

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In Gilbert v. Unisys Corp., the Delaware Court of Chancery held that two former employees with the title of Vice President were entitled to advancement of litigation expenses brought by the corporation, despite the fact that...more

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UPDATE: Trump Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China - Supply Chain Impact and Strategies

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This article was originally published on February 2, 2025, and has been updated to reflect four additional Executive Orders released on February 3, 2025. United States supply chains now have a degree of clarity following...more

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Higher Education in 2025: Focal Points for Compliance and Investigations

This is the third in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Eleven Concepts Business Teams Need to Know About Indemnification and Protection in Private Company M&A: Cutting Through the...

Privately held businesses are rarely bought or sold “as is.” Buyers of most businesses usually expect the sellers to make a comprehensive set of “representations” or “reps.” In other words, statements about the business that...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Opportunities and Risks

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After years of destabilizing international and non-international armed conflict that has resulted in the loss of lives, destruction of communities, and decimation of economic opportunity in places across the globe, there are...more

Maynard Nexsen

DOD Issues Guidance to Contracting Officers Regarding Solicitations and Contracts with DEIA Requirements

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When a new presidential administration results in a new party occupying the White House, taxpayers often expect myriad government and public policy changes will soon follow. Hewing that truism, President Trump began his...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Part II: SBA Final Rule Updates Negative Control Requirements and 8(a) Ownership Rule

On December 17, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published its final rule detailing new recertification requirements following mergers and acquisitions (M&A), new language around negative control for affiliation...more

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