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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

DOJ and CFPB Issue Joint Letter Reminding Financial Institutions of the SCRA Interest Rate Protections for Servicemembers

On December 5, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a joint letter directed at financial service providers to reinforce the importance of interest rate protections...more

Cozen O'Connor

Challenge to Federal Child Support Guidelines Fails at Supreme Court of Canada

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The Federal Child Support Guidelines, SOR/97 175 (the Guidelines), established by the Governor in Council (GIC) under the Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 3 (2nd Supp.), determine the amount of child support to be paid in case of...more

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Everything to Know About Filing a Mechanic’s Lien In North Carolina

A lien, sometimes referred to as a security interest, is an interest in real or personal property that secures the payment of a debt or the performance of an obligation. The most common examples of liens are mortgages (deeds...more

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There aren't public beneficial ownership registers in respect of trusts - or are there?

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Currently, no, there are not public beneficial ownership registers in respect of trusts (at least in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI"), Cayman, Jersey, Guernsey or Bermuda), however, if enacted in the form gazetted, the BVI...more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

Striving for Fairness – How do Courts Deal with a Couple's Ongoing Financial Obligations During Divorce Proceedings?

During the divorce process, questions regarding finances will inevitably come up: How will our finances work while we’re getting divorced? Who is going to pay the mortgage, credit card, daycare, school tuition? Can I pay my...more

Dechert LLP

CJEU Upholds Country-of-Origin Principle for Online Intermediaries

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) recently addressed requests for preliminary rulings on the interpretation of various EU regulations and directives concerning online intermediation services1 (“Online...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Handshake Agreement to Assign Does Not Provide Basis for Common Ownership to Exclude Prior Art

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently found claims directed to a web-based point of sale system and method unpatentable as obvious after conducting a thorough examination of whether a reference with one common inventor...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … The False Claims Act

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Multinational companies should be alert to legal exposure under the False Claims Act (FCA). The FCA is a civil statute that can be quite damaging to a multinational company for several reasons: The FCA has extremely...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Lenders Beware - Ohio Appellate Decision Impacts Guaranties

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A recent opinion from the First Appellate District of Ohio is noteworthy for lenders for two reasons: (1) what language not to insert in a guaranty; (2) what information potentially needs to be relayed to a potential...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Can an LLC Member be Forced to Contribute to the LLC’s Debts?

Members of an LLC are required to pitch in equally for the LLC’s expenses and debts, right? Generally, no....more

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401(K) Compliance Check #11 – Tackling Beneficiary Designations

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In last month’s 401(k) Compliance Check, we discussed best practices for drafting a 401(k) plan summary plan description (SPD). This month we provide some best practices for plan administrators’ handling of 401(k) plan...more

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Changes to the Limited Partnerships (Jersey) Law 1994 – Clarifications, Confirmations and Amendments

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Amongst the changes to the Limited Partnerships (Jersey) Law 1994 (the “LP Law”) that have been implemented, included are changes that both helpfully clarify and confirm certain provisions of the existing law with respect to...more

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A Texas Lien is Invalid if the Mineral Owner is Not Yet Obligated to Pay

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A subcontractor’s mineral lien in Texas is invalid when, at the time the mineral owner receives notice of the lien affidavit, the mineral owner is not yet obligated to pay the contract price to its contractor.  So says Pearl...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Changes of Ownership, Asset Transactions, Mergers, and Death of Borrowers or and Owner

Effective October 2, 2020, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued an SBA Procedural Notice: Paycheck Protection Program Loans and Changes of Ownership; and on October 26, 2021, the SBA issued SBA Procedural Notice...more

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Regulation on Sharing of Secret Information is Published

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The "Regulation on Sharing of Secret Information" ("Regulation") prepared by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (the "Agency" or "BRSA") is published in the Official Gazette dated June 4, 2021. In accordance...more

Mayer Brown

More 2021 Polar Vortex Fallout: The Texas Two-Step (aka the Hot Potato) between PUCT Oversight and ERCOT Market Protocols

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In the now obviously challenged Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) power market, a strange dance recently occurred. On February 21, 2021, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), which oversees ERCOT, issued...more

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More 2021 Polar Vortex Fallout: The Texas Two-Step (aka the Hot Potato) between PUCT Oversight and ERCOT Market Protocols

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In the now obviously challenged Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) power market, a strange dance recently occurred. On February 21, 2021, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), which oversees ERCOT, issued...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Meeting the Challenges Covid-19 Poses for Trade Finance Transactions: Key Issues to Consider When Making Amendments and Waivers

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This article is the second in a series looking at how to address some of the issues affecting trade finance documentation and transactions in the current climate. The first article in this series analysed some of the...more

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OBOT Program Changes: New Tennessee Laws Allow NPs and PAs to Prescribe Buprenorphine and Impose New Financial

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As Tennessee continues to look for options to expand access to opioid treatment services, a new Tennessee law expands the types of providers who may prescribe medication-assisted treatment and imposes certain financial...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Strategies for Restaurant Owners to Survive in the New Normal

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As cities reopen around the nation, restaurants continue to face numerous issues with their day-to-day operations. Restaurant owners are pivoting and adapting as quickly as possible, however, each day brings new challenges....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Tour de Force: What Constitutes an “Act of God,” and Other Developments in Force Majeure Law

This client alert will discuss the contours of the term “Act of God” and briefly cover new developments in case law regarding the doctrine of force majeure. Historically, “Act of God” was defined to encompass sickness, but...more

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Guaranty Enforcement in a Time of Rent Deferrals and Other Economic Accommodations

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Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, lessees and lessors across many industries are attempting to ease economic tensions by agreeing to certain accommodations in respect of lessees’ obligations. In the aviation industry,...more

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Global Transportation Finance Newsletter - June 2020

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Can Airlines Seek Relief under EETC Financing? Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic malaise, lenders and investors are seeing a flood of requests from borrowers and issuers for relief on debt...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

[Webinar] Strategies for Restaurant Owners to Survive in the New Normal - June 17th, 10:00 am - 11:15 am PDT

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As cities reopen around the nation, restaurants continue to face numerous issues with their day-to-day operations. Restaurant owners are pivoting and adapting as quickly as possible, however, each day brings new challenges....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Supreme Court Rules Government Must Pay $12 Billion to Health Insurers Under ACA Risk Corridor Program

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On April 27, 2020, the US Supreme Court ruled by an 8-1 decision that the federal government must pay billions of dollars to health insurers who sold consumer policies on exchanges under the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”)...more

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