Beyond Real Estate: Publicly Traded Homebuilders (And Other Public Companies)...
Generally speaking, publicly traded homebuilders and other public companies must disclose material information in their SEC filings. “Information is considered material if there is a substantial...
View Article“Brand” New Law: Illinois Court Holds Brand Manufacturers Owe Duty of Care to...
Last week, a federal district court in Illinois held that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a branded drug manufacturer, owed a duty of care to a patient who took the generic version of its drug. Dolin v....
View ArticleFTC Settles Case With Medical Transcription Company
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that it had settled its data privacy case against medical transcription firm GMR Transcription Services, Inc. (GMR) following allegations that GMR...
View ArticleBitcoin And Internet Payment Systems: Regulatory And Commercial Law Concerns
Recently there has been widespread interest in the propagation of virtual currency based payment systems, including most notably, Bitcoin. Bitcoin advocates suffered a significant setback in February...
View ArticleCybersecurity Assessments – Using the Tool Well
Are you considering a cybersecurity assessment? If you heard Venable's presentation, "New Cybersecurity Framework Released: What You Need to Know," you might be. The Framework places increased emphasis...
View ArticleProviding Cell Phone Number To Register Membership Gives TCPA Consent for...
A consumer who voluntarily provides a cell phone number when registering online for membership has given “prior express consent” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to receive a text...
View Article2014 Sees The First Fines For Violations Of EU Cookie Laws
Much has been said about the EU "Cookie" laws introduced by an amendment to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive in 2011. Companies with European customers (including those in the US)...
View ArticleFDA Seeks Comments for Revised Draft Guidance Regarding the Distribution of...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance that revises its 2009 guidance on Good Reprint Practices. The draft guidance reflects FDA’s current thoughts on this important topic...
View ArticleUnapproved New Uses: FDA Revisits Policies on Distributing Scientific...
In new Draft Guidance, FDA revises requirements for manufacturers’ distribution of publications about off-label uses for approved drugs or devices. On March 3, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration...
View ArticleVisa, MasterCard Announce Payment Security Working Group
On March 7, Visa and Mastercard announced the formation of a cross-industry payment security working group, which the payment system providers state will be focused on “enhancing payment system...
View ArticleVirtual Currency Trade Group Announces Board, Annual Meeting
On March 8, the Digital Asset Transfer Authority (DATA), a trade group launched last year and tasked by its members with “leading regulatory, best practices and consumer protection initiatives for...
View ArticleForeign Investment Caps in Mexico (2013 & 2014 Reforms)
This document describes the caps and foreign investment regulation for diverse activities and industries under Mexican Law, as updated with the recent reforms of telecom, energy and finance sectors....
View ArticleDown the rabbit hole: Alice case chases the elusive white rabbit of patent...
Patent trolls — non-practicing entities best known for threatening expensive patent litigation in order to collect licensing fees from accused infringers — are a well-documented problem. Measures aimed...
View ArticleITC Section 337 Update – March 2014
Jury Sets FRAND Rate For And ITC Ends Investigation Into LSI/Agere Wi-Fi Patents – On February 26, 2014, a Northern District of California federal jury reached a Verdict in Realtek Semiconductor v. LSI...
View ArticleAffairs of State: When States Are Creditors: Why § 525 Matters and Should Be...
One of the pillars of a debtor’s fresh start is the anti-discrimination provisions of § 525 of the Bankruptcy Code, which codifies the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Perez v. Campbell. The Court held...
View ArticleAntitrust Claims Against SESAC Copyright Licenses Permitted To Proceed
Performing rights organizations (PROs) are entities that issue licenses to, and collect royalties from, television stations and other parties who wish to perform or dylanbroadcast copyrighted musical...
View ArticleMedical Journal Studies on the Health Effects of E-Cigarettes May Help Local...
Evidence continues to drift out of the scientific community as to the health effects of e-cigarettes. The latest, a study by the Journal of Adolescent Health as reported by Stephanie M. Lee on...
View ArticleGoogle Books is “Fair Use” of Millions of Books
After years of litigation and uncertainty, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that the Google Books project fits within the “fair use” exception to copyright...
View ArticleCalifornia Attorney General Urges Companies to Be Prepared for Cyber Attacks...
Kamala Harris, California's Attorney General, issued a set of recommendations for preventing and responding to cyber attacks and security breaches. The recommendations, called Cybersecurity in the...
View ArticleFCC Seeks Additional Input to Improve E-Rate School & Library Technology Program
BB&K is Assembling a Coalition of Local Governments and Educators to Provide Input to FCC - The Federal Communication Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) released a second public notice...
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