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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l February 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

Shook Attorneys Detail Honey Litigation for Law360 - Shook Partner Jim Muehlberger and Of Counsel John Johnson III have authored an article for Law360 detailing litigation targeting honey producers.

Mastercard to Provide Additional Transaction Detail

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

According to a recent announcement, Mastercard will begin providing customers with additional details about their purchases, such as the merchant’s name, logo, and location of purchase....
By: Troutman Pepper

Chancery Addresses Authority of Executives to Remove Managers of Affiliate Entities

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

Roccia v. Mugica, C.A. No. 2020-0641-MTZ (Del. Ch. Dec. 29, 2020) - The inherent authority of officers of Delaware companies generally extends to powers in the usual and ordinary course of the relevant company’s business.

Third Circuit Finds Pocky Trade Dress Functional, Not Protectable

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

Product configurations, including cookie shapes, are protectable as trade dress only to the extent the product features are incidental, arbitrary, or ornamental aspects that identify the product’s source. Functional product features are never protectable as trade dress.

La Suprema Corte de México invalida diversas secciones de la controversial Política de Confiabilidad de SENER

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

El 3 de febrero de 2021, la Segunda Sala de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación resolvió la Controversia Constitucional 89/2020, interpuesta por la Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica (“COFECE”), contra la Política de Confiabilidad, Seguridad, Continuidad y Calidad en el Sistema Eléct

Antitrust Agencies Temporarily Suspend Early Termination of Pre-Merger Waiting Periods

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

Our Antitrust and M&A Groups offer practical advice for companies seeking mergers or acquisitions in the wake of the DOJ’s and FTC’s “temporary suspension” of early termination of waiting periods....
By: Alston & Bird

Reconciliation Primer: Democrats March Toward COVID-19 Relief Bill

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

The Senate on Friday took the first step toward advancing filibuster-proof legislation that congressional Democrats hope to enact by mid-March that would include $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief and other policy priorities....

The Energizer – Volume 83

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

SOUTHWEST POWER POOL GROWS ENERGY MARKETS EXPANDING RENEWABLE TRADING - On 1 February, Southwest Power Pool (SPP) launched a real-time balancing market initiative to include eight utilities and transmission authorities across the Midwest and Mountain-West regions of the United States....

UK Government consults on new subsidy regime

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

Following Brexit, with some limited exceptions, the EU State aid rules no longer apply in the UK.

Borrower Beware V: Prepare Your PPP Loan Forgiveness Questionnaire Before the SBA Asks For It, and Thoughtfully Identify the “Totality of Circumstances” Supporting Your Necessity Certification

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/02/21

On October 26, 2020, the SBA published a notice seeking comments relating to the approval and use of various forms for review of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, including two Loan Questionnaire Forms—Form 3509 (for-profit borrowers) and Form 3510 (nonprofit borrowers). ...

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