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On the second full day after President Biden took office, his administration released a broad-based, ambitious, 200-page National Strategy For The COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness (the “Plan”).

USPTO Director Andrei Iancu and Deputy Director Laura Peter resigned from their respective posts prior to inauguration day.

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Moses Plumbing, LLC (“Moses”) entered into a January 11th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of a Stormwater Construction General Permit (“Permit”). See LIS No.

Even before COVID-19, many businesses had employees residing in states other than where the company may have its corporate headquarters or larger facilities with a dedicated human resources team.

Last week, in Dunn v. Genzyme,[1] the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) provided clarification as to the pleading standard that applies to state product liability claims against medical device manufacturers. Under Riegel v.

Company Fired Employee It Regarded as Disabled, Federal Agency Charges - ORLANDO, Fla. – Pirtek USA LLC, a fluid power system company based in Rockledge, Fla., has agreed to pay $85,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S.

Calls for Significant Changes To Federal Domestic Preference Policy, Waivers, and Buy American Eligibility - President Biden signed an executive order (order or EO) on January 25, 2021, to direct more spending of the federal government’s $600 billion procurement budget on American-made products,

While I stand by my view that the doctrine of obviousness-type double patenting is one of the most complicated aspects of U.S. patent law, regulations governing the ability to claim “Small Entity” status and pay reduced USPTO fees come a close second.

The Environmental Integrity Project (“EIP”) and three other environmental organizations filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (“Court”) against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”

Ninth Circuit Affirms Limits on Private and Municipal Liability for First Amendment Violations - The U.S.

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