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On January 1, 2021, Georgia joined 41 other states in allowing a person to remove certain convictions from their criminal record after a period of “conviction-free” years.

The cyber landscape is changing once again, in terms of impact, policy and potential exposure. In the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack, the Biden administration released a long-awaited Executive Order intended to strengthen US cybersecurity infrastructure.

On April 30, 2021, the federal government introduced An Act Respecting Retail Payment Activities (short title, Retail Payment Activities Act) (the “RPAA”).

LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS Competition & State Aid • European Commission publishes proposed Regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market • EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy Trade / Export Controls • European Commission publishes

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a May 13th report titled: Resource Constraints, Leadership Decisions, and Workforce Culture Led to a Decline in Federal Enforcement (“Report”) - See Report No. 21-P-0132.

The United States Tax Court on April 27, 2021, ruled that Mylan Inc. could deduct the legal fees it incurred in defending itself against patent infringement claims made by other drug manufacturers while pursuing generic pharmaceutical drug applications.

The Federal Circuit had a busy week, issuing 18 opinions—8 of them precedential.  One of those cases put a new spin on two PTAB-related issues we’ve covered extensively on this blog: Arthrex (which held PTAB judges were unconstitutionally appointed) and the AIA’s no-appeal bar.  Read on for this

In follow up to our last post regarding CDC’s mask guidance, note that today OSHA updated its website to state the following......
By: Ruder Ware

Effective immediately, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has changed its policy regarding adjudicating requests for National Interest Exceptions (NIE) to Presidential Proclamations 9984, 9992 and 10143 which restrict travel to the U.S.

On May 14, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order revoking, among other things, his predecessor’s action (Executive Order 13295 of May 28, 2020) that directed the executive branch to clarify certain provisions under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (“Section 230” or the “CDA

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