The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) provides a mechanism for filing one patent application, referred to as a PCT or international patent application, that can later branch out into one or more national or regional patent applications....
On March 26, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) celebrated the grand opening of the $1.2 billion I-595 Express Corridor Improvements Project (Project) in Broward County, Florida. The Project is the nation’s first Availability Payment...
Mayor Greg Fischer recently signed an ordinance that generally prohibits the Louisville Metro Government (hereinafter, “City”) and its vendors from inquiring into an applicant’s criminal history on the initial job application....
On March 25, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers jointly released a proposed rule to define those waters that fall under the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act as “waters of the United States.” While the...
Courts across the United States have now made clear that discovery of social media is fair game. At the same time, courts have consistently found that litigants will not be permitted to engage in social media fishing expeditions; rather, litigants...
In this third in our series of briefings on topics relevant to those involved with “brownfield” land, we focus on “baseline” contamination surveys.... By: Reed Smith
On March 24, the Federal Reserve Board, the OCC, the FDIC, the CFPB, the FHFA, and the NCUA proposed a rule to implement the Dodd-Frank Act’s minimum requirements for registration and supervision of Appraisal Management Companies (AMCs). While...
The Obama administration announced this week that companies with pending license requests to export certain controlled dual-use goods or technology, defense articles or defense services to Russia will face an indefinite hold on receiving approval...
The California Supreme Court has five civil cases scheduled for its April calendar, each addressing important questions of labor and insurance law.... By: Sedgwick LLP
Betriebliche Arbeitsschutzmaßnahmen, denen der Arbeitgeber aufgrund öffentlich-rechtlichen Vorschriften unterliegt und die ihm gleichzeitig Handlungsspielraum hinsichtlich der Planung und Durchführung eröffnen, unterliegen gemäß § 87 Abs. 1 Nr. 7...
