While budget negotiations continue to take center stage this month, some state legislators elsewhere throughout the Capitol are making moves to change the size of state government and the rules by which elected officials and public employees must...
As discussed in our last post about national and local developments in public-private partnership (P3) legislation, Florida is keeping up with the P3 trend and Miami-Dade County is not far behind. Miami-Dade’s Citizens Independent Transportation...
H.R. 3211, which amends the Truth in Lending Act’s definition of “points and fees,” was passed by a voice vote in the House of Representatives on June 9, 2014. The “points and fees” definition is used to determine whether a mortgage loan triggers...
In two press releases Monday, American Energy Partners LP announced agreements to purchase shale acreage in the Utica and Marcellus shale for $1.75 billion, and acreage in the Permian Basin in Texas for $2.5 billion. The deals are expected to close...
E-Verify offers a tool to assist employers in verifying employment/immigration status for prospective employees, but it should not be mistaken for protection during an I-9 audit. On March 26, 2014, the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing...
Whilst the European Timber Regulation dates back to 2010, it only took direct effect in Member States last year. Amongst other things, it requires operators to ensure they have due diligence systems in place to properly manage the risks of acquiring...
On June 11, 2014, Acting FERC Chair Cheryl LaFleur announced that FERC will seek rehearing en banc of the May 23rd, 2014, decision of the D.C. Circuit that vacated FERC’s controversial rulemaking on demand response compensation in wholesale energy...
Moroccanoil Israel Limited (MIL) has lost its claim for passing off against supermarket chain Aldi Stores Limited (Aldi) in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. Both MIL and Aldi are retailers of argan hair oil under the names Moroccanoil and...
The Supreme Court recently clarified the standard for determining invalidity of a patent claim for indefiniteness under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph. Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., 572 U.S. _ (June 2, 2014). Specifically, the...
In the country pubs of Ireland, it has long been the practice of the barkeep to “stand the third round” for good customers, meaning to offer the third drink for free. The practice makes sense both as customer appreciation and as an inducement for...
