Many of us have been focused on cyber-security, especially in the wake of the recent data breaches over the holidays, among other things. Two Maryland Law Enforcement Officers are leveraging the power of social media and the Internet to enable you to...
Courts Split Over Impact of Supreme Court Decision - The Southern District of California last month let 8 out of 51 claims survive in a putative class action arising out of the 2011 breach of the Sony PlayStation network. In re Sony Gaming...
Section 6(b) of the CPSA establishes procedures for and restrictions on the CPSC’s public disclosure of information. It prohibits the CPSC from disclosing information about a consumer product that identifies a company unless the CPSC has taken...
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review another challenge to a portion of the Affordable Care Act. Hobby Lobby, a chain of crafts and hobby stores sued, challenging the ACA’s provision which mandates that employer-sponsored group medical...
Contractual interpretation would seem to be a question of law, thus meaning that decisions interpreting contracts should be reviewed on a correctness standard. Sometimes, however, contractual interpretation becomes inextricably tied up with a case’s...
On February 11, ESMA published a consultation paper on the implementation of the CRA III Regulation containing draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on the following: - The content and format of fees charged by Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs)...
The Facts - I represent a national company with operations in California. A former employee recently filed a lawsuit against them in a California state court. After negotiating with opposing counsel, the parties entered into a settlement agreement...
The latest round of amendments to the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Regulations 2010 have come into force. Key changes are: - Phased payment of CIL for hybrid and other multi-phase consents - CIL can be paid in phases for any phased...
Earlier this month, Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2014 announced that the country would be ending its Immigrant Investor Program (IIP). The Canadian government made the decision to end the program in order to eliminate a large and longstanding...
On Feb. 24, 2014, the FCC released the text of the Report and Order (R&O), Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), which it adopted at its February Open Meeting, addressing the petition of Telecommunications for the...
