Background - The Regulations Designating Physical Activities (the Regulations) determine which projects will fall within the scope of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (the Act) for the purposes of triggering the requirement for a...
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a long-awaited proposed rule in the Federal Register in an effort to “create parity” between brand-name and generic manufacturers for their labeling obligations. 78 Fed. Reg. 67985...
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has held that the whistleblower protection provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act do not apply outside the United States, even where the employee alleged he was terminated for raising compliance...
In 2001, a shoplifting case made the pages of almost every American newspaper and gossip column. The reason was that the suspect was actress Winona Ryder, who was then at the peak of her fame. Ryder walked out of Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills,...
Occasionally, old news is new news. The topic of notice by subcontractors and suppliers to preserve their lien and bond payment rights is discussed more often than may be necessary, but inattention or carelessness in regard to such notices is an...
In an appeal decided last month, the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded a decision of noninfringement by the District Court for the District of New Jersey with respect to U.S. Patent No. 7,524,834, and affirmed the District Court's finding of...
Overview. The START-UP NY Program is designed to attract businesses to New York and to create and retain jobs in the state. The START-UP NY Program offers significant tax benefits to eligible businesses that start up, move to or significantly expand...
A federal judge in the Central District of California has dismissed a lawsuit against Nestle over its use of “all natural” on the packaging of its Buitoni pasta products. Pelayo v. Nestle USA, Inc., Case No. 2:13-cv-05213-JFW-AJW (C.D. Cal. Oct. 25,...
Today, the SEC Staff in the Division of Corporation Finance updated the Securities Act Rules Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations to provide a number of new interpretations regarding Rule 506(c) and revised Rule 144A....
A tentative settlement has been reached in the case against a New Jersey township brought by a group of neighborhood residents challenging the township’s redevelopment plans based on the disparate impact theory. The township planned to replace older...
