On November 4, 2013, the State of Texas filed a lawsuit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regarding the agency's April 2012 guidance on the use of criminal background checks in the employment application process....
In Great Hill Equity Partners v. SIG Growth Equity Fund (November 15, 2013 - Strine), the Delaware Court of Chancery held that attorney-client privilege passes to the surviving corporation in a merger. The case was brought by the buyer of Plimus,...
The China Food and Drug Administration (“CFDA”) recently announced several draft rules, most notably, the Draft Amendment of the Provisions for Drug Registration (also known as the Drug Registration Rules, DRR) and the Draft Administrative...
University of Wyoming president Bob Sternberg has resigned after the resignations of five administrators and three deans at the school, including law dean Stephen Easton.
In this issue: - The President - The 113th Congress - Securities and Exchange Commission - Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) - Private Equity Growth Capital Council (PEGCC) - Miscellaneous - Excerpt from: Private Equity...
The House of Representatives plans to consider two bills relating to hydraulic fracturing next week. The first of the two, H.R. 2728, Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act, was introduced by Representative Bill Flores...
This week, Dropbox unveiled its new "Dropbox for Business" initiative, which gives employees a greater ability to establish digital work-life balance. The product includes two data folders - one for business data and one for personal data – so that...
Victoria is set to be the first state in Australia to introduce a pre-commitment system for gaming machines which will allow players to predetermine net loss and time limits. The Gambling Regulation Amendment (Pre-Commitment) Bill 2013 (Vic) contains...
The integration doctrine must be considered when an issuer conducts multiple offerings in a short period of time. If applicable, multiple offerings are collapsed to determine if a safe harbor or exemption still applied....
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced (pdf) that it will not list the Gulf of Mexico population of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) as an endangered or threatened distinct population segment (DPS) under the Endangered Species...
