After the Second Circuit ruling in Cariou v. Prince, which we wrote about on this blog here, photographer Patrick Cariou felt that the decision was too subjective, calling it an “I know it when I see it” approach for determining when a work is...
On November 13, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued two new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (C&DIs) on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act) and nine new C&DIs on Rule 506...
Canmore Consultants Ltd. v. L.O.M. Medical International, Inc. 8 Del. C. § 223(c): A Limited Exception To Directorial Authority To Fill Board Vacancies - Section 223(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) provides that, if, at...
In a November 15, 2013 letter to Representative Scott Garrett (Chairman of the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises for the House Financial Services Committee), SEC Chair Mary Jo White described potential changes to...
My largest asset is an IRA. I hear there is not much I can do with an IRA in terms of estate tax planning. Is that true?... By: Harrang Long Gary Rudnick P.C.
Several months ago, 10-month-old Joshua Murphy underwent surgery after he was mauled by a neighbor’s dog at his home in Pasco. According to local news reports, the boy’s mother and the neighbor were busy conversing while Joshua played with the dog....
“Look Policies” – policies intended to promote the company brand by recruiting and requiring employees that fit specific cultural or physical characteristics or restricting clothing accessories – are currently a hot topic at the EEOC. The agency and...
If you’re involved in public works projects you know that direct contractors are required to furnish payment bonds on public works projects exceeding $25,000. Specifically, Civil Code section 9550 provides that “[a] direct contractor that is awarded...
After the years-long process leading up to the enactment of the America Invents Act, stakeholders in the patent field could be forgiven for assuming that this year’s new legislative and administrative proposals for curbing patent litigation abuses...
