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August 01, 2024
Mich. Justices Uphold Tighter Manure Discharge Regs
A split Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld state regulators' increased protective permit conditions for animal feeding operations and said challengers to those conditions must fully exhaust administrative appeals before they can bring the issue to court.
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August 01, 2024
DOJ Unveils Whistleblower Pilot, But Garners Atty Criticism
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday officially launched its pilot program to reward whistleblowers who alert prosecutors to significant corporate misconduct, although some whistleblower attorneys decried the program's award caps and what they described as its lack of enforceability.
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August 01, 2024
Ohio Justices Reject Rival Utility Co.'s Rate Plan Challenge
The Supreme Court of Ohio unanimously rejected a rival electricity generator's argument that AEP Ohio was illegally subsidizing its competitive electric generation services with money paid by non-generation customers in its service territory, upholding a state utility regulator's approval of its rate plan.
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August 01, 2024
Conservation Groups Take Aim At ESA Regs
Conservation groups are asking a California federal judge to throw out Endangered Species Act regulations put forward earlier this year, claiming federal agencies shortchanged their environmental review duties and moved ahead with changes that will harm the imperiled plants and animals the statute is supposed to protect.
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August 01, 2024
Feds Say Farmworkers Should Have Sued State Over Wages
The U.S. Department of Labor has urged a Washington federal court to toss a farmworker union's challenge to policies governing the prevailing wage, saying the union's issues actually stem from how state officials interpreted federal rules governing the wage rate.
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August 01, 2024
BNY's Pershing Hit With $1.4M FINRA Recordkeeping Fine
BNY subsidiary Pershing will pay the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority a $1.4 million fine to resolve claims that it misstated interest rates for variable rate securities on millions of account statements for more than 12 years.
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August 01, 2024
DOD Defends Designating Tech Firm As Chinese Military Co.
The U.S. Department of Defense defended its decision to designate light section and ranging technology firm Hesai Technology Co. Ltd. as a Chinese military company, telling a District of Columbia federal judge that there exists "substantial evidence" that the company is affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
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August 01, 2024
Grayscale Wants Rival's $2M Conn. Trade Practices Suit Nixed
Grayscale Investments LLC has asked a Connecticut state court judge to toss a suit launched by asset management firm Osprey Funds LLC, alleging that Grayscale falsely advertised its services in order to lure investors, saying the amended complaint fails to state a claim and, therefore, must be "stricken in its entirety."
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August 01, 2024
Apple Says DOJ Is Looking For 'Judicial Redesign' Of IPhone
Apple Inc. urged a New Jersey federal judge Thursday to throw out the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit, calling claims of restricted app access meant to lock users into the iPhone as a government effort to control protocols the company contends are needed to ensure security and reliability.
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August 01, 2024
Boeing, Spirit Aerosystems Escape Calif. Door Blowout Suit
A California federal judge on Wednesday tossed Boeing and supplier Spirit AeroSystems from a product liability lawsuit brought by passengers aboard the Alaska Airlines flight that experienced a midair door plug blowout in January, finding that the Golden State court lacks jurisdictional authority over two of the three defendants.
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August 01, 2024
Pirate Broadcaster Hit With Max Fine For Ignoring FCC
If the FCC could have fined the pirate radio station that it says has been operating out of the Bronx for years a penny more, it would have, but the agency ended up levying the maximum fine of just over $2.3 million against the operator of the station.
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August 01, 2024
6th Circ. Puts Net Neutrality Rule On Ice During Appeals
The Sixth Circuit on Thursday granted industry groups' bid to put a hold on the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules while appellate court challenges play out, saying there is a strong chance that internet service providers will eventually prevail.
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August 01, 2024
EU Approves $18B Grain Deal With Asset Sales
European enforcers on Thursday approved grain and seed supplier Bunge Ltd.'s plan to buy global grain trader Viterra Ltd. in an $18 billion deal, conditioned on the sale of Viterra's oilseed businesses in Hungary and Poland.
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August 01, 2024
Novo Nordisk Loses Challenge To Medicare Drug Price Talks
Another challenge to a Medicare drug price negotiation program has failed after a New Jersey federal judge ruled once again that the program is voluntary and rejected claims that it violates the constitutional rights of pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk.
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August 01, 2024
Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
The Federal Trade Commission brought its latest case contesting a vertical merger, Tempur Sealy's bid for Mattress Firm, while continuing to battle Microsoft's purchase of Activision and Kroger's purchase of Albertsons, even as the agency allowed several oil deals to move forward without challenge.
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August 01, 2024
EPA Objects To Colorado Air Permit For Oil And Gas Site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is directing Colorado officials to revisit an operating permit issued for an oil and gas well site north of Denver, in response to concerns raised by a conservation group.
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August 01, 2024
Court Won't Stop FTC Judges In H&R Block False Ad Fight
The Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its hearing against H&R Block accusing the tax preparation firm of false advertising, a Missouri federal judge ruled Thursday, rejecting the company's argument that the agency's administrative law judges lack constitutional authority to preside.
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August 01, 2024
The Top In-House Hires Of July
Legal department hires over the last month included high-profile appointments at Roku, JetBlue and Harvard University. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from July.
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August 01, 2024
Senate Panel OKs NLRB Nominees, Setting Up Floor Fight
A Senate committee on Thursday voted to advance the nomination of National Labor Relations Board Chairman Lauren McFerran and a Seyfarth Shaw LLP partner nominated to fill a Republican vacancy on the board, setting up a high-stakes floor fight over key spots at the agency.
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August 01, 2024
5th Circ. Backs Louisiana's Block Of EPA Chemical Rule
The Fifth Circuit on Wednesday refused to overturn a Louisiana agency's move to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing a chemical rule that a neoprene maker says would force it to shut down.
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August 01, 2024
Locke Lord Adds Insurance, Privacy Partners In Chicago
Locke Lord LLP announced on Wednesday that two partners formerly of Sidley Austin LLP and Thompson Coburn LLP have joined the firm's insurance and cybersecurity practices out of Chicago.
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August 01, 2024
GOP Senators Slam 'Burdensome' FDIC Bank Board Proposal
Republicans on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs asked the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to withdraw proposed rulemaking on corporate governance, contending Wednesday that the proposal would "harm the safety and soundness" of the U.S. banking system.
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August 01, 2024
Bipartisan Senator Team Reintroduces Anti-Deepfake Bill
Four senators introduced an updated version of the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2024, or the NO FAKES Act, to combat the creation and distribution of fake replicas of people without their consent, drawing major industry support and some backlash.
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August 01, 2024
RTX Didn't Tell Jobseekers Of Lie Detector Ban, Suit Says
Raytheon Technologies Corp., now RTX Corporation, failed to advise job applicants that Massachusetts bans the use of lie detector tests in hiring decisions, as required by a nearly 40-year-old law, a proposed class action filed in state court alleges.
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August 01, 2024
Senate Energy Panel Advances Permitting Overhaul Bill
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding and speeding up the permitting process for fossil fuel, renewable energy and transmission projects.
Expert Analysis
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Best Practices For Chemical Transparency In Supply Chains
A flurry of new and forthcoming regulations in different jurisdictions that require disclosure of potentially hazardous substances used in companies' products and processes will require businesses to take proactive steps to build chemical transparency into their supply chains, and engage robustly and systematically with vendors, says Jillian Stacy at Enhesa.
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5 Critical Factors Driving Settlement Values In Cyber Litigation
Recent ransomware incidents and their legal repercussions offer five valuable insights into the determinants of settlement values in cyberattack-related litigation, and understanding these trends and their implications can better prepare organizations for the potential legal fallout from future breaches, says Peter Kamminga at JAMS.
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What 11th Circ. Fearless Fund Ruling Means For DEI In Courts
The Eleventh Circuit's recent backing of a freeze on the Fearless Fund's grants to women of color building new companies marks the latest major development in litigation related to diversity, equity and inclusion and may be used to question other DEI programs targeted at providing opportunities to certain classes of individuals, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.
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Money, Money, Money: Limiting White Collar Wealth Evidence
As courts increasingly recognize that allowing unfettered evidence of wealth could prejudice a jury against a defendant, white collar defense counsel should consider several avenues for excluding visual evidence of a lavish lifestyle at trial, says Jonathan Porter at Husch Blackwell.
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Opinion
Paid Noncompetes Offer A Better Solution Than FTC's Ban
A better alternative to the Federal Trade Commission's recent and widely contested noncompete ban would be a nationwide bright-line rule requiring employers to pay employees during the noncompete period, says Steven Kayman at Rottenberg Lipman.
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Unpacking The Latest Tranche Of Sanctions Targeting Russia
Hundreds of new U.S. sanctions and export-control measures targeting trade with Russia, issued last week in connection with the G7 summit, illustrate the fluidity of trade-focused restrictions and the need to constantly refresh compliance analyses, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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How Associates Can Build A Professional Image
As hybrid work arrangements become the norm in the legal industry, early-career attorneys must be proactive in building and maintaining a professional presence in both physical and digital settings, ensuring that their image aligns with their long-term career goals, say Lana Manganiello at Equinox Strategy Partners and Estelle Winsett at Estelle Winsett Professional Image Consulting.
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High Court's Abortion Pill Ruling Shuts Out Future Challenges
The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine maintains the status quo for mifepristone access and rejects the plaintiffs' standing theories so thoroughly that future challenges from states or other plaintiffs are unlikely to be viable, say Jaime Santos and Annaka Nava at Goodwin.
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Navigating New Safe Harbor For Domestic Content Tax Credits
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s recent notice simplifying domestic content calculations for certain solar, onshore wind and battery storage projects, which directly acknowledges the difficulty for taxpayers in gathering data to support a domestic content analysis, should make it easier to qualify additional domestic content bonus tax credits, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.
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Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age
As law firms begin to use generative artificial intelligence to complete lower-level legal tasks, they’ll need to consider new ways to train summer associates and early-career attorneys, keeping in mind the five stages of skill acquisition, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.
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PBM Takeaways From Proposed Telehealth Flexibility Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives' proposal to extend certain telehealth flexibilities signals a robust commitment to expanding telehealth access, though its plan to offset additional expenses through pharmacy benefit manager reform could lead to some industry consolidation, say attorneys at Mintz.
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What 4 Cyber Protection Actions Mean For Marine Transport
Several recent steps by the Biden administration are necessary to address the cyber threats that increasingly disrupt the maritime sector, but also impose new legal risks, liabilities and operating costs on the owners and operators of U.S.-flagged vessels and facilities, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Next Steps After 5th Circ. Nixes Private Fund Adviser Rules
The Fifth Circuit's recent toss of key U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules regarding private fund advisers represents a setback for the regulator, but open questions, including the possibility of an SEC petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, mean it's still too early to consider the matter closed, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Cyber Takeaways For Cos. From Verizon Data Breach Report
Camilo Artiga-Purcell at Kiteworks analyzes the key findings of the 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report from a legal perspective, examining the implications for organizations' cybersecurity strategies and compliance efforts.
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'Energy Communities' Update May Clarify Tax Credit Eligibility
A recent IRS notice that includes updated lists of locations where clean energy projects can qualify for additional tax credits — based 2023 unemployment data and placed-in-service dates — should help provide clarity regarding project eligibility that sponsors and developers need, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.