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September 16, 2020
Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations
Nicole H. Sprinzen and Yehudah Gordon the CFTC's new guidance memorandum outlining factors that the Division of Enforcement will consider when evaluating compliance programs in connection with actions it brings.
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September 15, 2020
Publication - Labor & Employment
Michael Hanlon and Benjamin L. Shechtman discuss the Third Circuit's consolidated opinions in Diamond et al. v. PSEA et al. and Wenzig et al. v. SEIU Local 668 et al.
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September 15, 2020
News - Commercial Litigation
Michael de Leeuw was featured in a Law360 article in which he called the federal government's cannabis prohibition a "disastrous anachronism that must be addressed immediately."
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September 15, 2020
Publication - Labor & Employment
Bethany Vasquez, Elena Hillman, and Austin Dieter discuss Assembly Bill 1867, requiring large employers to provide COVID-19 related supplemental paid sick leave to their California employees.
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September 14, 2020
News - Commercial Litigation
Jim Heller was quoted in the Wall Street Journal discussing whether or not manufacturers will be held liable for any injuries or deaths during Hurricane Sally.
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September 14, 2020
Publication - Insurance Coverage
On August 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held, in a 4-3 decision, that insurer, Truck Insurance Exchange, was entitled to withhold general contractor overhead and profit expenses from its actual cash value payments to its insureds where the insureds did not undertake the repairs of the damaged property and, therefore, never incurred the GCOP costs.
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September 10, 2020
Publication - Life Insurance & Annuities
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently issued a decision denying class certification to a sub-class in a cost of insurance class action based upon the insurer’s defense that certain of the claims were barred because “a substantial number of the policies at issue were obtained through stranger-originated life insurance schemes.”
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September 10, 2020
News - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
Brian Shaw was quoted in a Chicago Tribune article discussing an anticipated wave of bankruptcies among small businesses when Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans run out, absent additional funding.
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September 09, 2020
Publication - Business, Corporate, Corporate Governance & Securities, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Katayun Jaffari, Diane Thompson, and Anne Greene co-authored an article published in The Legal Intelligencer that examines the considerations companies must bear in mind when addressing executive compensation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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September 09, 2020
News - Hatch-Waxman & Biologics, Intellectual Property, Patents
Keri Schaubert was quoted in Bloomberg Law discussing drug patent lawsuits that took a 21% dive from this time last year, a “perfect storm” that traces back to 2016 when the FDA only approved a handful of new drugs.
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September 08, 2020
Publication - Real Estate - Education
Mitchell Poole authored an article published by Law360 that examines the unique business and legal issues that distinguish student housing from traditional multifamily housing facilities, and discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified those issues and affected the economics of off-campus student housing.
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September 08, 2020
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm's Family Law Group, was a guest on Court TV discussing a few top of the news cases, including the latest on Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell and updates in the George Floyd case.
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September 08, 2020
Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment
On August 3, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Final Rule that alters the USCIS filing Fee Schedule. On average, the filing fees were increased overall by approximately 20 percent.
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September 08, 2020
News - Labor & Employment
John Ho joined the GovExec Daily podcast to discuss how employers can keep their staff members safe as they come back to the workplace and to keep an organization's COVID-19 risk level low.
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September 08, 2020
Press Release - Labor & Employment
Anna Wermuth was recently named to the list of Chicago’s “Notable Women in Law” by Crain’s Chicago Business.
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September 03, 2020
Publication - Condominiums & Cooperatives
Leni Cummins and Jennifer Miller discuss what condo and coop boards need to know before reopening gyms and fitness centers.
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September 02, 2020
Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Commercial Litigation
Barry Klayman and Mark Felger contributed an article to the Delaware Business Court Insider.
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September 02, 2020
Publication - Corporate, Corporate Governance & Securities
Kathy Jaffari and Germain DeMartinis discuss the SEC's adoption of amendments modernizing the description of business (Item 101), legal proceedings (Item 103), and risk factors (Item 105) disclosures that registrants are required to make pursuant to Regulation S-K.
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September 02, 2020
Publication - Insurance Coverage, Property Insurance
Joseph A. Ziemianski, Melissa Brill, Alycen A. Moss, Stephen P. Pate, and Paul C. Ferland discuss what insurers can expect based on prior hurricanes.
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September 02, 2020
Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations - Retail
Danielle Garno, Rachel Collins Clarke, and Joseph Simpson discuss the DOJ's action against Ambiance Apparel and what it could mean for other fashion companies.
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