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Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

A Friendly DOL Amicus Brief on Forfeitures

On July 9th, the Secretary of Labor filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit relating to the appeal of Hutchins v. HP, Inc. In that case, a participant claimed that forfeitures should have been used to offset plan...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The Right to Regulate: Kalshi, Federal Preemption, and the Fight for State Gaming Authority

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A lawsuit between KalshiEx LLC (Kalshi) and New Jersey state gaming regulators in the Third Circuit is testing the balance between federal commodities regulation and state authority regarding sports betting. Kalshi operates...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Protecting LGBTQ+ online privacy in 2025

A recent amicus brief filed by LGBT Tech, with the support of a coalition of LGBTQ+ advocacy organisations and legal counsel from McDermott Will & Emery, carries significant weight in ongoing jurisprudence regarding online...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Supreme Court Urged to Hear Case With Potential to Alter Materiality Standard for Alleging Securities Fraud Against Auditors

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The Supreme Court is currently deciding whether to hear a case that could have significant implications for auditors, law firms, and other professional services companies that assist public companies. Amicus briefs filed on...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Multistate Coalition Files Amicus Brief in Support of Anti-Doxing Law

This week, a bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general filed an amicus brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to uphold Daniel’s Law, a New Jersey statute enacted to protect public servants from ​“doxing”...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District court receives joint parties’ counter to amicus brief in redlining case

On April 15, the CFPB filed a joint brief urging the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to vacate a judgment and consent decree in a case involving alleged redlining practices by a financial company....more

Cozen O'Connor

Bipartisan AGs At Attention on Veterans’ Education Benefits

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A bipartisan coalition of 52 AGs filed an amicus brief in Yoon v. Collins, a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, in support of two veterans and their families who challenged the denial of G.I. Bill...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

State AGs Support Effort to Revive TCPA 1:1 Consent Rule

On March 17, a bipartisan group of attorneys general from 27 states and the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the National Consumer Law Center’s proposed...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

FCC “One-to-One Rule” Case: States File Amicus Brief in Support of Rehearing

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Last month, we discussed the motion filed by the National Consumers League and four small business owners to intervene in the case of Insurance Marketing Coalition Limited. v. FCC. This motion aimed to challenge the Eleventh...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Amicus Brief Filed Urging Georgia Supreme Court to Uphold Wrongful Death Award Statutory Cap

On behalf of two of the state’s largest healthcare associations — the Georgia Hospital Association (“GHA”) and the Medical Association of Georgia (“MAG”) — AGG Healthcare attorneys Jason Bring, Jerad Rissler, and Lisa Churvis...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Amicus Brief Filed for 10 National Industry Organizations to Uphold District Court’s Order Setting Aside the FTC Noncompete Ban

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The fight to resurrect the FTC’s Final Rule (the “Final Rule”) banning noncompetes continues in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In August 2024, mere days before the Final Rule was to take effect, Judge...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Enough is (Apparently) Enough - Part IV

It has been a remarkable feature of the Federal Circuit's suspension of the Honorable Judge Pauline Newman that few have taken a stand publicly on the propriety of the suspension (something the Judge herself recently...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Enough is (Apparently) Enough - Part III

It has been a remarkable feature of the Federal Circuit's suspension of the Honorable Judge Pauline Newman that few have taken a stand publicly on the propriety of the suspension (something the Judge herself recently...more

Sunstein LLP

Wavy Baby Waves Goodbye to its Attempt at Humor

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In August, Vans, a globally-known footwear and apparel company, and MSCHF, a Brooklyn-based art collective, settled their trademark and trade dress dispute, entering an agreement that permanently enjoins and restrains MSCHF...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Enough is (Apparently) Enough - Part II

It has been a remarkable feature of the Federal Circuit's suspension of the Honorable Judge Pauline Newman that few have taken a stand publicly on the propriety of the suspension (something the Judge herself recently...more

ArentFox Schiff

Does Your Neck Hurt? — Fifth Circuit Reverses Itself on Corporate Transparency Act Injunction

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Adding yet another chapter to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) saga, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on December 26 issued an order vacating its stay of the Texas federal district court’s preliminary...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Whiplash: Fifth Circuit Reinstates Preliminary Suspension of Deadline Pending Merits Ruling

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On December 3, 2024, the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction suspending enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), less than a month before the deadline. The ruling temporarily...more

Snell & Wilmer

The Never-Ending Revolving Door: The Corporate Transparency Act Is On Ice (Again)

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On December 26, 2024, the merits panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order vacating the earlier motions panel’s order from December 23, 2024, that had granted a stay of the nationwide...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Enough is (Apparently) Enough - Part I

The Buckeye Institute Files Amicus Brief in Newman v. Moore et al. It has been a remarkable feature of the Federal Circuit's suspension of the Honorable Judge Pauline Newman that few have taken a stand publicly on the...more

Bracewell LLP

A New Way to Pierce the Corporate Veil: Disgorging Profit From Corporate Affiliates

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The US Supreme Court has recently granted certiorari on the issue of whether a corporation can be held liable for the conduct of its affiliate without first satisfying the well-settled standards for piercing the corporate...more

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Information Sharing in the Trump Administration

As January 20, 2025, approaches, antitrust practitioners and the business communities are searching for clues whether the incoming Trump Administration and its antitrust officials will continue the Biden Administration’s...more

IR Global

Successful Court of Appeals Opinion in Real Estate Case

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Messner Reeves LLP is pleased to announce that Real Estate Partner Deanne Stodden recently assisted in securing an important Colorado real estate opinion from the Colorado Court of Appeals....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Supreme Court Set to Determine Burden of Proof on Fair Labor Standards Act Exemptions

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The U.S. Supreme Court has set oral argument for November 5, 2024, in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera. The issue before the court is what standard of proof employers must satisfy to demonstrate that a Fair Labor Standards...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

In re Cellect in View of Supreme Court's "Long Conference"

In view of the Supreme Court's "long conference" on September 30th, it seems timely to review the arguments, pro, con, and amicus briefs submitted to the Court asking for certiorari over the Federal Circuit's In re...more

McDermott Will & Emery

McDermott Submits Amicus Brief to the US Supreme Court in United Behavioral Health

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On January 2, 2024, McDermott filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and the United States Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) in United Behavioral Health v. David K., No. 23-586, in the US...more

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