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Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Texas LLCs, Corporations: Act Now to Secure New Business Protections from 2025 Legislative Reforms

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Major changes to Texas Business Organizations Code enacted during this summer’s legislative session provide unprecedented protection for management decisions and business disputes – but only if you amend your governing...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Update: Federal Government Tells You to Believe What It Says, Not What It Does, in Case That Could Invalidate Federal Marijuana...

As you read along here, try this mantra: Trust your eyes. Don’t allow yourself to be gaslit. You may recall from our previous post that we think the United States Supreme Court could overrule the marijuana provisions of the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Federal Appeals Court: Pay That Man His Money, Unless That Money Is Illegal Marijuana Money

Good news, bad news if you’re a cannabis operator that owes money to a creditor. But probably bad news for the rule of law. A federal appellate court has ruled that a cannabis operator is obligated to repay his debts to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Dude, Where’s My Liquidation?

Every election it seems like the country inches closer to cannabis being legal at the federal level. Until that day comes, however, the question of whether those in the cannabis industry can seek bankruptcy relief remains....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Los Angeles Superior Court Invalidates California Law Requiring Gender Diversity on Company Boards

In Crest v. Padilla, No. 19STCV27561, 2022 WL 1565613 (Cal. Super. May 13, 2022), the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles (Duffy-Lewis, J.) issued a decision following a bench trial finding that Senate...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

New Amendment to West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act Provides More Clarity for Creditors

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On March 18, 2021, the West Virginia legislature passed Senate Bill 5 – an Amendment to the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act (WVCCPA). The Amendment provides more clarity about several aspects of litigation...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Proposed Florida Legislation Sets Out to Curb COVID Litigation and Frivolous Claims, Protect Businesses

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On January 6th, lawmakers in the Florida House of Representatives and Senate introduced identical bills (HB 7 and SB 72) aimed at protecting businesses from frivolous litigation related to the COVID-19 pandemic.  According to...more

Hogan Lovells

International Products Law Review 2020: Issue 76

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We are excited to bring you issue 76 of our International Products Law Review with insights and updates on all aspects of products law. In this issue, we explore what businesses need to consider when making climate-related...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Delaware House Approves Two-Seat Expansion of Court of Chancery

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The Delaware House of Representatives voted on June 28 to expand the number of vice chancellors on the Court of Chancery from four to six....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Changes Coming for NC's Business Court

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Senators Rucho and Barringer filed SB 853 - An Act to Modernize the Business Court by making Technical, Clarifying, and Administrative Changes to the Procedures for Complex Business Cases this week. The bill was referred to...more

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