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Read guidance, analysis, and updates on the myriad issues arising from the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Updated hourly every day, the insights published here are written by leading lawyers and law firms helping to make sense of insurance, employment, tax, securities, M&A, risk management, and every other consideration touched by this crisis. Follow the channel for a daily email brief of the latest and best updates. less -
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The Health Record - Healthcare Law Insights, V 2, Issue 6, June 2025

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Welcome to our sixth issue of 2025 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we look at the impact of supply chain and tariff issues on the industry, the veto of Florida's...more

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M&A Segment Trends, Seller and Buyer Motivations, and Process Strategies: A Conversation with Robert Meyer at Peakstone Group

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To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving M&A market, Rob Connolly – a partner in and leader of LP’s Corporate Practice Group – shares a series of conversations with M&A experts. ...more

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Washington Supreme Court Expands Scope of 'Unfair Practices' Under Consumer Protection Act to Include Allegations of Price Gouging

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In a decision that extends the reach of what constitutes an “unfair practice” under Washington’s Consumer Protection Act (CPA), the Washington Supreme Court recently confirmed that claims of “price gouging” may be actionable...more

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Our Top 10 Alerts from 2022

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As we start a new year, we would like to share with you some of our most popular legal alerts from 2022. Our top alerts reflect the broad array of our capabilities – ranging in topics from Amazon marketplace and online...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Markets Revert to Recent Form as Pessimism Takes Hold

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Back at it. Hope all had a great Memorial Day break. Despite our first week of gains on the Street in a good long while, pessimism is the name of the game for most in the U.S. economy at the moment. Front and center: the...more

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Omicron Surge Expected to Take Bite Out of January Jobs Report

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Jobs Report Friday again, and general consensus is that with the Omicron surge hitting smack dab in the middle of January hiring, these numbers are going to be weird. Very weird...more

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Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Insights, Volume 3, Issue 1

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Welcome to our third volume of Unprecedented. While we would like to retire this publication because COVID-19 has been eradicated and all litigation has withered away, we all know that is not the case. If anything, COVID-19...more

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Logistics deals deliver for investors as supply chains struggle

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Logistics, packaging and shipments companies are using M&A to expand their service coverage and future proof - If 2020 was defined by the humanitarian crisis of the coronavirus pandemic, then 2021 has been the year of...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.2.2021 | Top Story: Electric-Truck Maker Rivian to Seek $60B Market Value in Coming IPO

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E-truck maker Rivian Automotive, the Amazon- and Ford-backed startup that’s “received roughly $10.5 billion since the start of 2019” as a private company, is seeking a valuation of “just above $60 billion in its initial...more

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Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 17

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DeSantis May Strip Lawsuit Protection from Businesses Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations - "Thus far, the administration has identified around 120 businesses, big and small, and local governments that it may seek penalties...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.19.2021 | Top Story: SEC Issues Long-Awaited Report on Meme Stock Craze

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The SEC was out Monday with a long-awaited report on the meme-stock frenzy that helped propel GameStop and a handful of other “little-regarded” companies to meteoric rises in the depths of our first Covid winter. The report,...more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights, Volume 2, Issue 19

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Biotechnology Can Fight Climate Change—but Trade Negotiators Need to Act - "Emerging biotechnology, such as gene-editing, can safely and effectively change our planet's future for the better." Why this is important:...more

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Financial Daily Dose 9.13.2021 | Top Story: Federal Judge Sides Largely with Epic Games in App Store Dispute

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On Friday, N.D. Cal. Federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez issued an order in the high-profile Epic Games v. Apple App Store tilt, finding that Apple “violated California’s laws against unfair competition by barring app developers...more

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Financial Daily Dose 9.10.2021 | Top Story: OCC Hammers Wells Fargo with $250M Fine Over Noncompliance

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We thought that more regulatory action was in the offing for Wells Fargo, and the OCC definitely delivered, hitting Wells on Thursday with an additional $250 million fine for “unsatisfactory remedial progress” in addressing...more

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Financial Daily Dose 8.20.2021 | Top Story: FTC Refiles Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook

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The Federal Trade Commission refiled its antitrust lawsuit against Facebook on Thursday 2 months after a federal judge dismissed the agency’s original case. The updated action repeated many of the same allegations against...more

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Financial Daily Dose 8.3.2021 | Top Story: NLRB Officer Urges Board to Order Amazon Union Re-Vote

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Big union news on Monday, with a NLRB hearing officer advocating for the Board to set aside the results of an early April union election at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama based on the ‘zon allegedly “illegally...more

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Reminder: Time Spent Waiting In Line To Enter Or Exit Work May Be Compensable

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Employers who require employees to undergo mandatory security checks, health screenings, or similar pre- or post-shift activities take note: a growing number of courts have determined time spent waiting to undergo and...more

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Sports & Entertainment Spotlight: What the Supreme Court Ruling in Alston v. NCAA Means for the Future of College Sports

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“The NCAA is not above the law.” Those seven words capped Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s searing concurring opinion issued in connection with Monday’s (June 21) unanimous (9-0) U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Alston v. National...more

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On The Issue Of Legalized Marijuana, Amazon Asks For MORE

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In a recent blog post, Amazon CEO Dave Clark expressed his public support for the federal Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021 (MORE Act). The company also announced that it will stop screening or...more

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Sports & Entertainment Spotlight - June 2021

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Athletes and entertainers are people, too. Albeit, incredibly talented people, but deserving of the same treatment with dignity and respect as how we would want ourselves to be treated. For better or worse, sometimes their...more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.25.2021 | Top Story: Amazon Nears $9 Billion Deal to Buy MGM Holdings

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Amazon is nearing the final stages of a reported $9 billion deal to purchase MGM Holdings and its stable of big-name franchises (from James Bond to Rocky and The Pink Panther) in what would be Bezos & Co.’s second largest...more

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Amazon to Arbitrate Price Gouging Class Action, Leaving Open Questions of Platform Liability

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Class actions plaintiffs and state enforcers have tried to use state price gouging laws to hold online retailers accountable for prices set by third parties. It remains unclear, however, whether platforms will—or can, under...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2021

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - SBA Extends the HUBZone Map Freeze to June 30, 2023 - Today, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a direct final rule extending the HUBZone map freeze from December 31, 2021, to June...more

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Will the Multiplex Go the Way of the Drive-In?

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In December 2020, an announcement by Warner Bros. Entertainment that appeared in both industry press and mainstream news outlets sent shockwaves through the motion picture industry. The studio's entire 2021 slate of films...more

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Online Travel Update: Virtual experiences may remain relevant over the long haul; hospitality industry plans for post-pandemic...

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This week’s Update features stories on Google’s recently announced online third-party tracking changes, the (permanent) nature of virtual experiences, growth of “digital” kitchens and important updates on what group events...more

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