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Singapore High Court clarifies scope of deemed consent and actionable loss under the PDPA

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In a landmark decision, the Singapore High Court in Piper v. Singapore Kindness Movement [2025] SGHC 173 has clarified the limits of deemed consent under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (the "PDPA") and the requirements...more

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Virgin Media – Details of Legislative "Fix" Published

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The government has published amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill that set out the proposed legislative “fix” for issues arising out of the Virgin Media case. The legislation will enable trustees to obtain retrospective...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Counting to 10: Simpler in Kindergarten than in Proposition 65

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California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”) requires businesses to provide warnings for any products that contain certain levels of chemicals determined by the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm. Prop. 65...more

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Moving the Goalposts: NYC Cannabis Retailers Get Schooled on Proximity Rules

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New York City’s cannabis retailers are facing a new regulatory challenge that blends zoning complexity with legal compliance. A recent correction by the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has redefined how dispensaries must...more

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EKRA Gets Its Second Major Court Test: What the Schena Decision Means for Lab Marketing and Sales Compensation

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On July, 11, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed laboratory operator Mark Schena’s conviction under Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA). This is the first time a higher court has addressed the lab...more

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Ninth Circuit Dissolves Arrangement Between Rival Vegas Newspapers as Illegal

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On August 4, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with the Las Vegas Review-Journal (“Defendants”) in antitrust litigation with rival Las Vegas newspaper the Las Vegas Sun, Inc. (“Plaintiff”),...more

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Court of Appeals Upholds FCC Data Breach Reporting and Notification Rules

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The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit released its decision on the appeal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) data breach notification and reporting rules. The FCC order, which largely became effective in...more

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Catch-All Provision in County Application Checklist Violated Permit Streamlining Act

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A Court of Appeal held that a provision in the County of Amador’s checklist for an encroachment permit requiring "[o]ther information as may be required" violated the Permit Streamlining Act. Old Golden Oaks LLC v. County of...more

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Emerging Developments in the Treatment and Beneficial Use of Produced Water in Texas

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Key Developments - At the end of the legislative session, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 49, limiting tort actions relating to the beneficial use of produced water, a byproduct of oil and gas extraction....more

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Murky waters: Wading through Texas law and the future of produced water

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Texas produces more than just oil and gas. Every day, millions of gallons of produced water are generated as a byproduct of oil and gas production. Once viewed strictly as a waste product, produced water is now at the center...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Split Sixth Circuit Upholds FCC Expansion of Data Breach Notification Rules

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The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) achieved victory this week as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a heavily contested set of new data breach reporting requirements for telecommunications...more

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Sixth Circuit Upholds FCC’s 2024 Data Breach Reporting Rules

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently issued a decision in Ohio Telecom Association et al. v. FCC, upholding the FCC’s 2024 data breach reporting requirements for telecommunications carriers and relay...more

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USPTO Acting Director Stewart Limits Use of General Knowledge in IPR Petitions

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On July 31, 2025, Acting USPTO Director Coke Morgan Stewart released a memo instructing the agency “that applicant admitted prior art (AAPA), expert testimony, common sense, and other evidence that is not ‘prior art...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Un tribunal de l’Alberta annule des décisions ministérielles liées aux redevances sur les sables bitumineux

Dans le cadre du contrôle judiciaire dont faisait l’objet l’affaire Imperial Oil Resources Limited v. Alberta (Minister of Energy) (en anglais seulement), la Cour du Banc du Roi de l’Alberta (la « Cour ») a annulé plusieurs...more

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USPTO Restricts Use of AAPA and Other General Knowledge Evidence in IPR Proceedings

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On July 31, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a new memorandum announcing that it will begin enforcing 37 C.F.R. § 42.104(b)(4) that requires petitioners in inter partes review (IPR) proceeding to “specify...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Comments Submitted to New Jersey’s Proposed Regulation Expanding “ABC Test for Independent Contractor Status”

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The following comments were submitted by Richard J. Reibstein, the publisher of this legal blog, critiquing the proposed regulation of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry (the Department) regarding the so-called...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Ninth Circuit sides with credit union after finding NCUA regulations preempted California state law

On August 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed the dismissal of claims under California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL) against a federal credit union, holding that federal law preempts state regulation of...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

FAR Revisions for Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act

The FAR Council is undertaking a systematic approach to revising the FARs. On July 31, 2025, it released its revisions to FAR Part 50 – Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the safety act. ...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Peut-être êtes-vous un lobbyiste après tout : publication de nouvelles interprétations plus strictes au fédéral

D’importants changements apportés aux principales interprétations de la commissaire au lobbying du Canada augmenteront considérablement le nombre d’organisations et de personnes morales assujetties à des exigences...more

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Virginia Bureau of Insurance Issues Guidance Clarifying Material Change and Required Notifications for Managed Care Health...

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On July 22, the Virginia Bureau of Insurance (BOI) issued Administrative Letter 2025-02 (the Letter) to all licensed insurers writing Managed Care Health Insurance Plans (MCHIPs) in Virginia. The Letter clarifies what...more

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Louisiana Changes its "Proof of Loss" Law

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The Louisiana Legislature recently passed HB 437 which enacts La. § R.S. 22:1892.3 (effective August 1), in an attempt to clarify parties’ respective obligations as it relates to Proof of Loss statements and corresponding...more

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Disclosure of EEO-1 Reports Under FOIA

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On July 30, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court order requiring the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to release EEO-1 reports previously withheld in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)...more

Alston & Bird

Tennessee’s HB 979: A Flexible Shift in Corporate Practice of Medicine for Hospital-Based Physicians

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Our Health Care Group examines the key provisions and implications of Tennessee’s new law that allows many of the state’s rural hospitals to directly employ hospital-based specialists....more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

The Price of Water Just Got More Complicated: San Diego’s Legal Battle Over Tiered Rates

On July 30, 2025, a divided California Court of Appeal issued its long-awaited opinion in Patz v. City of San Diego, affirming the trial court’s judgment that the City’s tiered residential water rates violated Proposition 218...more

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Federal Court Vacates Portions of Local Television Ownership Rule

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On July 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated two aspects of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) regulation restricting the number of television stations that one entity...more

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