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Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Requirements And Unresolved Questions
Editor's note: The information in this article is current as of December 15, 2011. On January 1, 2012, the provisions of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (“the Sunshine Act” or “the Act”) go into effect, barring any last minute delay caused by the failure of the...
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Fears Of A Double-Dip Recession And Managing Workforce Reductions
As the risk of a double-dip recession looms and companies continue to adjust their workforces to adapt to the more challenging economic times, employers are being faced with making the tough decision regarding the possibility of layoffs. Workforce reductions are one of the most unpleasant events...
Read MoreBankruptcy & Restructuring
Caveat Licensees And Suppliers When Entering Cross-Border Agreements
Knowing how U.S. bankruptcy courts will treat creditors in bankruptcies of cross-border companies should be key to defining the business relationship at the time of entry into a license agreement or contract, well before a bankruptcy ensues. Therefore, licensees should watch closely the outcome...
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Who's Right On Privacy?
Advertisers are constantly looking for new ways to obtain more information from and about online consumers in an effort to provide a more enriching and satisfying online experience for the consumer. At the same time, consumers are becoming more and more knowledgeable about the online collection...
Read MoreIntellectual Property
High Tide For False Patent Marking Claims?
False patent marking claims under 35 U.S.C. § 292, claims that unpatented products or services have been mislabeled, have been the scourge of corporate counsel for the past two years. Recent rulings from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the federal appeals court with...
Read MoreCharting A Safe Course In The Perfect Storm Of Consumer Privacy Laws
In The Fountainhead , author Ayn Rand wrote: "Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe." For retailers, this "progress" includes the confluence of the constant expansion of the collection of consumer...
Read MoreBuilding Constructive Relationships With Financial Regulators
Editor: Jeff, Sheppard Mullin just hosted a unique event for a private law firm, a Financial Regulation and Enforcement Symposium, that brought together prominent regulators and the financial institutions that they regulate. What was the goal of the Symposium? Kern: Well, my colleagues at...
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