Legal Updates: Commercial Law & Contracts

Legal Updates by JD Supra December 12, 2012 Commercial Law & Contracts   Follow popular law news & updates with JD Supra on LinkedIn Today Follow JD Supra »   Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Examines Security of Mobile Payment Technologies The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston recently released a paper that examines how mobile payment technologies, chiefly NFC and cloud based technologies, address...more by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Freedom of Speech in Social Media – UK Employee Unlawfully Demoted for Christian Gay Marriage Facebook Posts In the recent UK case of Smith v. Trafford, the Claimant was awarded just £98 (approx. $150) by the English High Court for a successful breach of contract...more by Orrick - Global Employment Law Group SEC Sets Rulemaking Agenda for 2013 In its fiscal year 2012 Agency Financial Report released last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission published its rulemaking agenda for 2013 under both...more by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Dancing Around The Edges: A Journey In The FCPA Guidance I am really enjoying reading and re-reading the FCPA Guidance. It is a fascinating document, well written and chock full of salient points, messages, explicit...more by Michael Volkov Right-To-Work Becomes Law In Michigan: What It Means For Employers On December 11, 2012, the Michigan House passed and Governor Snyder signed HB 4003 and SB 116, commonly referred to as "right-to-work" legislation. This...more by Varnum LLP Optimism Abounds at the CREFC After-Work Seminar: "Lender Perspective: Current State of the Debt Markets & Trends for 2013" As Philadelphians, it's easy to think that 2012 has been a disappointment. Our beloved Eagles are 4-9, the Phillies had the most disappointing season in recent...more by Dechert LLP Officer Liability for Bank Losses: The Jury Speaks Last week, a jury in Los Angeles federal court in a case entitled FDIC v. Van Dellen, et al. found three former officers of the failed IndyMac Bank liable for...more by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Anti-Spam Legislation: A Work in Progress At the end of 2010, Canada enacted strict anti-spam legislation (the "Act") relating to the sending of electronic messages, as well as to other aspects of...more by Field Law California Attorney General Brings Privacy Law Enforcement Action Against Delta Air Lines Over "Fly Delta" Mobile Application Long-known as an ardent protector of individual privacy rights, California brought its first legal enforcement action under state privacy laws on December 6,...more by White & Case LLP IRS Issues Final Regulations Implementing the Affordable Care Act's Medical Device Excise Tax On December 5, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final regulations regarding the implementation of the excise tax applicable to the sale of...more by King & Spalding Dismissal of Putative Class Action Lawsuit for Alleged Violations of the Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act In a putative class action handled by Robert Maddox, Mike Pennington, and Keith Anderson, the Northern District of Alabama recently dismissed a lawsuit for...more by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Supreme Court Grants Cert in Watson Pay-For-Delay Case On December 7, 2012, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in FTC v. Watson Pharmaceuticals. The Supreme Court is now poised to resolve the circuit split on...more by Howard Ullman Medical Device Final Regulations Published On Wednesday, December 5, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") released an advanced copy of the final regulations, which were officially issued Friday,...more by Bryan Cave Privacy Litigation Alert: First Lawsuit Filed Under California's Online Privacy Protection Act The People of the State of California v. Delta Air Lines Inc., No. 12-526741 (Superior Court for the State of California, City and County of San Francisco...more by Fenwick & West LLP Second Circuit Rules that Pharma Rep's Promotion of Drug for Off-Label Use is Protected Speech The Second Circuit's December 3, 2012 decision in United States v. Caronia, No. 09-5006-CR, could cause a sea change in the growing number of prosecutions...more by BakerHostetler Newly Enacted State Laws Will Affect Companies Operating In California With the New Year comes a slew of California employment regulations that every company conducting business in the Golden State must follow. Unless...more by Pepper Hamilton LLP U.S. Supreme Court To Decide When Sufficient Contractual Basis Exists for Class Arbitration In another demonstration of its interest in resolving issues arising under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case...more by Ballard Spahr LLP U.S.-China Trade Concerns Highlighted In Report To Congress On November 14, 2012, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission ("USCC") released its annual report to Congress on developments in both bilateral...more by King & Spalding TRANSACTIONAL: Transaction: Allocation of Ship-Shore Liability: Use of Port Liability Agreements to Provide Protection and Mitigate Uncertainty for U.S. LNG Project Participants The use of port liability agreements to allocate ship-shore liability in a marine casualty event has been widely adopted by U.S. LNG import terminals. As many...more by King & Spalding Hotel Properties Tricky Collateral For Loans As funding slowly returns for hotel properties, lenders should be more cautious when underwriting hotels as collateral for loans. Unlike other types of...more by Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP See more Commercial Law & Contracts articles » You’ve received this email because you opted to receive email updates from Legal Updates powered by JD Supra. To stop receiving this email digest, click here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me R & S Law Associates R &S LAW Associates is a Law Firm providing broad range of legal services and facilities to our clients of all types from individuals, entrepreneurs, boards, corporations to multinational corporations. We commit ourselves to stiff standards of excellence in our legal services and extend those standard in a spirit of absolute faith and integrity. Our team has a wide range experience in advising clients on all legal aspects. 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