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DPR Issues California Notice 2024-10 Clarification on “Not Registered for Use In CA” and Similar Statements on Pesticide Labels
On May 24, 2024, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) issued California Notice 2024-10 announcing that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and DPR have made recent policy ...
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Impact of Revised FHA Handbook on Reverse Mortgage Servicers
John Mostellar III, James Wright Jr. Following a long wait, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a revised version of the Fair Housing Administration’s (FHA) handbook ...
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How to Improve Data Quality
The legal industry thrives on accurate information. Client information guides marketing, improves operations, and ensures lawyers give clients the best representation possible. Many law firms think ...
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EEOC Sues 15 Employers for Failing to File EEO-1 Reports
On May 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it filed suits against 15 employers for repeatedly failing to submit EEO-1 reports. According to the press release, ...
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District court dismisses FDCPA class action for lack of standing (UPDATE)
Recently, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted defendant debt collectors’ motion to dismiss a FDCPA class action without prejudice. In 2016, the defendants obtained the ...
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Don’t Force It: UK Supreme Court Confirms Force Majeure Does Not Require a Party to Accept Non-Contractual Performance
In June 2016, shipowners MUR Shipping BV (“MUR”) entered into a contract of affreightment with RTI Limited (“RTI”) under which MUR would make monthly shipments of bauxite from Guinea to Ukraine. RTI ...
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Mid-Year Recap: Think Beyond US State Laws!
Much of the focus on US privacy has been US state laws, and the potential of a federal privacy law. This focus can lead one to forget, however, that US privacy and data security law follows a ...
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Navigating Revised Motions to Amend in Inter Partes Review as a Non-active, Joined Party
In CyWee Group LTD. V. ZTE (USA), Inc., No. 21-1855 (Fed. Cir. 2024), ZTE filed an IPR petition against U.S. Patent No. 8,441,438 (the ’438 patent) owned by CyWee, which the Patent Trial and Appeals ...
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Illinois Legislature Amends Biometric Privacy Law to Reduce Damages
The Illinois General Assembly recently approved significant changes to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) to mitigate excessive damages. The bill ...
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RegFi Episode 34: Bank Partnerships and the Implications of DIDMCA Opt-Outs
Not all of our listeners will be familiar with the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980, but pending litigation on state DIDMCA opt outs could upend the bank ...
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Treasury, IRS Release Sections 45Y, 48E Inflation Reduction Act Tech-Neutral Credit Guidance
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on May 29, 2024, released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the clean electricity production credit determined under Section 45Y and the ...
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FTC and DOJ Seek Public Help Identifying “Serial Acquisition Strategy” Targets
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced on Thursday, May 23, that they are expanding their search for businesses using “roll up” ...