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On July 2, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued a Federal Register Notice announcing that additional plant and plant products (including certain wood-based essential oils, suitcases of wood, certain musical instruments, wood packing materials.
September 27, 2021 - September 29, 2021
Cambridge Forums
September 24, 2021
ISBA Trusts & Estates Section
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Partner Imron Aly was quoted regarding a letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with suggestions on how to prevent some patent-owning pharmaceutical companies from blocking generics from entering the market.
A federal district court judge recently refused to dismiss a trademark infringement claim against an influencer engaged by Rodan & Fields to promote one of its new cosmetic products. Notably, the infringement claim targets the influencer’s use of the brand’s allegedly infringing mark.
On September 2, 2021, OFAC published an update to their October 2020 Ransomware Advisory. We reported on the original Ransomware Advisory in our alert on October 8, 2020, OFAC's New Ransomware Advisory.
Schiff has advised BK Medical in entering into an agreement to be sold to GE Healthcare for $1.45 billion.
September 22, 2021 - September 24, 2021
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Schiff is pleased to announce that Partner Joanne Faycurry has been elected to become a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel (ACTC).
An April Supreme Court ruling significantly reduced the scope of communications platforms that could be considered autodialers subject to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
Employee misclassification continues to be the largest source of class action litigation in the logistics industry.
The latest trends and developments in the class action world.
The latest trends and developments in the class action world.
The absence of insurance regulations to limit or deter unlawful cost-of-insurance (“COI”) increases for universal life insurance (“ULI”) policies has resulted in a flurry of class action activity against carriers.
The latest trends and developments in the class action world.
Class action defense counsel should not assume that engagement letters and retainer agreements between representative plaintiffs and class counsel are privileged. Under Rule 23’s “adequacy” requirement, these letters can be both relevant and discoverable.
in June, FINRA reminded broker-dealers of their best execution obligations which are derived from common law agency principles and fiduciary obligations.
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced key tax reform proposals on September 15 that would increase taxes for corporations and high-income individuals.
In Blackbaud Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 3:20-mn-02972 (D.S.C. Aug. 12, 2021), a federal judge found that defendant, Blackbaud Inc. was subject to the CCPA despite its motion to dismiss asserting that it did not qualify as a “business” under the Act.
In a recent notice to the industry the Federal Insurance Office (“FIO”) set forth a series of requests to both life and property/casualty insurers for information as to the impact of climate change on both their insurance risks and asset valuations affecting their solvency. See Federal Insurance Off
On September 7, 2021, three former U.S. Intelligence Community and military personnel (Defendants) entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the U.S. Department of Justice, National Security Division.
September 22, 2021
South Asian Bar Association, Arab American Bar Association of Illinois, Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago, Khanbabi Immigration Law, The Rapid Response Project
On September 9, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, as a key component of his Path Out of the Pandemic COVID-19 Action Plan.