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GroupMe does not need to obtain a message recipient’s consent directly, but can instead rely on intermediaries to obtain the necessary consent.

“Northwestern believes strongly that our student-athletes are not employees, but students. Unionization and collective bargaining are not the appropriate methods to address the concerns raised by student-athletes.”

Website Changes and New ACE Deployment C

Google Defeats Class Certification in Gmail Privacy Case Because Enough Users Understand How It Works

OFAC Adds 19 Individuals and a Bank to SDN List; President Obama Signs New Executive Order Authorizing Sanctions to Against Key Sectors of Russian Economy; EU and Australia Sanctions Also Keeping Pace.

The Supreme Court held that “factual allegations must be enough to raise a right to relief above the speculative level,” and “labels and conclusions or a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action will not do.”

Finds Unlawful Coercion and Impression of Surveillance in Nonunion Workplace.

President Obama signs Second Executive Order Expanding Sanctions to Cover Wide Range of Potential Russian Targets; OFAC adds names to SDN List; Senate and House Propose Bills; EU Sanctions Also Keeping Pace.

A federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia recently ruled that Reynolds had not abandoned its federal trademark registrations for its distinctive packaging designs, despite making several alterations to its packaging since obtaining the registrations in 1977.

Clothing manufacturers may want to rethink their marketing tactics at outlets, according to a letter prepared by four members of Congress. Specifically, four legislators recently asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to launch a federal investigation into the marketing practices.

The United States (US) Supreme Court’s recent ruling in BG Group v. Argentina generally reflects a pro-investor approach to interpreting preconditions in investment treaties.

This podcast will explore how employers can effectively protect against unfair post-employment competition without exposing their businesses to unexpected risks.

In a recent case of first impression, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a decision that is a valuable example of how US courts often resolve cross-border discovery issues arising when a party relies on a foreign blocking statute.

On February 26, voting 46-5 in favor of a new and far more expansive bill — the “Expansion of Earned Sick Time Act” (the Act) — that will eventually apply to nearly all New York City employers.

The tumultuous events currently unfolding in Ukraine raise concerns not only about Ukraine’s political future, but also its overall economic stability.

Anthony Lupo speaks with international luxury fashion house Escada’s General Counsel, Lars Schmidt.

The Council of Better Business Bureaus (BBB) recently announced that it will be increasing its enforcement efforts for website operators that participate in online behavioral advertising (OBA), which is targeted advertising to consumers based upon their interests.

Following a trend of so-called “ban the box” legislation, on February 17, 2014, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee (D) signed the Fair Chance Ordinance (the Act) into law.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) published a Notice in the Federal Register today inviting interested persons to attend a public meeting of the Board on April 10–11, 2014.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) today released the details of his long awaited tax reform proposal.

For decades, courts have wrangled with the “state of mind” needed to establish a criminal violation of the International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

According to a recent ruling in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, CrossFit may have violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by submitting a DMCA takedown request to Facebook based on trademark rights instead of copyrights.

On Thursday, February 20, a critical hearing took place in the college student-athletes’ class action antitrust lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

In a decision that may well dramatically change the landscape of medical staff peer review, the Court unanimously held that if a physician claims an adverse peer review action was taken in retaliation against him or her for reporting quality of care issues.