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Pamela M. Deese, Brian J. Stevens, Emily B. Lewis

On April 23, 2023, the US Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari filed by Stephen Thaler, following the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s finding that Thaler’s artificial intelligence system — DABUS – could not be considered an “inventor” under the Patent Act.

Caroline Turner English, Alison Lima Andersen, Pascal Naples

In a recent decision, the US District Court for the District of Utah granted United Healthcare’s (UHC) motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff’s facial and as-applied claims under the Mental Health Parity Act.

J. Michael Showalter

The “Chevron doctrine,” meaning whether courts should defer to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes they administer, has been viewed as a key underpinning of the modern regulatory state.

Henry Morris, Jr.

This has been a banner year for employee-friendly legislation in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Roberto Martinez, Adam Diederich

On April 24, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court announced an amended rule permitting service of summons through electronic means of communication. The new rule, effective immediately, clarifies the procedure for using this alternative means of service.

Robert K. Carrol, Ari Asher

We’ve all been on notice for some time that the current General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board), as well as a majority of the Board itself, has an aggressively expansive view of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or Act).

D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Nadia Patel, Michael F. Dearington

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

Nancy A. Noonan, Leah Scarpelli, Jessica DiPietro, Yun Gao, Diana Dimitriuc Quaia

On April 27, 2023, Worthington Industries filed antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on non-refillable steel cylinders from India.

Adam Diederich, Kevin Matz

Private Company Strategies

D. Reed Freeman Jr.

On April 13, the Federal Trade Commission issued Notices of Penalty Offenses and cover letters to close to 700 advertisers of OTC drugs, homeopathic products, dietary supplements, and functional foods, putting them on notice of their obligation to have adequate substantiation of their claims.

Adam Diederich, Kirstie Brenson

When corporate management requests or obtains legal advice from corporate counsel, management expects those communications to be protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege, and usually they are. But there are exceptions.

Nancy A. Noonan, Leah Scarpelli, Jessica DiPietro, Yun Gao, Diana Dimitriuc Quaia

On April 27, 2023, the American Brass Rod Fair Trade Coalition, Mueller Brass Co., and Wieland Chase LLC filed antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on brass rod from Brazil, India, Israel, Mexico, South Africa, and South Korea.

Michael L. Stevens

On March 21, 2023, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed SB 1040 into law. The new law, which goes into effect on July 1, 2023, prohibits employers from using an employee’s social security number or any derivative thereof as the employee’s identification number.

J. Michael Showalter

If you blink, there’s a good chance that you will miss a major development in the environmental justice (EJ) space.

Jacob S. Zodieru, Craig Gelfound

On January 26, 2023, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducted a public roundtable, during which various attorneys and industry experts discussed their thoughts on the intersection of patent law with non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Nancy A. Noonan, Leah Scarpelli, Jessica DiPietro, Yun Gao, Diana Dimitriuc Quaia

On April 25, 2023, Edsal Manufacturing Co., Inc. filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale from India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Kay C. Georgi, Sylvia G. Costelloe

In taking steps to take the “voluntary” out of voluntary disclosure, Assistant Secretary of US Export Enforcement Matthew Axelrod issued another memorandum on April 18, 2023, following on his June 2022 enforcement memorandum, that further changes the voluntary disclosure dynamic.

D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Shoshana Golden

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

Kirstie Brenson, Adam Diederich

Immediately before opening statements were to begin, Dominion settled its defamation lawsuit against Fox News for its coverage of Donald Trump’s “Big Lie” about the 2020 presidential election for a landmark $787.5 million.

Publicizing home health agency and hospice agency ownership information furthers President Biden’s goal to promote competition and make data more transparent for consumers, as noted in his July 2021 Executive Order.

Michael L. Stevens

On April 12, 2023, the Commonwealth of Virginia enacted a law that requires covered employers to provide eligible employees with unpaid organ donation leave. The law goes into effect on July 1, 2023.

Angela M. Santos, Lucas A. Rock, Birgit Matthiesen

In 2020, leaders of Canada, the United States, and Mexico signed the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) which, for the first time in a US free trade agreement, includes a ban on imports of products produced using forced labor.

Adam Diederich, Kevin Matz

In the latest installment of Private Company Strategies, William D’Angelo and Adam Diederich are joined by Kevin Matz, Private Clients, Trusts & Estates Partner at ArentFox Schiff, to discuss the hottest topics in estate planning for owners of private companies.

Pamela M. Deese, Justin A. Goldberg

On April 12, 2023, a Manhattan judge in the lawsuit regarding the sale of golf legend Jack Nicklaus’s intellectual property portfolio narrowed the claims against Nicklaus.

J. Michael Showalter, Daniel J. Deeb

The Ninth Circuit recently weighed in on whether localities’ natural-gas infrastructure bans are preempted by federal laws including the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA).