Alerts

On September 27, 2021, a substantive amendment was approved by the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) in an emergency rulemaking action.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries.

On October 5, 2021, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the Biden Administration’s highly-anticipated China trade policy.

A federal district court judge recently dismissed infringement claims brought against Disney and Pixar over the daredevil character Duke Caboom featured in Toy Story 4.

In this WorldSmart podcast, Arent Fox’s Senior International Advisor, Richard Griffiths, sits down to discuss the firm’s Sovereign Representation Group and its presence in the international market with the International Group’s Co-Chairs Hunter Carter and Malcolm McNeil.

In late September, the Biden Administration took a variety of actions to address the ongoing global semiconductor shortage and the various supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last week, in a memorandum to NLRB regional directors, officers in charge, and resident officers, Board General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo said scholarship athletes who generate millions for their schools “are employees under the NLRA.”

On September 29, 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (UK FCA) proposed that synthetic LIBOR rates (i.e. ‘Zombie’ LIBOR) be published next year for certain currencies, for a maximum of ten (10) years.

In this installment of the Inside DC podcast, DC Business & Policy Partner Jon Bouker recaps the FY2022 budget and looks ahead to the DC Council’s fall agenda with Partner David Grosso and Senior Government Relations Director Oliver Spurgeon.

In a Notice of Inquiry, the FCC is requesting public comment in a proceeding that will help determine the scope and nature of regulation of the “Internet of Things” for the next several decades.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries.

Importers should be prepared for increased forced labor actions (including new Withhold Release Orders and product import bans) in connection with products from Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated a preliminary injunction issued in January 2020 that prohibited California from enforcing Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”), which barred employers from requiring employees to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of employment.

Proposition 65 requires businesses to provide warnings to Californians about significant exposures to chemicals it has determined to cause cancer, or birth defects or other reproductive harm. Since California has the sixth-largest economy in the world, manufacturers of consumer goods worldwide may b

Personal information is one of the most valuable assets held by any organization. When dealing with employee benefits, the type of personal information managed is quite sensitive and, therefore, requires a heightened level of care and an increased value.

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.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries.

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.

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).

in June, FINRA reminded broker-dealers of their best execution obligations which are derived from common law agency principles and fiduciary obligations.

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.

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.

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.