The coming year was supposed to be the year when two of health care reform’s most critical provisions, the employer and individual mandates, took effect. But employers who were busily preparing for the January 1, 2014, deadline during 2013 had to...
The New Year might bring more to New Jersey than just the Super Bowl. Indeed, on November 25, 2013, the legislature introduced a bill before the New Jersey State Assembly, which, if enacted, would require general liability policies (in policies...
1—The U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for writ of certiorari in a case challenging patent eligibility (under § 101) of method claims directed to a software embodiment and a corresponding system. Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int'l (Case...
Johnny Depp settled the lawsuit brought against him by Robin Eckert. Eckert claimed in her lawsuit that Depp's bodyguard dragged her across the VIP section of an Iggy Pop concert, causing her pants to slip down and exposing her "buttocks" to the crowd, reports TMZ.
Hydraulic fracturing remained one of the most controversial environmental issues of 2013. Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, is the process of injecting water, chemicals and “proppants,” oftentimes sand, under high pressure several...
We recently reported that the number of cyber events involving the healthcare industry is expected to rise in 2014. The reliance on electronic medical records and the use of insurance exchanges increase efficiency but also heighten the risk of...
Shareholder activism is on the rise. Through the first three quarters of 2013, activist investors submitted 91 initial Schedule 13D filings, well on pace to eclipse the 109 filings made in all of 2012. In addition, proxy fight announcements are at...
A $32 million settlement in a malpractice case against the University of Chicago Medical Center last year will allow an 11-year-old who had both arms and both legs amputated to live for the first time in a fully handicapped-accessible home; pay a personal assistant for the rest of her life;…
Welcome to King & Spalding's economic development news bulletin, Investing in Georgia. In this edition, you will find: - A report on the national "beauty contest" being conducted by Boeing, as it seeks the most attractive incentives package for...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) recently issued the 2013 CFPB Dodd-Frank Mortgage Rules Readiness Guide, Version 2.0. The guide updates the original version, published in July 2013, and summarizes the seven new mortgage rules...
