Section 55-79.97 of the Virginia Condominium Act and Sections 55-509.5 and 55-509.10 of the Property Owners' Association Act were amended to require that the disclosure package of the association set forth any restriction on the right of an owner to...
What everybody doesn't seem to know is how to get Congress to listen to the needs of the innovation community when well-heeled sectors put their lobbying and financial support in favor of legislation purportedly aimed at improving innovation ("It's a...
In its recent decision in Bethel v. Darwin Select Ins. Co., 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 23183 (8th Cir. Nov. 18, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, applying Minnesota law, had occasion to consider the application of a...
When the Federal Circuit denied Baxter’s petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc in Fresenius USC, Inc. v. Baxter International, Inc., Judge Dyk wrote an opinion concurring in the denial that was joined by Judge Prost, Judge O’Malley wrote...
This morning, the Illinois Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated decision in Hartney Fuel Oil Co. v. Hamer. Hartney Fuel Oil raises an important question of Illinois business and tax law: how does one determine which local jurisdiction is...
Last week, the D.C. District Court issued a decision in Sierra Club v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, No. 13-cv-1239, denying the plaintiffs’ request to preliminarily enjoin Enbridge’s construction of the Flanagan South Pipeline, a privately owned...
Two OxyElite Pro lawsuits have been filed after a nationwide recall. Hawaii residents Everine Van Houten, 33, and Kenneth Waikiki, 22, allege OxyElite Pro caused severe health problems, Honolulu's KGMB-TV reports.
On November 14, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) contacted at least three companies (Equinix, Iron Mountain and Lamar Advertising) informing them that the IRS would resume working on their ruling requests seeking guidance that would allow each of...
Starting in 2013, key provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect, with enrollment in the state insurance marketplaces opening in October and coverage beginning in January 2014. Among the benefits touted by...
Rule 206(4)-5(a)(1) under the Investment Advisers Act prohibits a registered investment adviser from providing investment advisory services for compensation to a government entity within two years after a contribution to an official of the government...
