Wage and hour lawsuits continue to rise and it is clear that they are here to stay. See, e.g., Andrew Ramonas, US Chamber Warns: Wage-and-Hour Litigation on the Rise, Corporate Counsel (October 23, 2013) (noting that settlements of … Continue reading
...Posted: Nov 11, 2013
On February 12, 2013, President Obama issued an executive order detailing his plan to improve critical infrastructure cybersecurity. [1] See Executive Order – Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/12/executive-order-improving-critical-infrastructure-cybersecurity (February 12, 2013). In the Executive Order, President Obama notes that it … Continue reading
...Posted: Feb 15, 2013
Last week, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (“USP”), a scientific nonprofit that sets standards for food ingredients, medicines and dietary supplements enforceable by the Food and Drug Administration, released an updated “Food Fraud Database” that could make it easier for companies … Continue reading
...Posted: Jan 31, 2013
In article published in Law 360 Jonathan Cohen discussed the two new rules that the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) recently proposed to implement parts of the Food Safety Modernization Act (“FSMA”). FSMA focuses on requirements to prevent food-borne contaminations, … Continue reading
...Posted: Jan 31, 2013
Despite improvements in food safety over the last two decades, 2012 saw no shortage of recalls due to food contamination. For example, one Indiana farm recalled all cantaloupes from its 2012 growing season after the fruit was linked to an … Continue reading
...Posted: Jan 11, 2013
On January 4, 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued the first two rules that will put into effect the Food Safety Modernization Act (“FSMA”), a law passed by Congress in 2011 that is designed to prevent food-borne illness … Continue reading
...Posted: Jan 07, 2013
When self-regulatory organizations (“SRO”), such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), commence an investigation or proceeding, member firms are typically concerned with the financial impact that both the defense costs and any ultimate payment obligation will have on their … Continue reading
...Posted: Sep 27, 2012
As we discussed in an earlier post regarding the use of social media to research potential jurors, the information available through social media can be a potent litigation tool.
Indeed, far from being limited to a juror-research device, practitioners in … Continue reading
...Posted: Sep 11, 2012
In one of the latest decisions to address the continuing debate over whether there is coverage under commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policies for so-called “blast fax” and “blast texting” lawsuits brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a … Continue reading
...Posted: Aug 06, 2012
There has been a surge in wage and hour litigation recently, and it has been getting a lot of attention. See, e.g., M. Huisman, Seyfarth Shaw Study Shows Increase in Wage and Hour Labor Suits, Corporate Counselor … Continue reading
...Posted: Aug 01, 2012
