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Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Boston, WA Document Search Results (88) Show: results per page Sort by:  | Binding Arbitration Clauses in Insurance Policies Found Unenforceable in Washington
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Legal Alert/Article March 8, 2013, previously published on February 2013 In State of Wash. Dep't of Transp. v. James River Ins. Co., No. 87644-4 (Wash. Jan. 17, 2013), the Washington Supreme Court en banc recently declined to enforce an arbitration clause in insurance policies, finding that state statutes prohibit binding arbitration clauses in insurance policies. The...
| | Update on Federal Budget Sequestration Affecting Build America and Other Direct Pay Bonds
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Legal Alert/Article March 8, 2013, previously published on March 2013 On March 1, 2013, President Obama signed an executive order, as required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, reducing the spending authority in accounts subject to sequestration in accordance with the report issued by the Office of Management and Budget....
| | UK: New Security for Sub-Licensees?
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Legal Alert/Article March 7, 2013, previously published on February 2013 The conventional view in the UK has been that a sub-licensee has no greater rights than his sub-licensor and so a sub-licence ends when the sub-licensor’s rights terminate. This is questioned by the recent case of VLM Holdings Limited v Ravensworth Digital Services Limited [2013] EWHC 228...
| | Congressional Update - Sequestration Set to Begin March 1st
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Legal Alert/Article February 22, 2013, previously published on February 21, 2013 This is a relatively quiet week in the nation’s capital as both the House and Senate are out of session. When they return next week, Congress is expected to focus intently upon several urgent matters that will directly impact the economy of the United States. Below is a summary of those...
|  | New First-Inventor-To-File Patent System Takes Effect in the United States on March 16, 2013
Brian Landry, Ralph A. Loren, Brian P. Murphy; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 15, 2013, previously published on February 2013 On March 16, 2013, the new firstinventor-to-file patent system under the America Invents Act (“AIA”) takes effect in the United States. Some have suggested that the change from a first-to-invent to a first-inventor-tofile system will cause a mad rush to file new applications in the...
| | Recent Developments in Wage and Hour Law
Richard D. Glovsky, Eric B. Mack; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 15, 2013, previously published on February 2013 January was another busy month in the world of wage and hour law. In our continuing efforts to keep our clients and friends apprised of recent developments in that often vexing and treacherous legal arena, we highlight some important recent developments.
| | USPTO Publishes Final Rules and Examination Guidelines for Implementing First-Inventor-to-File Provisions of America Invents Act
Peter F. Corless, Brian Landry; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 15, 2013, previously published on February 14, 2013 On February 14, 2013, the USPTO published final rules and examination guidelines related to the first-inventor-to-file provisions of the America Invents Act (“AIA”). The initial guidelines generated significant feedback and the final guidelines modify the proposed rules in a manner that...
| | Report on Hong Kong Patent System Reform
Kenneth Choy; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2013, previously published on February 2013 The Hong Kong Government plans to uplift Hong Kong into a regional innovation and technology hub. As part of the exercise, it issued a consultation paper entitled "Review of the Patent System in Hong Kong" in October 2011. In addition to seeking public comments, the Hong Kong government...
| | Recent D.C. Circuit Opinion Holding President Obama’s Recess Appointments to the NLRB Unconstitutional Could Impact the Regulatory Powers of the CFPB
John A. Houlihan, Raymond M. Ripple, John J. Tumilty; Edwards Wildman Palmer;
Legal Alert/Article January 30, 2013, previously published on January 2013 A three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently ruled that President Obama exceeded his authority on January 4, 2012 when he made three recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). On January 23, 2013, the D.C....
| | SEC Approves Stock Exchanges’ New Compensation Committee and Compensation Adviser Rules
Randall Dorf, Eugene W. McDermott; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 25, 2013, previously published on January 2013 Last week, the SEC approved final stock exchange listing standards addressing compensation committee independence and compensation advisers and consultants. These standards—which we detailed in their proposed form in our November 2012 client alert—address the requirements of Rule 10C-1...
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