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Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Document Search Results (370) Show: results per page Sort by:  | California Energy Commission Sets Schedule for Non-Residential Building Energy Use Disclosures
Brandon E. Barker; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 20, 2013, previously published on March 2013 Updated regulations adopted by the California Energy Commission (CEC) on December 12, 2012 will require owners and operators of non-residential buildings to disclose certain building energy performance data to a prospective buyer, lessee of the entire building, or lender that would finance the...
| | Discrimination against the Unemployed Now Prohibited in New York City
Michael S. Arnold; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 19, 2013, previously published on March 14, 2013 New York City employers beware: The New York City Council has once again acted to expand the nation’s broadest anti-discrimination law - this time to prohibit discrimination against New York City’s unemployed. The law will go into effect on June 11, 2013. While several other...
| | Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rules That Retailers May Be Sued for Wrongful Use of Customer Zip Codes Recorded During Credit Card Sales
Cynthia J. Larose, A. W. "Chip" Phinney; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 19, 2013, previously published on March 14, 2013 “May I have your zip code?” is an all-too-familiar question that may be going the way of the dinosaur in Massachusetts. Many retailers commonly ask customers for their zip codes when processing credit card transactions at, for example, a store check-out or a self-serve gas station. A...
| | Cloud Computing with Export-Controlled Data
Jonathan T. Cain; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 19, 2013, previously published on March 12, 2013 Security and privacy are the most frequently expressed concerns about cloud computing (defined for this article to include software as a service, platform as a service and storage as a service), but for companies that engage in research, design, development, manufacturing and servicing of items...
| | Are Dr. Dre’s Claims of Likelihood of Confusion and Dilution Enough to “Beat” His Opponents?
Susan Neuberger Weller; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 18, 2013, previously published on March 13, 2013 Rapper Dr. Dre and the company he co-founded, Beats Electronics, LLC, are on the offensive at the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board challenging a multitude of third-party applications for marks which consist of or contain the word “Beat”. The company owns a number of trademark...
| | IRS Ruling Treats Certain 529 Account Incentive Payments as Reportable Income
Leonard Weiser-Varon; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 15, 2013, previously published on March 13, 2013 The IRS recently issued a private letter ruling, PLR 201310043 (released on March 8, 2013), of interest to Section 529 plans and their program managers. The ruling relates to the tax treatment of incentive contributions to 529 accounts and was issued in response to a ruling request by a financial...
|  | Energy and Environment Update
Jordan Collins, David Leiter, Neal Martin, Bryan Stockton; Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky Popeo P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 14, 2013, previously published on March 4, 2013 This week Congress rejected both Democratic and Republican proposals to avert the so-called budget sequestration cuts that took effect March 1. The Senate failed on a procedural vote (51-49) to pass a Democratic package (S. 388) to delay the sequester with a combination of spending cuts, a surtax...
| | Setback for Apple in iPhone MDL
Evan Nadel; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 14, 2013, previously published on March 12, 2013 In a case about exposing user data, Apple suffered a setback due to its concealment of information in litigation. Last week, in the multi-district litigation, In Re iPhone Application Litigation, Judge Lucy Koh of the Northern District of California denied Apple’s motion for summary judgment...
| | The Sequestration, Funding for Plug-In Electric Vehicle Projects, and D.C.’s New Energy Leadership
David Leiter; Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky Popeo P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 14, 2013, previously published on March 12, 2013 On March 6, the House passed H.R. 933, a resolution that continues government spending past March 27, when the current continuing resolution expires. The proposed measure provides funding through the end of the fiscal year in September. The bill is expected to reaffirm cuts made by sequestration;...
| | To the Nation’s Largest Banks: Thanks for Reading
Cynthia J. Larose; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 14, 2013, previously published on March 12, 2013 It seems that some of the nation’s largest public company banks must be avid readers of this blog and have taken to heart our 2013 prediction that the SEC would require greater disclosure related to data security risks and breaches. In their recent annual reports, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.,...
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