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Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 22, 2013, previously published on April 19, 2013 Last post discussed the legal issues surrounding museum loan agreements. This post continues the discussion with the follow up on laws that provide immunity from seizure and indemnification in the context of international loans.
| | New Court Decision Clarifies Mechanic's Lien Valuation Statute
Mathew R. Troughton; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 17, 2013, previously published on April 16, 2013 The amount of a mechanic’s lien in California is generally the lesser of: 1) the reasonable value of the work; or 2) the price agreed upon in the lien claimant’s contract. But does the same measure apply if a lien defendant was not a party to the contract? In Appel v. Superior Court of...
| | Utility Pole Not A Point Source Under The Clean Water Act
S. Keith Garner, Alexander L. Merritt, Robert J. Uram; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 17, 2013, previously published on April 16, 2013 Last week the Ninth Circuit held that utility poles are not “point sources” of stormwater discharge nor “associated with industrial activity,” and therefore do not require an NPDES permit to comply with the Clean Water Act.
| | Things to Know About the Latest Final Interim Rules to Patent Term Adjustment
Alex Chan; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 15, 2013, previously published on April 10, 2013 On April 1, 2013, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published interim final rules revising several patent term adjustment (PTA) provisions in view of the AIA Technical Corrections Act of January 14, 2013. 78 Fed. Reg. 19416. The USPTO’s interim final rules became effective on April...
| | The Fate of Argentina's Debt Restructuring is Getting Closer
Marcos Vergara del Carril; Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 15, 2013, previously published on April 10, 2013 In what the Financial Times has called “the sovereign debt restructuring case of the century,” Argentina has timely submitted its proposal as requested by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, with which it is willing to make payments on approximately $1.3 billion of unpaid...
| | The Unemployed Are Now Protected Under The New York City Human Rights Law
Rebecca R. Hirschklau, Eric Raphan; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 15, 2013, previously published on April 10, 2013 On March 13, 2013, one year after we first introduced you to the idea that an individual’s unemployed status may be considered a protected characteristic, the New York City Council, voted into law legislation preventing companies from discriminating, in job advertisements or in the hiring...
| | Judge Rules In Favor Of Stockton And Accepts Chapter 9 Petition
Danielle T. Kennedy; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 15, 2013, previously published on April 9, 2013 Round one of the fight between the City of Stockton, California and its creditors is finally over. On April 1, 2013, Bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Klein held that Stockton satisfied the eligibility requirements for a Chapter 9 debtor.
| | Delaware and California Courts Split as to Whether a Reverse Triangular Merger Results In an Assignment By Operation of Law, Creating Potential Pitfalls for Delaware and Other Foreign Corporations Located in California
Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 12, 2013, previously published on April 9, 2013 In Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC v. Roche Diagnostics GmbH, C.A. No. 5589-VCP, 2013 WL 911118 (Del. Ch. Feb. 22, 2013, rev. Mar. 8, 2013), the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a reverse triangular merger does not result in an assignment of the assets of the surviving entity by operation of law....
| | Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Fraud Class Action, Remanding Question of Sanctions Against Plaintiffs' Counsel
Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 12, 2013, previously published on April 9, 2013 In City of Livonia Employee Retirement System v. Boeing Co., Nos. 12-1899, 12-2009 2013 WL 1197791 (7th Cir. Mar. 26, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Posner, J.) affirmed the dismissal of a securities fraud class action against the Boeing Company...
| | Deadline for Filing FICA Tax Refunds is April 15
Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 12, 2013, previously published on April 4, 2013 As previously reported, the payment of certain severance benefits may be exempt from FICA taxes. Under the Sixth Circuit’s decision in Quality Stores, severance pay made in connection with an involuntary separation from employment due to a reduction in force, plant shutdown or similar...
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