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Sean J. Kirby, Rachel Tischler; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 11, 2013, previously published on April 4, 2013 On February 22, 2013, U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan reversed his prior decision that required a plaintiff to seek court approval of a settlement before her action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) could be voluntarily dismissed. In Picerni v. Bilingual SEIT & Preschool,...
| | Supreme Court Hears Arguments on "Pay for Delay" Agreements
Michelle C. Kim, Seth A. Mailhot; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 6, 2013, previously published on April 3, 2013 On March 25, 2012, the Supreme Court heard oral argument on the legality of “reverse payment” or “pay for delay” agreements between brand-name and generic drug manufacturers.
| | Census Changes Foreign Trade Regulations: New Filing Requirements
Thaddeus Rogers McBride, Matthew L. Riemer; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 3, 2013, previously published on April 2, 2013 On Thursday, March 14, the Census Bureau published a final rule implementing changes to the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), 15 C.F.R. Part 30. The final rule includes long-awaited revisions to the post-departure filing program commonly referred to as Option 4. Census is also requiring mandatory...
| | Plaintiffs' Bar is Whistling Past the Graveyard on Comcast
Thomas R. Kaufman; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 3, 2013, previously published on April 2, 2013 As many readers of this blog know by now, last week the Supreme Court issued yet another anti-class certification decision in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend (“Comcast”). While the full scope and meaning of the Court’s holding is subject to interpretation by the lower courts, a central...
| | Streamlining the System: More Baby Steps Toward Reducing Export Compliance Burdens
J. Scott Maberry, Reid Whitten; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 3, 2013, previously published on April 2, 2013 Since 2011, President Barack Obama’s administration has actively pursued export control reform designed to reduce the regulatory burdens on U.S. companies and enhance U.S. national security. On March 7, 2013, the Administration notified Congress of the first in a series of amendments to the...
| | Gentlemen, Start Your Engines: The Race for Riches in U.S.-EU Trade Begins with a Mandate from the European Commission
Reid Whitten; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 3, 2013, previously published on April 2, 2013 Agreements to free up the flow of trade between countries or regions are aimed to increase economic activity and wealth on both sides. The EU and United States, however, already make up 40% of global economic output and the trade relationship between them is already the largest in the world. ...
| | Bill Introduced to Restore Cities' Ability to Require Affordable Housing
Michael Hansen; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 2, 2013, previously published on April 1, 2013 On February 22, California State Assembly Member Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, introduced a bill, AB 1229, to restore the ability of California cities and counties to require affordable housing as part of market-rate housing developments. The bill would override a notable 2009 court decision,...
| | MOFCOM Requests Public Comments on Draft Provisions Related to Remedies Imposed in Conditional Approvals
Yasue (Becky) Nao Koblitz; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 2, 2013, previously published on April 1, 2013 Since China’s Anti-monopoly Law (“AML”) came into effect in August 2008, MOFCOM has issued 16 conditional approvals requiring certain structural or behavioral remedies to prevent anticompetitive consequences that, from MOFCOM’s perspective, could arise as a result of the...
| | BONDing WITH NPE's - The requirement for security for costs or expenses under Section 1030 of the California Code of Civil Procedure
Edwin Komen; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 2, 2013, previously published on March 29, 2013 A little used and often overlooked provision of the California Code of Civil Procedure recently played an important role in three recent cases brought by AF Holdings LLC, a foreign entity formed under the laws of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, against California residents for allegedly...
| | Comcast v. Behrend Sets a Higher Bar for Class Certification
Jennifer M. Driscoll-Chippendale; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 2, 2013, previously published on April 1, 2013 On March 27, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court continued its recent trend of imposing more stringent standards for class certification in Comcast Corporation v. Behrend, 569 U.S. --- (2013). At issue was whether the proponents of certification satisfied Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b), which...
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