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 | 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...
|  | 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...
|  | E.D.N.Y. Judge Reverses Course: Rule 41 Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal in FLSA Action Does Not Require Court Approval 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...
|  | 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...
|  | 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...
|  | 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. ...
|  | 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...
|  | 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,...
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