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Legal Alert/Article April 16, 2013, previously published on April 15, 2013 On April 10, 2013, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Sarah “Sally” Jewell to be Secretary of the Interior. On February 7, 2013, President Obama nominated Ms. Jewell to replace outgoing Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. Ms. Jewell had a confirmation hearing before the...
| | CFPB Issues Small Entity Compliance Guide for Ability-to-Repay Rule
David N. Anthony, Scott Kelly, Michael E. Lacy, Alan D. Wingfield; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 15, 2013, previously published on April 11, 2013 On April 10, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Small Entity Compliance Guide (the “Guide”) for its Ability-to-Repay/Qualified Mortgage final rule (the “ATR/QM Rule”) that is slated to go into effect on January 10, 2014. According to the CFPB, its...
| | The Brave New World of Domain Names: How to Protect Your Brand in Preparation for the Dot Something Land Rush
Michael "Mike" D. Hobbs, Sofia Jeong, Nancyellen Keane, Susan Stabe, Karl M. Zielaznicki; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 10, 2013, previously published on April 9, 2013 You are familiar with domain names that end with .com, .org, .net, and .edu. As of today, there are only 22 generic top-level domains (gTLDs). However, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has now allowed over 1,900 applications for new gTLDs, and is currently in the...
| | Canadian Companies Face Exposure From the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Megan Conway Rahman, Thomas M. Rose, John S. West; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 10, 2013, previously published on April 8, 2013 In January, in an event widely reported, Canadian authorities brought an enforcement action against Griffiths Energy International Inc. (GEI) under Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA). In only the third instance Canadian authorities have brought corporate charges under...
| | IRS Announces Inflation Adjustment for Production Tax Credits (PTCs)
Craig M. Kline, David B. Weisblat; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 8, 2013, previously published on April 5, 2013 The Internal Revenue Service has released the adjustment factors and reference prices for 2013 to be used in determining the availability of the section 45 credits for the production of renewable energy and the production of refined coal.
| | California Federal Court Finds No Coverage Under Banker’s Bond for Loss Related to the Wholesale Lender’s Fraudulent Mortgage Loans
Leslie S. Ahari, Wallace A. Christensen, Paul L. Gale, Terrence R. McInnis, Thomas H. Prouty; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 8, 2013, previously published on April 5, 2013 On April 3, 2013, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, in Fremont Reorganizing Corporation v. Federal Insurance Company, et al., granted summary judgment to Federal Insurance Company, the issuer of a Financial Institution Bond, finding that coverage was not...
| | Corporate Disclosure Through Tweets and Facebook? Not So Fast.
Susan Stoops Ancarrow, Larry A. Cerutti, W. Brinkley Dickerson, Eric A. Koontz, David I. Meyers; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2013, previously published on April 3, 2013 After a lengthy investigation into a posting by Netflix's CEO on his personal Facebook page - a possible violation of Regulation FD - on April 2, 2013, the SEC issued a Report of Investigation on its findings. The essence of the Report is that if investors expect disclosure of important information...
| | Minnesota Federal Court Upholds Defending Insurer’s Contribution Rights Against Fronting Insurer
Karen Ventrell; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2013, previously published on April 3, 2013 In a long-running battle involving allocation of costs to defend chemical exposure claims, Continental Casualty Company (Continental) obtained summary judgment on its contribution claim against National Union Fire Insurance Company (National Union). In Continental Casualty Company v. National Union...
| | Fourth Circuit Finds HOLA Does Not Preempt State-Law Fraud Claim
David N. Anthony, Nicola Harrison, S. Mohsin Reza, Alan D. Wingfield; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 3, 2013, previously published on April 2, 2013 On March 25, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued its opinion in McCauley v. Home Loan Investment Bank, F.S.B., a case in which a borrower alleged West Virginia state law claims of unconscionability and fraud in relation to the closing on the plaintiff’s mortgage...
| | Virginia Bureau of Insurance Issues Preliminary Report on Long-Term Care Insurance Premium Rates
Philip "Duke" de Haas; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 1, 2013, previously published on March 27, 2013 The Virginia Bureau of Insurance (Bureau) is doing its part to ensure that long-term care rates and associated issues continue to be in the forefront of the public debate. With its recently issued preliminary report on March 15, 2013, the Bureau provides its initial findings and hints at where it...
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