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Venable LLP Washington, DC Document Search Results (145) Show: results per page Sort by:  | The Cyberlock Decision: District Court Rules That Non-Specific Teaming Agreements Are Unenforceable
Keir X. Bancroft, Marina Burton Blickley, James Y. Boland, Rebecca E. Pearson; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 14, 2013 Government contractors will want to review their teaming agreements following the recent decision in Cyberlock Consulting, Inc. v. Info. Experts, Inc.. In Cyberlock, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held that a teaming agreement expressing that the parties would...
| | U.S. Coast Guard and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Sign Agreement on Offshore Oversight
David G. Dickman, Megan M. Roberts-Satinsky; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2013, previously published on May 2013 On May 9, 2013, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announced that they had entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) concerning offshore safety and environmental regulations. The Coast Guard and BSEE share jurisdiction over oil and gas operations...
| | Obama Nominates Key 2nd Term Trade Positions
Amanda C. Blunt, Ashley W. Craig, Kelly Suzanne Herman, Lindsay B. Meyer; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 2013 Yesterday, President Obama put forth nominations for two posts critical to the trade community - U.S. Trade Representative and Secretary of Commerce - rounding out personnel announcements made this week that include the Secretary of Transportation nomination.
| | IRS Releases Final Report on Nonprofit Colleges and Universities Compliance Project: UBIT and Executive Compensation Lessons for All Tax-Exempt Organizations
George E. Constantine, Matthew T. Journy, Margaret C. Rohlfing, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Yosef Ziffer; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 6, 2013, previously published on May 2013 In October 2008, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) began work on the Nonprofit Colleges and Universities Compliance Project (the “Project”). The IRS sent out an initial compliance questionnaire to over 400 tax-exempt colleges and universities. Based on the...
| | Supreme Debate: Are Human Genes Patentable
Therese M. Finan; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 6, 2013, previously published on April 30, 2013 On April 15, 2013, tackling an issue of significant importance to the biotechnology and health care industries, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments over whether human genes are patentable and more specifically, whether isolated DNA is patentable.
| | Redial Unsuccessful - TCPA Claims Still Unavailable in New York
Edward P. Boyle, Emilio W. Cividanes, Thomas E. Gilbertsen, Michael C. Hartmere, Stuart P. Ingis; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 6, 2013, previously published on May 2, 2013 On May 1, 2013, Judge William F. Kuntz, II of the Eastern District of New York denied a motion to reconsider his earlier decision dismissing claims arising under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and its accompanying rules and regulations for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. See Bank v....
| | Federal Grant & Contract News for Nonprofits
Elizabeth A. Buehler, Dismas Locaria, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Melanie Jones Totman; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 6, 2013, previously published on April 2013 April was a particularly active month in terms of grant and procurement news specific to nonprofits. The White House issued guidance on reducing the administrative burden related to grants and other forms of financial assistance in the wake of the sequester, as well as a proposed budget for fiscal...
| | DMCA Safe Harbor Upheld for YouTube Once Again in Viacom v. YouTube
Meaghan Hemmings Kent, Martin L. Saad; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 6, 2013, previously published on April 25, 2013 On April 18, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York again held that YouTube is subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act as an internet service provider despite alleged general knowledge of extensive copyright infringement.
|  | Eighth Circuit Upholds Application of Maryland’s Narrow Futility Exception to Demand Requirement
Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 2, 2013, previously published on May 1, 2013 The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently affirmed the application of Maryland’s demand requirement to a derivative claim arising under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) as well as to Maryland state law claims. Gomes...
| | DMCA Safe Harbor Upheld for YouTube Once Again in Viacom v. YouTube
Meaghan Hemmings Kent, Martin L. Saad; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 30, 2013, previously published on April 25, 2013 On April 18, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York again held that YouTube is subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act as an internet service provider despite alleged general knowledge of extensive copyright infringement.
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