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Document(s) published by this organization: 159
Show: results per page Sort by:  | 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.
| | 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....
| | 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.
| | 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.
| | 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...
| | 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...
|  | What Your Business Needs To Do About HIPAA—Now
Jennifer Spiegel Berman, Molly E. G. Ferraioli, Thora A. Johnson, Jessica E. Kuester, Peter P. Parvis; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 2, 2013, previously published on May 2013 Whether you are an employer that provides health insurance for your employees, a business in the growing healthcare industry, a hospital, or other medical provider—or you provide services to any of those entities—you need to know about changes to the privacy and security rules under the...
| | 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.
| | Federal Circuit: Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Appeal
Martin L. Saad; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 26, 2013, previously published on April 25, 2013 On April 19, a divided panel of the Federal Circuit reversed a lower court’s judgment of invalidity because the defendant had not cross-appealed invalidity in a prior appeal involving the defendant’s winning judgment of non-infringement. See Lazare Kaplan Int’l, Inc. v....
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