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Michael Caputo, Rebecca M. Kuhns; McDonald Hopkins LLC;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 3, 2013 Two Republican house members introduced Right to Work legislation this week, drawing a number of unions to gather in a protest reminiscent of those during the Senate Bill 5 debates two years ago.
| | Connecticut: Controversial Credit Card Sales Tax Bill Proposed
David M. Kall, Susan P. (Millradt) McGlone, Jeremy J. Schirra; McDonald Hopkins LLC;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 2, 2013 Connecticut lawmakers are considering alternative methods to enhance the collection of sales tax. Under S.B. 1110, the Commissioner of Revenue would have flexibility to consider several collection alternatives and implement those alternatives if the Commissioner of Revenue determines that such...
| | Broker Liable for Failure to Obtain Excess Defense Cost Coverage for CCIP Program
Donald A. O'Brien; Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 6, 2013 Defendant insurance broker entered into a services agreement with a developer to procure insurance for a power plant project under a contractor controlled insurance program (CCIP). Under the agreement the broker was to secure commercial general liability coverage and umbrella/excess liability...
| | Legislation Considered This Week
Michael Caputo, Rebecca M. Kuhns; McDonald Hopkins LLC;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 3, 2013 Sweepstakes Cafes: Sponsored by Senate President Keith Faber (R-Celina), Senate Bill 115 will extend the moratorium on new establishments conducting sweepstakes by sweepstakes terminal devices, and will require establishments to file a new affidavit. The bill passed the Senate on May 1, 2013 with...
| | Counterfeit Electronic Components in the Supply Chain—Avoiding and Coping with U.S. Customs Detention and Seizure
Richard C. Katz; Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 3, 2013 On May 21, 2012, the Senate Armed Services Committee issued a report of its inquiry into counterfeit parts in the Department of Defense Supply Chain. The Committee’s report stated that the problem of counterfeit electronic parts was widespread, noting approximately 1,800 cases of suspect...
| | Do a Golf Course's Green and Driving Range Fees Constitute Rents After a Bankruptcy Filing?
John E. Tsikerdanos; Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 1, 2013 In bankruptcy law, a lender can retain a security interest in cash collateral only for rents derived directly from the occupancy of real property. A U.S. Bankruptcy appellate panel recently ruled that a bank’s security interest in a golf course’s green fees and driving range fees did...
| | Generic and Innovator Drugs: The Next Generation
Kurt R. Karst; Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 7, 2013 Growing up in the late 1970s and 1980s I was a fan of several science fiction television series and movies: Dr. Who, Star Wars, and, of course, Star Trek. I remember well the voyages of the starship Enterprise under the command of Captain James T. Kirk (in rerun). I also remember the September 1987...
| | Federal Circuit Upholds One Claim Covering Combigan
Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 7, 2013 In Allergan, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., the Federal Circuit reversed the district court in part, finding that Allergan’s composition claims and most of its method claims are invalid as obvious, but upholding one method claim because it recites a non-obvious result. Some of the court’s...
| | Florida’s 4th DCA Underlines Importance of Rules Governing Depositions of Designated Corporate Representatives
Timothy N. Bench; Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell Professional Association;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 2, 2013 In a recent decision, a Florida appellate court discussed why we have rules allowing for corporate entities to designate corporate representatives to speak for them, and the implications of failing to utilize the designated procedures properly. In Carriage Hills Condominium, Inc. v. JBH Roofing...
| | Tennessee: Good News for Beer Connoisseurs-State Enacts Beer Tax Reform
David M. Kall, Susan P. (Millradt) McGlone, Jeremy J. Schirra; McDonald Hopkins LLC;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 2, 2013 Tennessee beer connoisseurs will soon be provided with a greater selection of beer at lower prices, according to the proponents of Tennessee’s beer tax reform (S.B. 422), which was signed into law by Governor Bill Haslam on April 23, 2013.
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