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Terrence P. McAvoy, David L. Winnett; Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 1, 2013 Plaintiff client was injured in Mississippi. Assisted by a Mississippi attorney, a Louisiana attorney represented the client in Mississippi and settled his case for $13.6 million, resulting in $4.6 million in attorneys’ fees. The client subsequently sued the attorneys for various torts that...
| | eDiscovery: The View From Singapore
Pooja S. Nair; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 6, 2013 The Singaporean government has adopted aggressive measures to become a regional center for dispute resolution and arbitration in areas ranging from intellectual property, to oil and gas arbitration.
| | Compliance Questions to Consider in Healthcare Reform
Scott A. Behrens, Mark D. Welker; Husch Blackwell LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 6, 2013 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended, carries important implications for employers beginning in 2014, including the prospect of significant tax penalties. Existing guidance is complicated, confusing and incomplete in many respects. Below are some of the key questions for...
| | Baltimore City Verdict in Lead Trial Vacated, and Case Remanded for New Trial
Eric M. Leppo; Semmes, Bowen & Semmes A Professional Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 2013 In this recently issued opinion from the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, authored by Judge Meredith, the Court of Special Appeals vacated the jury verdict on behalf of the Plaintiff and the judgment of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
| | SEC Issues Proposed Rules on Cross-Border Security-Based Swap Activities
Margaret R. Blake, Amy Natterson Kroll, Elizabeth A. Marino, Erald Sakiqi; Bingham McCutchen LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 6, 2013 On May 1, 2013, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) unanimously voted to propose for comment rules and interpretive guidance for cross-border security-based swap activities (“Proposed Rules”). In addition, the Commission approved...
| | Amendment to the Act on the Protection of Agricultural and Forest Land
BSJP Brockhuis Jurczak Prusak Sp.k.;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013 An amendment to the act on the protection of agricultural and forest land was signed on April 16, 2013. The amendment specifies the procedures for granting consent for change of use of agricultural and forest land to other purposes and pertains to adoption of local development plans by stating in...
| | Miller Act Payment Bond Protections Do Not Extend To Third-Tier Subcontractors
Megan B. Caramore; Vandeventer Black LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on April 2013 The Miller Act requires that a contractor who is awarded a government construction contract worth $100,000 or more must furnish a payment bond. It also limits the potential claimants on the bond to persons who provide labor and materials directly to the prime contractor or persons with direct...
| | New I-9 Forms Must Now Be Used, Starting Today, According to USCIS
Glen M. Krebs; Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 7, 2013 The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reminding all employers that beginning today, May 7, 2013, they must start using the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Revision 03/08/13)N for all new hires and reverifications.
| | The Union Is Knocking at My Door: What Can I Say?
John H. Douglas; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 6, 2013 Any employer who has been through an initial union organizing drive is probably familiar with the mnemonic “TIPS.” During a union organizing drive an employer’s managers should avoid:
| | The Top Ten Things a 21st Century Exporter Should Know
Ray C. Jones; Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2013, previously published on May 3, 2013 There are a myriad of things a U.S. company seeking to export will want to consider prior to entering the global marketplace, but, because I am a big David Letterman fan, and the fact that exporting has never been easier, I am limiting the topics discussed in this article to a Top Ten list.
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