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Kohrman Jackson Krantz PLL;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on June 3, 2013 It’s not enough to “get it in writing” with regard to enforceability of a commercial lease of real property in Ohio, although that is a necessary first step. Ohio’s “Statute of Frauds” (ORC Section 1335.04) with respect to leases, provides in pertinent part that...
|  | Governor and Legislators Revisit Prop. 65
Morris Polich Purdy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on May 30, 2013 Governor Brown announced reforms he is seeking to strengthen and restore the intent of the California Safe Drinking Water & Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly known as “Prop. 65.” Prop. 65 imposes both a discharge prohibition and a warning requirement for certain identified...
| | The Second Opinion: Class Actions Do Not Trump Physician-Patient Confidentiality Rights
Brandon Kain; McCarthy Tétrault LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on June 3, 2013 The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled that plaintiffs in a certified class action cannot compel the production of information about class members from the third party physicians who treated them. The decision in Logan v. Hong, 2013 BCCA 249 is an important reaffirmation of the confidentiality...
| | Litigation after the AIA: More of the Same?
Bruce D. George, Michael C. Greenbaum, Jay P. Lessler, Tara Laster Marcus, Peter S. Weissman; Blank Rome LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on June 2013 Two provisions of the September 2011 Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”) were adopted in an apparent attempt to reform certain aspects of patent litigation - Section 299 related to joinder of multiple defendants and section 298 related to advice of counsel and willful infringement....
| | Investment Management Guidance on Social Media Filings
Michael G. Dana, Peter D. Fetzer, Terry D. Nelson; Foley & Lardner LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on May 30, 2013 The staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management has issued guidance for mutual funds in response to questions about whether certain interactive content posted in social media, chat rooms, or other “real-time electronic forums” is advertising that should be filed under the...
| | Proposed Law to Extend Polanco Act Powers to Local Government Agencies
Morris Polich Purdy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on May 30, 2013 California Assembly Bill 440 (AB 440) would amend the Polanco Redevelopment Act (Health & Safety Code section 33549) by authorizing local government agencies including cities, counties and housing authorities, as opposed to only Redevelopment Agencies, to compel responsible parties to clean up...
| | Drowsy Driving: You Can't Just Legislate It Away
Sandak Hennessey Greco LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on May 23, 2013 Most motorists in Connecticut and all other states across the country have been there. You open the windows wide. You turn up the car radio. chomp gum, shake your head, chug down coffee, take deep breaths, even slap your cheeks.
| | Government Extends Business Visa Exemptions to Chilean, Colombian and Mexican Nationals
Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen Loewy LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on May 31, 2013 The Peruvian government has extended visa exemptions to Chilean and Mexican nationals for business trips of 183 days or less, pursuant to the Pacific Alliance pact signed in June 2012. Exemptions from business visas for Colombian nationals will soon follow, though no implementation date has been...
| | The Libor Scandal: What's Next?
Evan Sypek; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on May 31, 2013 The London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) is calculated daily by the British Banking Association (BBA) and published by Thomson Reuters. The rates are calculated by surveying the interbank borrowing costs of a panel of banks and averaging them to create an index of 15 separate Libor rates for...
| | D.C. Construction Firm Gets another Shot at Recovering Damages after Gov’t Agency Terminated Contract
Joel M. Celso; Semmes Bowen Semmes A Professional Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article June 5, 2013, previously published on May 2013 In this recently issued opinion from the D.C. Court of Appeals, the Defendant/Appellant TRG Construction, Inc. (“TRG”) appealed a grant of summary judgment against it by a trial judge in D.C. Superior Court as to claims arising out of a contract with D.C. Water and Sewer Authority...
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