Health Law Insights Newsletter – Issue 5
McCarter & English, LLP’s Health Care Group presents the September 2014 issue of Health Law Insights, which discusses the latest legal issues in the health care industry. FOCUS Federation of State Medical Boards Releases Final Interstate Licensure Guidance for Telemedicine FEDERAL Continue Reading
Losing The Home-Team Advantage – The Supreme Court’s Narrowing of the Doctrine of General Personal Jurisdiction and its Impact on Patent Declaratory Judgment Actions
A recent Supreme Court opinion in a non-patent case, Daimler AG v. Bauman, likely will have a far-reaching impact on the prevalence of patent declaratory judgment actions. In the past, an accused patent infringer often could rely on the doctrine of general personal jurisdiction in order to Continue Reading
U.S. Supreme Court Sheds New Light on Patent Licensing Relationships
This past year, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a considerable number of opinions that will likely have a significant impact on intellectual property law. Several of these opinions relate to the relationship between a patent licensor and a patent licensee. Unlike other corporate transactions, patent Continue Reading
Foreign Brokers Doing Business in the United States
Foreign brokers that engage in securities transactions with U.S. investors based in the United States must be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). There are two major exceptions to this rule. The first exception is if the U.S. customer buys or sells securities offered by the Continue Reading
Third Circuit Nixes Presumption of Irreparable Harm in Comparative False Advertising Cases
Continuing a trend that began in 2006 with the Supreme Court’s decision in eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ended the practice of presuming irreparable harm in Lanham Act cases. Parties requesting a preliminary injunction in such cases will Continue Reading
Big Data and the Law, or What to Expect When You Are Expecting Something for “Free”
And Now More Disclosure Requirements for Federal Contractors – Employee Compensation
OFCCP proposes new rule mandating new and sweeping contractor disclosures of employee compensation Federal contractors and subcontractors that have 100 or more employees and a federal contract, subcontract or purchase order exceeding $50,000 should pay close attention to a new rule proposed by Continue Reading
New Jersey enacts “Ban-the-Box” law, limiting inquiries about criminal history during first phase of hiring process
New Jersey has enacted a law prohibiting employers with 15 or more employees from asking about a job applicant’s criminal history until after a first interview, unless the employee voluntarily discloses criminal history information, or another law precludes an individual with a criminal history from Continue Reading
Executive Order Continues Focus on Labor Laws for Contractors
Under an Executive Order signed by President Obama on July 31, 2014, contractors and subcontractors are faced with a wave of new obligations concerning labor laws and pre-dispute arbitration agreements. The provisions of the Order mandate that contractors and subcontractors disclose Continue Reading