After a period of delayed enforcement, compliance is now required for several provisions of Reese’s Law (P.L. 117-171), which mandates federal safety requirements for button cell or coin batteries. To avoid unintended liability, manufacturers, importers, consumer products using such batteries, and distributors of button cell or coin batteries must be sure to understand their new…
(via Getty Images) The KattenFlex program planted a stake in the legal landscape, bucking the trend of “mandatory office creep,” by adopting a policy that elevated flexibility allowing practice groups and individual professionals the freedom to figure out a hybrid path that works for them. As the firm declared at the time “it ‘doesn’t feel…
17 April 2024 Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. A claimant’s recovery of attorneys’ fees in a trade secret action ordinarily reflects an overwhelming success at trial. The claimant would have necessarily proved (at least under federal law)…
How did Biglaw fare in 2023? We’ve finally moved from anecdotal stories of highs and lows and gotten some real data with the announcement of American Lawyer’s 2024 Am Law 100. And, overall, things are looking pretty good. Not the epic highs of the pandemic, but a pretty solid performance from Biglaw mainstays. As American…
Numerous reports suggest that Canberra will raise international student visa fees from the current $710 next month. The PIE has not been able to confirm if, or by how much, authorities will increase fees beyond government saying it is “considering all options as we work to restore integrity to international education”. Non-aligned think tank, the Grattan Institute,…
On March 26, 2024, the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), and the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) released a joint press release with the shared mission under the ASCI and the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) to work in close partnership to safeguard consumers against misleading advertising practices. The CCPA has formally requested ASCI…
Gordon Ramsey’s PR department does a great job with his public image: his aggressive interactions with would-be chefs is perfectly offset by his kind and encouraging demeanor toward children getting their start in fine dining. The department he seems to be lacking in is legal — he might not have a $16M squatters dispute if…
Racial and gender inequities still plague the field of educational measurement, from professional rank to salary, across academia, industry, and leadership roles. Those are the findings of a new report supported by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), and Women in Measurement (WIM). These organizations provide membership…
Many construction contracts contain some version of a “differing site conditions” clause. AIA’s A201 general conditions, as well as in the EJCDC equivalent, contains a changed site condition clause. It also appears in most state DOT specifications and federal government construction contracts. Generally, this provision provides for a change order (subject to procedural compliance) when…
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