Effective October 8, 2021, by its SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO 11 NYCRR 25 (INSURANCE REGULATION 10), the NYSDFS amended the New York insurance regulations pertaining to public adjusters. You can bookmark or download a clean copy of the revised regulation by clicking here (or bookmark this post). And below is a clean version of the revised Regulation…
Last Friday, the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) imposed further sanctions against Russia, marking the second anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine and in retaliation to the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. These measures were followed by a G7 statement issued on Saturday 24 February, in which the G7 nations committed…
Claiming to be “green” and “sustainable” has become a competitiveness perimeter in the EU, with green products registering greater growth than other products. However, not all products on the EU market are as environmentally friendly as presented by the companies and thus may be misleading to the consumers in relation to their environmental impact. Such…
Three Opinions of Vlas AG at the Dutch Supreme Court dated 5 April 2024 but published today discuss issues of applicable law in competition follow-on cases. See also my earlier posts on Air Cargo and Palink. CJEU authority cited includes Concurrence, Nintendo, Tibor Trans, CDC, flyLAL. ECLI:NL:PHR:2024:561 is the Palink case in the Truck Cartel:…
Image by Nikin from Pixabay In its jugment of 30 April 2024 (C-470/21), the Court of Justice of the European Union answered three questions referred by the French Administrative Supreme Court (‘Conseil d’Etat’), that can be summed up as follows: must Article 15(1) of Directive 2002/58 on privacy and electronic communications be interpreted as precluding…
Surprise, another 512(f) claim fails. But the sender’s dereliction in this case really got to me, so it’s worth the blog post. The case revolves around a “beat” produced by Jordan Jenks (a/k/a Pi’erre Bourne). Jenks licensed the beat non-exclusively to Jordan White (a/k/a G-BABY GVVAAN), who incorporated it into a song called “Oi!” Another…
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Domestic abuse is a serious issue that can affect many families across Canada. When charges are brought against the alleged perpetrator, it starts a legal process designed to find out the truth and potentially bring them to justice. Understanding what happens when you press charges for domestic abuse is important for everyone involved in the…
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Perspectives 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 33 Becker Attorneys The 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the oldest and most revered peer review publications, honors 33 Becker attorneys across the Firm’s practices. Two Becker attorneys, Joseph Adams and Sanjay Kurian, were also recognized as Lawyer of the…
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Phones across Hawaii lit up at 8:07 a.m. on January 13, 2018 with an alert that a ballistic missile was hurtling toward the state. Two minutes later, Governor David Ige learned that the alert was mistakenly sent. But it took another excruciating 15 minutes before the governor took to Twitter to clarify that there was…
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FTC Announces Proposed Settlement with Security Camera Firm Over Alleged Data Security Failures and CAN-SPAM Violations On August 30, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement with Verkada, a security camera firm, in connection with alleged data security failures and CAN-SPAM Act violations. Under the proposed order, Verkada will be required to implement…
