Publications - Legal Alerts

To keep your business apprised of new and noteworthy legal issues, Kilpatrick Stockton offers a variety of Legal Alerts—brief legal analyses of issues that may affect your company and your life. Search these informative articles by date, keyword, legal service, publication, or author below. Some Legal Alerts are in PDF format, which may be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader, downloadable through the link to the left.
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SEC Approves One-Year Extension for Small Businesses from Auditor Attestation Requirement in Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Banking & Financial Institutions - 06/27/2008


Supreme Court Issues Decisions on Use of State Funds in Union-Organizing Campaigns and Age Discrimination Claims Relating to Disability Retirement Plans
Labor & Employment - 06/26/2008

Florida Supreme Court Finds Insurance Coverage for Costs of Repairing Subcontractor's Completed, Defective Work
Insurance Coverage - 06/25/2008

Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act
Employee Benefits - 06/20/2008

Executive Order Requires Federal Contractors to Verify Employment Eligibility Electronically
Labor & Employment - 06/12/2008

Georgia Makes Significant Changes to Its Mechanic's Lien Statute
Construction & Infrastructure Projects - 06/04/2008

Supreme Court Finds Anti-Retaliation Claims Cognizable Under Section 1981
Labor & Employment - 06/02/2008

New Georgia Law Allows Employees to Store Guns in Cars at Work
Labor & Employment - 05/28/2008

ANOTHER TAX WORKPAPER VICTORY
Tax - 05/23/2008

New Federal Law Prohibits Employment Discrimination Based on Genetic Information
Labor & Employment - 05/21/2008

Landmark Genetic Nondiscrimination Legislation
Employee Benefits - 05/21/2008

Recent Trend Increases Risk of Exposure to Patent "False Marking" Claims
Patent Litigation - 05/15/2008

D.C. Circuit Overturns FTC's Finding that Patent Holder's Deception of Standard-Setting Organization Violated Antitrust Laws
Antitrust - 05/07/2008

SEC Proposes New Changes to Form ADV Part II
Investment Management - 04/30/2008

"Restrictive Covenants -- Non-Solicitation of Customer Clauses -- Enforceability"
TECHNOLOGY LITIGATION + LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - 04/24/2008

PROPOSED NEW PATENT RULES VOIDED — WHAT'S NEXT?
Intellectual Property - Patent - 04/04/2008

SEC Accepts Comments Regarding Proposed “Summary Prospectus” and Related Proposed Amendments
Investment Management - 03/31/2008

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT REGULATIONS
Labor & Employment - 02/19/2008

DOL Updates FMLA Regulations – A Benefits Perspective
Employee Benefits - 02/19/2008

New EPA Mandate!
Environmental - 02/12/2008

FTC Takes Expansive Approach in Challenging Patent Owner's Refusal to Honor Licensing Commitment to Standard Setting Body
Antitrust - 02/06/2008

Texas Supreme Court Joins Majority of Jurisdictions by Ruling Insurer Must Show Prejudice if Relying on Violation of Notice Requirement to Deny Coverage
Insurance Coverage - 02/05/2008

COURT FINDS INTERNAL INVESTIGATION POLICY MAY BE UNLAWFULLY RETALIATORY
Labor & Employment - 02/04/2008

FTC Updates Merger Reporting Thresholds
Antitrust - 01/30/2008

SEC Adopts Amendments Affording Regulatory Relief and Simplification for “Smaller Reporting Companies”
Corporate and Business - 01/29/2008

DIRECTORS' AND OFFICERS' INSURANCE MAY COVER COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONDING TO A GOVERNMENT SUBPOENA
Insurance Coverage - 01/23/2008

No Private Right of Action Under Section 10(b) Against Third Party Wrongdoers
Investment Management - 01/23/2008

ERISA Preemption on the Run – San Francisco's Health Ordinance
Employee Benefits - 01/23/2008

FCC Commences Aggressive Enforcement of “Junk Fax” Law
Telecommunications - 01/10/2008

Florida Expands Insurance Coverage for General Contractors in “Construction Defect” Lawsuits
Insurance Coverage - 01/08/2008

DOJ Will Not Appeal Dismissal of Indictment-- Amnesty Agreement Upheld
Antitrust - 01/04/2008



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