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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Supreme Court Holds That Employer's Efforts to Avoid Discrimination Claims Resulted in Unlawful Discrimination
Labor & Employment - 07/01/2009


FDIC Revises Annual Audit and Reporting Requirements
Banking & Financial Institutions - 06/30/2009

UPDATE: IRS Modifies FBAR Reporting Requirements for Hedge Fund and Commingled Similar Investments – Due June 30, 2009
Employee Benefits - 06/26/2009

UPDATE: IRS Modifies FBAR Reporting Requirements for Hedge Fund and Similar
Investment Management - 06/25/2009

Recently Announced FBAR Reporting Requirements for Hedge Fund and Similar Investments – Due June 30, 2009
Investment Management - 06/24/2009

Second Circuit Rules That the Unauthorized Removal of Anticounterfeiting Devices From Otherwise Genuine Trademarked Products Is Actionable As Trademark Infringement
Intellectual Property - Trademark - 06/23/2009

Administration Proposes Restructuring Of Financial Services Regulation
Banking & Financial Institutions - 06/19/2009

Supreme Court Raises Claimants' Standard of Proof in Age Discrimination Cases
Labor & Employment - 06/19/2009

What Health Care Companies Need to Know about Recent Amendments to Federal False Claims Act
Health and Life Sciences - 06/18/2009

New Proposal Would Give Certain Shareholders the Right to Include Director Nominees in Company Proxy Materials
Securities Compliance - 06/17/2009

Federal Banking Agencies Propose Regulations for the Licensing of Mortgage Loan Originators
Banking and Financial Institutions - 06/11/2009

Increased Litigation Under the Electronic Fund Transfers Act
Banking & Financial Institutions - 06/10/2009

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGAIN DELAYS IMPLEMENTATION OF E-VERIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS
Labor & Employment - 06/03/2009

New Legislation Creates Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
Banking & Financial Institutions - 05/28/2009

FDIC Reduces Special Assessment on Insured Banks and Savings Associations; Adopts Asset-Based Assessment Formula
Banking & Financial Institutions - 05/28/2009

TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES TO CURE ALLEGED FRAUD IN THE PROCUREMENT OF REGISTRATIONS
Intellectual Property - 05/26/2009

SEX, LIES AND THE INTERNET: NINTH CIRCUIT RULES THAT COMMUNICATION DECENCY ACT DOES NOT NECESSARILY SHIELD YAHOO FROM LIABILITY FOR PROMISING – AND THEN FAILING – TO REMOVE OBJECTIONABLE USER CONTENT
Intellectual Property - 05/18/2009

Department of Labor Opinion Letter Clarifies FMLA Notice Requirements
Labor & Employment - 05/11/2009

What Must Your Healthcare Organization Do (if anything) To Protect Against Patient Identity Theft?
Healthcare - 05/06/2009

The Impact of H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu) on the Workplace
Labor & Employment / Employee Benefits - 05/05/2009

Protecting Seller's Interest in Goods Sold on Credit Terms
Leveraged Finance - 04/20/2009

IMPLEMENTATION OF E-VERIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS DELAYED UNTIL JUNE 30
Labor & Employment - 04/20/2009

Treasury Announces Capital Purchase Program Terms for Mutual Institutions
Banking & Financial Institutions - 04/15/2009

District Court Dismisses Price Fixing Claims on Remand from Supreme Court
Antitrust - 04/14/2009

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Confirms That Intent-to-Use Requirements are Equally Applicable to Non-United States Applicants Under Sections 44(d), 44(e), and 66(a)
Intellectual Property - 04/10/2009

Consolidation in the Financial Sector and the Changing Role of Antitrust Law
Banking & Financial Institutions - 04/09/2009

Treasury Announces Capital Purchase Program Terms for Mutual Holding Companies
Banking & Financial Institutions - 04/09/2009

In re Kubin – Another Hurdle for DNA Sequence Patents
Health & life Sciences - 04/07/2009

New Markets Tax Credits Loans – A Low-Cost Source of Capital for the Right Type of Borrower
Finance - 04/03/2009

Supreme Court Okays Collective Bargaining Agreements Requiring Mandatory Arbitration of Age Discrimination Claims
Labor & Employment - 04/03/2009

Treasury Outlines Regulatory Reform Agenda; Proposes Legislation for Resolving "Systemically Significant Financial Companies"
Banking & Financial Institutions - 03/31/2009

Financing REO in CMBS: Some Answers and Some Questions
Real Estate Finance & Capital Markets - 03/24/2009

Treasury Department to Establish Public/Private Partnership to Purchase "Legacy Assets"
Banking & Financial Institutions - 03/24/2009

The Regulation of Depository Institutions: Seismic Change Coming?
Banking & Financial Institutions - 03/23/2009

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Mutual Fund Case
Investment Management - 03/20/2009

FDIC Extends Debt Guarantee Program; Imposes Surcharges
Banking & Financial Institutions - 03/18/2009

Stimulus Legislation Provides Tax Relief For Certain Debt Restructurings
Tax - 03/13/2009

Eighth Circuit Restores Multi-Employer Worksite Policy in the Construction Industry
Labor & Employment / Construction - 03/12/2009

SEC Adopts Revisions To Form D And Mandates Electronic Filing
Securities - 03/05/2009

Court Awards Copyright Owner, Client of Kilpatrick Stockton, the Infringer's Entire Gross Revenues as Remedy for Willful Infringement of Furniture Designs
Intellectual Property - Copyright - 03/02/2009

FDIC Adopts Emergency Assessment; Revises Risk-Based Assessment System
Banking & Financial Institutions - 03/02/2009

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Antitrust Claim Based on Price-Squeeze Theory
Antitrust - 02/27/2009

The Federal Circuit Certifies an Interlocutory Appeal to Consider the Issue of whether Markman Rulings Should Be Afforded Collateral Estoppel Effect
Intellectual Property - Patent - 02/26/2009

Stimulus Legislation Provides Targeted Benefit For Certain S Corporations
Tax - 02/26/2009

Treasury Announces Capital Assistance Program
Banking & Financial Institutions - 02/26/2009

A Benefits Primer on the Economic Stimulus Package – COBRA, Transit and HIPAA
Employee Benefits - 02/24/2009

President Obama Signs Executive Order Encouraging Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects
Labor & Employment / Construction - 02/20/2009

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act – Consumer Product Safety Commission Provides Limited Interim Relief
Consumer Product Safety - 02/18/2009

Stimulus Package Adds Tight Limits on Executive Pay For Banks Receiving Federal Financial Aid
Banking & Financial Institutions - 02/18/2009

Implementing E Proxy In 2009—Some Practical Considerations
Securities Law - 02/17/2009

Federal Rules of Evidence - New Rule 502
TAX - 02/13/2009

TREASURY ANNOUNCES OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FINANCIAL STABILITY PLAN
Banking & Financial Institutions - 02/11/2009

TTAB Rules that Fraud in Less than All Classes Does Not Warrant Cancellation of Multi-Class Registration in Toto
Intellectual Property - Trademark - 02/11/2009

Deploying intangible assets in a state attracts income tax
Tax - 02/06/2009

Treasury Announces New Restrictions on Executive Compensation
Banking & Finance - 02/05/2009

President Obama Signs Executive Orders Imposing New Labor-Related Obligations and Limitations on Federal Contractors
Labor & Employment - 02/02/2009

FDIC Developing Examiner Guidance on Banks’ Use of TARP Funds
Banking & Financial Institutions - 01/30/2009

FDIC Adopts Final Rule on Processing Deposit Accounts of Failed Institutions: New Disclosure Requirements Imposed
Banking & Financial Institutions - 01/29/2009

President Obama Signs New Law Creating Additional Rights to Recovery for Employees Claiming Discriminatory Pay
Labor & Employment - 01/29/2009

Supreme Court Protects from Retaliation Comments Made During an Employer's Internal Discrimination Investigation
Labor & Employment - 01/28/2009

United States v. Textron Inc. (1st Cir. Jan. 21, 2009)
Tax - 01/23/2009

Treasury Issues Additional Executive Compensation Rules for TARP Participants
Banking & Financial Institution - 01/20/2009

FTC Updates HSR Act Thresholds
Antitrust Legal Alert - 01/07/2009



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