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SEC rules governing accredited investors are designed to protect individual investors from risks that could result from the lack of regulatory oversight associated with unregistered private securities offerings. By expanding the definition of “accredited investor,” the SEC has provided more investors with the opportunity to access alternative investments and given companies, private-equity ...
https://law.temple.edu/10q/doj-targeting-private-equity-firms-in-false-claims-act-litigation/
The False Claims Act (FCA) has long been a powerful tool for the federal government to generate large recoveries from government contractors, including companies in the healthcare industry. In fiscal year 2017 alone, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) recovered more than $3.7 billion in settlements and judgments in civil cases brought under the FCA.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2016 published Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals warning of criminal remedies for those participating in illegal no-poach agreements. Recently, the DOJ and FTC made good on that promise by filing the first public criminal indictment alleging a conspiracy between companies in which they agreed not to ...
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Barbara Sicalides (LAW ’89) and Alexis Fennell (LAW ’21) co-authored an article discussing the FTC’s treatment of an offensive noncompete provision, going beyond the subject of their initial investigation, the parties’ asset purchase agreement.
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April 22, 2024 Granting student-athletes Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights has transformed college sports, but players and institutions alike now seek consistency amid varying NCAA policies and state laws. Last year’s Senate hearing on Name, Image, and Likeness, and the Future of College Sports covered issues of compliance, student-athlete contracts, and employment law while also ...
https://law.temple.edu/10q/tag/wage-fixing/
Nathan J. Larkin (LAW ’20) of Cozen O’Connor co-authored an article with Stephen A. Miller discussing the DOJ’s market collusion crackdown of no-poach and wage-fixing agreements between competitors, as showcased in United States v. DaVita Inc.
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Professor Tarrant Mahony discusses the recent passage of the “Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China” (the “FIL”). The FIL consolidates many recent changes to China’s foreign investment regime, allows for the establishment of foreign investment projects without prior government approval, and addresses issues of intellectual property rights protection and forced ...
https://law.temple.edu/10q/federal-circuit-throws-shade-on-ttabs-treatment-of-color-trademarks/
Pink insulation, green tractors, robins-egg blue jewelry boxes—they all have something in common: recognizable colors that many associate with products. But can colors be registered as trademarks and, if so, when? On April 8, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit provided welcome guidance for trademark owners and practitioners on the nuanced area of protecting ...
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December 12, 2024 Allegra Abramson, postdoctoral fellow at Temple Law’s Center for Compliance & Ethics, explores the most recent talcum lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson.
https://law.temple.edu/10q/us-quarterly-fee-differential-ruled-unconstitutional/
: On May 25, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reaffirmed the U.S. Constitution’s requirement of uniformity in bankruptcy legislation and rulemaking.