28 June 2022 Foley Hoag LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Key Takeaways: Generally-available public benefit programs that exclude religious individuals and organizations from participation on the basis of their religious character infringe on the Free Exercise Clause, and will be held…
On April 14, 2022, the Chief Justice of the New Brunswick Court of the Queen’s Bench (the “Court”), Tracey K. DeWare, answered an important language rights question in Acadian Society of New Brunswick v. The Right Honorable Prime Minister of Canada:1 must the person who holds the office of Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick be bilingual?…
Introduction On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in the case, Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health, et al. v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization et al., 597 US _____ (2022), which concluded that the United States Constitution does not confer a right to abortion….
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff 28 June 2022 Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The transportation and logistics industry has been widely anticipating a decision from the US Supreme Court as to whether or not…
On Friday, June 24, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organizationthe United States Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade and held that the United States Constitution does not protect a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy. After Dobbs, some employers are considering adding or altering abortion-related benefits provided under their employer-sponsored group health plans, including…
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28 June 2022 Duane Morris LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Shortly after the new regulatory definition of “habitat” went into effect, the agencies that promulgated it (the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)) have rescinded it. The…
Last week, the FTC brought and settled enforcement actions against two manufacturing companies for allegedly limiting customers’ right to repair purchased products under unlawful warranty terms. The FTC alleged that the two companies, Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC (a motorcycle manufacturer) and MWE Investments, LLC (a Westinghouse outdoor generator maker), acted illegally when using voidable…
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Construction projects are often complex and involve numerous parties, including owners, general contractors, sub-contractors, architects, engineers, laborers and material suppliers. Often, conflict between the parties on a project is inevitable and can result in the withholding of funds. In this environment, a builders’ lien is a critical tool for a contractor, sub-contractor or supplier to…
In a recent post, I noted that while companies may face investor and regulator pressure to address ESG-related issues, ESG-related actions can also entail operational and financial risks – and litigation risks, as well. In the latest example of a company whose ESG-motivated actions went awry, leading to securities litigation, Wells Fargo has been sued…
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The Federal Court of Canada’s recent judgment in Benjamin Moore & Co. v. Canada (AG), 2022 FC 923, ordered Canadian patent examiners to apply a new legal framework when they assess computer-implemented inventions for subject-matter patentability. The three-part test was proposed by the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), who intervened in the case. IPIC…
