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06.18.2013
BY: JAHNA M. HARTWIG
A recent proposed rule may, if ultimately adopted, remove certain export controls that are currently imposed on some university research. On Friday, May 24, the U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”)...
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06.18.2013
BY: M. KEITH KAPP & JENNIFER A. MORGAN
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed the growler legislation into law on 12 June 2013, and the law is now in effect. As a result, businesses holding on-premises malt beverage permits, off-premises malt...
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06.18.2013
BY: ERIC S. BERMAN
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued one of its more anticipated rulings of this term in a decision that aims squarely at the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property law. In its 5-3 opinion in Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis,...
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06.17.2013
The Richmond Times-Dispatch published an article Sunday about cybercrime, based on the advice and analysis provided by Monica McCarroll and Billy Poynter at a seminar that Williams Mullen held. The article is available here.
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06.14.2013
BY: STEPHANIE LIPINSKI GALLAND & KYLE H. WINGFIELDVIRGINIATAX INCREASES (EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013)State-Wide
Gasoline tax of $0.175 per gallon eliminated.
New 3.5% wholesale tax on gasoline (6% on diesel fuels) implemented.
Sales and use tax...
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06.12.2013
BY: BRYDON M. DEWITT
Beginning in 2014, employers that do not offer adequate health coverage to full time employees may face penalties under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”). “Applicable large employers” that do not offer health...
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06.12.2013
BY: CHARLES B. NEELY, JR., NANCY S. RENDLEMAN, AND ROBERT W. SHAW
For several months, the North Carolina Senate and House have considered competing tax reform proposals. On Monday, June 10, the House passed HB 998 on its third reading and sent it to the...
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06.11.2013
BY: ROBERT K. COX
Contractors and property owners undertaking construction projects in Virginia should take note that the Virginia Legislature has amended the Virginia Mechanic’s Lien Statute, effective July 1, 2013.
In sum, the Legislature has added a new...
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06.10.2013
Williams Mullen Pro Bono Partner Andy Nea took his passion for helping seniors prepare life-planning documents – like living wills and other advance medical directives – to the Daily Press, discussing why it’s so crucial to have your wishes laid out ahead of...
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06.10.2013
Williams Mullen Labor and Employment attorney Laura Windsor was highlighted in this weekend’s Richmond Times-Dispatch with a “Getting to Know” Q&A article. She discusses her career history, inspiration and interests in the feature, available here
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06.07.2013
BY: ELIZABETH MASON HORSLEY
The Supreme Court has ruled that if a former spouse is the named beneficiary of life insurance benefits under FEGLIA, the former spouse receives the proceeds. Hillman v. Maretta, No. 11-1221 (June 3, 2013). The Supreme Court...
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06.07.2013
In a story that was published in Virginia and Michigan Lawyers Weekly publications, Lynn Jacob discussed the ways that law firms, like any other business, have to be aware of National Labor Relations Act regulations. The story is available here.
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06.06.2013
Rob Van Arnam discussed President Obama's proposed legislation to squelch so-called “patent trolls” with Law360. The article is available here.
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06.06.2013
John Staige Davis spoke to Main Justice about his former colleague James Comey, who is likely to be nominated to lead the FBI. See what he had to say here.
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06.05.2013
In a Hampton Roads Inside Business article about a company called BNNT LCC, Williams Mullen attorneys John Paris and Craig Mytelka got a mention for being instrumental in starting the company - John for helping to craft the business deal with investors, and...
