Alert
Published 06/23/2021
By Vincent M. Canale, Thomas Goodwyn
Industries Condominium and Community Associations
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Executive Orders issued by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker have prevented condominium and homeowner associations from effectively pursuing collection of unpaid assessments through the Illinois Eviction Act. Effective June 25, 2021, Executive Order 2021-13 allows associations to pursue remedies under the Eviction Act for non-payment of assessments, subject to certain limitations. The filing of an action pursuant to the Illinois Eviction Act has always been the preferred (as well as the most effective) way for a condominium or homeowner association to...
Alert
Published 06/23/2021
By Nancy Q. Burke, Pamela Goodwin
Services Environmental
When a fire, spill or explosion causes pollutants to escape to the environment, responsible parties must quickly grapple with whether and when to report to authorities, which statutes and regulations apply, which agencies to notify and what to disclose. One key law that commonly triggers reporting obligations is Section 103 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. § 9603. Section 103 mandates that a person in charge “immediately notify the National Response Center” as soon as they know that a reportable quantity of a hazardous substance...
Videos
Published 06/22/2021
Industries Video Gaming and Esports
In this episode of “Lawyers With Game,” host Darius Gambino of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice, discusses the issues of college athletes being compensated for their name, image and likeness (NIL), particularly in video games, with colleague Angie de Cespedes, also from Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice, and guest Michael McCann of Sportico. They talk about the O’Bannon v. NCAA lawsuit, and the Supreme Court [oral argument and] ruling in NCAA v. Alston , as well as how certain states are passing their own NIL regulations for...
Videos
Published 06/21/2021
Industries Video Gaming and Esports
In this episode of “Lawyers With Game,” host Darius Gambino of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice discusses non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and their connection with video games with two colleagues from the firm’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice – Mike Jacobson and Zach Kizitaff. They dive into sites like NBA Top Shot, Dibbs, Collectable and Wax.io, and how those NFT marketplaces allow fans to own pieces of sports memorabilia. They also discuss how video game publishers can get into the NFT market.
Videos
Published 06/20/2021
Industries Video Gaming and Esports
In this episode of “Lawyers With Game,” host Darius Gambino of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice talks about mobile gaming and esports gambling with colleague Mark Simpson, also in the firm’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice, and guest Anthony Gaud of G3 Esports. They discuss the increased appetite for mobile games, particularly in Southeast Asia, the protection of software through patents, and the future of patent litigation in the mobile gaming space. They also discuss the impending launch of G3’s new platform, which will permit esports wagering through a...
Videos
Published 06/19/2021
Industries Video Gaming and Esports
In this episode of “Lawyers With Game,” host Darius Gambino of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice, is joined by colleague Leah Leyendecker, also from the firm’s Video Gaming and Esports Practice, and guest Ryan Johnson, the founder and executive director of Cxmmunity, a nonprofit that is aimed at empowering minority college students to pursue careers in the video gaming and esports industries. They talk about how Cxmmunity is exposing students of color to all facets of these industries to help translate their gaming passion into careers, how Cxmmunity has...
Alert
Published 06/18/2021
By Levi R. Schy, Kathryn Beaumont Murphy, Patrick F. Nugent, Joshua W.B. Richards
Industries Higher Education
On June 16, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education’s (the “Department”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a Notice of Interpretation explaining that it will enforce Title IX's prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex to include: (1) discrimination based on sexual orientation; and (2) discrimination based on gender identity. [1] The move is the latest action by OCR in carrying out President Biden’s Executive Order on Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity , [2] and follows an April 2021...
Article
Published 06/17/2021
Industries Cannabis Law
Alert
Published 06/16/2021
By Joshua W. B. Richards, Zachary B. Kizitaff
Industries Higher Education
The Department of Justice recently filed a Statement of Interest in Thomas v. Bd. of Regents of the University of Nebraska , a case pending in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska asserting peer harassment and retaliation claims under Title IX. Following a motion to dismiss and opposition briefing, DOJ (with co-signature from Department of Education attorneys) filed a Statement of Interest , seeking to “explain the legal standards governing peer sexual harassment and retaliation claims for damages under Title IX.” The Statement of Interest stakes out a number of DOJ...
Blog Post
Published 06/16/2021
By Zachary Kimmel
Article
Published 06/14/2021
Services Labor and Employment
Alert
Published 06/14/2021
By Alexander Bilus | Patrick Hromisin | Jillian Walton
Services Cybersecurity and Privacy
On June 4, 2021, the European Commission adopted new sets of Standard Contractual Clauses (New SCCs) that organizations can use when transferring personal data protected by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to countries outside the European Union (EU). The New SCCs were long overdue, but their issuance creates a number of tasks for the multitude of organizations that have used the current versions of the SCCs to lawfully transfer personal data from the EU to non-EU countries in the years since the GDPR went into effect. The prior versions of standard contractual clauses that the...
Alert
Published 06/11/2021
By Marshall Paul, Rick Carroll
Services Corporate
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of Treasury (FinCEN) has made it clear that the reporting obligations imposed on corporations, LLCs, and other “similar” entities under the new Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) are anything but clear. The CTA, which likely will present a significant filing burden for many small and medium-sized businesses, was part of the National Defense Authorization Act, passed by Congress on January 1, 2021. Among other things, the CTA makes FinCEN responsible for collecting data surrounding the ownership of corporations and other entities. The...
Alert
Published 06/09/2021
By Bruce D. Armon, Samatha R. Gross, Patricia Varona Garcia
Industries Health Care | HIPAA / Health Information Privacy and Security
On June 2, 2021, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced that the Diabetes, Endocrinology & Lipidology Center, Inc., (DELC) agreed to pay $5,000, enter into a Resolution Agreement, and adopt a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) to settle a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. According to its web page, DELC has one (1) health care provider and their sole office is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Two years ago, OCR announced the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative, which...
Blog Post
Published 06/09/2021
By Jason Tremblay, Alexander Reich
Blog Post
Published 06/08/2021
By Jason Tremblay, Alexander Reich