Johnson & Johnson’s “Talcum” Two-Step
December 12, 2024
Allegra Abramson, postdoctoral fellow at Temple Law’s Center for Compliance & Ethics, explores the most recent talcum lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson.
Liability
Supreme Court Sides with IRS in Stock Redemption Agreement Case
December 5, 2024
Andrew Barron (LAW ’15, LL.M. ’20) and David Winkowski discuss how a recent Supreme Court decision, Connelly v. United States, impacts business owners who use life insurance as part of their business succession planning.
Supreme Court Blocks the Misuse of Bankruptcy Code in Purdue Pharma Case, Delaying Relief for Opioid Victims
July 3, 2024
Douglas Sasso (LAW ’26) recaps the Supreme Court’s Harrington v. Purdue Pharma, L.P., discusses the Bankruptcy Code and the case’s impact to victims of the opioid crisis.
It’s Official – A Renewed Challenge to the Convenience of the Employer Test
September 15, 2023
Georgios Tsoflias (LAW ’16), along with Jennifer White and Andrew Wagner, of Reed Smith explains the nationwide impact that a New York tax appeal petition will have on telework arrangements that cross state lines.
The Third Circuit’s New One-Step: Good Faith as Purpose in LTL
Temple Law Professor Jonathan C. Lipson details Third Circuit’s LTL decision indicating shifting policy goals of chapter 11, and what this means for future and controversial cases (full article link).
Delaware Set to Expand Exculpation to Certain Officers of Corporations
The Delaware General Assembly is set to consider amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (DGCL), already approved by the Corporation Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association, to, among other things, allow Delaware corporations to adopt exculpation clauses limiting or eliminating the monetary liability of certain officers. The proposed amendment to Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL addresses a growing concern over officer liability, albeit by providing narrower exculpation than is available to directors.
Franchised Businesses Take Note: Biometric Privacy Laws and Liability
Modeled after the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, New York City’s biometric privacy law requires consumer establishments to post signs advising patrons of their rights.
Corporate Transparency Act and Implications for Entity Formation and Transaction Structures
The 116th United States Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, which includes the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA). The CTA seeks to provide appropriate safeguards to identify bad actors engaged in terrorism, money laundering, sex trafficking and other heinous acts through “shell companies” that are not actually engaged in a bona fide business venture but instead are created for the principal purpose of shielding the owners from liability for engaging in illicit behavior and, in many cases, their identities.
Seven Steps to Address Trade Secret Misappropriation by Whistleblowers
Temple Law alumni William Taylor (LAW ’06) outlines how the whistleblower immunity provision of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) can be used to develop a strategy for trade secret holders to mitigate the risk of incurring civil and criminal penalties stemming from the company’s alleged misconduct.
“Spit-balling” Enterprise Risk in the Time of COVID – 19: What You Better Be Doing if You’re Not Already
The Editors report on COVID – 19 business risk management issues and recommendations.