1. JD Supra Morning Brief: Vine Spells Trouble, Lincoln Schools Troll, Disclosures Trigger Lawsuits, gTLDs Threaten Internet

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    Does the America Invents Act encourage or discourage startup capital? Watch and learn… (Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox) 

    Fruit of the Vine… can spell trouble for employers… (Pullman & Comley) 

    Apparently, patent trolls were a problem when Abraham Lincoln was practicing law. And he gave one a good schooling, too [great read ] (Pepper Hamilton) 

    How to protect your company’s intellectual property? Go on the offensive. And the defensive… (Davis Brown) 

    Want to stop having to pay US taxes without giving up your US citizenship? Move to Puerto Rico. Really (Bilzin Sumberg) 

    The new generic top-level domains threaten the security of the Internet itself… (BakerHostetler) 

    Should it be this hard to determine what is a natural food ingredient and what is not? (Morrison & Foerster) 

    The European Commission approved oil giant Rosneft’s acquisition of TNK-BP, sidestepping the question of whether Roseneft operates independently of the Russian state (King & Spalding) 

    Are your employees complaining to management about what goes on in the office? You might want to respond before the complaints escalate… (Proskauer) 

    Corporate investor relations teams should expect that any negative news or disclosure will trigger a securities class action lawsuit (Levick) 

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  2. JD Supra Morning Brief: Global Banks, Donald Trump, Czech Invoices, Controlled Substances

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    For my birthday, I just want a song I can sing and play and rebroadcast without paying royalties… (Bloomberg Law) 

    Setting up a JV with a foreign company? Read this before you sign… (MoFo Tech) 

    How much will Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Bill Maher cost? If you have to ask… (Greenberg Glusker) 

    Dot what? Dot anything, says ICANN (K&L Gates) 

    Delaware contemplates how to respond to the inevitable sea level rise that will accompany global warming (McCarter & English) 

    CFPB Director Richard Cordray sends a message to payday and student lenders (Ballard Spahr) 

    Should we pay this trademark filing invoice to the Worldwide Database of Trademarks and Patents? Let me Czech… (Field Law) 

    The DEA is proposing rules for disposal of controlled substances that include mailing them to the agency. Word (King & Spalding) 

    Employers take note: a Supreme Court rejection of DOMA could require an overnight change in your employee benefits policy (Snell & Wilmer) 

    Put “success” into your business succession plan (Small Business Support) 

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  3. JD Supra Morning Brief: Threat Spectrum, Human Rights, Unhealthy Snacks, Green Chemicals

    OK, the fun’s over. Back to work all of you. If you hurry, you can read the JD Supra Morning Brief before you go:

    The risks for businesses have never been greater. The key to survival? Understanding – and responding to – the complete “threat spectrum” (Levick) 

    Want to make human rights part of your corporate culture and responsibilities? Your FCPA lawyer might be able to help (Foley Hoag) 

    The USDA is proposing new rules for keeping unhealthy snacks out of schools. 160 pages worth… (Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard) 

    Looks like New Jersey residents will soon be able to gamble online (Ifrah Law) 

    Can’t we all just get along? Perhaps, if we stop doing what comes naturally… (Gilbert LLP) 

    More than two years and 450,000 comments later, the EPA still has not finalized its coal ash rule (Burr & Forman) 

    But “green” chemicals are always better, right? (Sedgwick) 

    You may be happy to know that federal law now allows you to give an extra $100 to your political candidate of choice (Womble Carlyle) 

    There may be no magic formula for finding a successor to a highly regarded leader, but the wrong choice can turn into Mr. Hyde… (Ogletree Deakins) 

    “Grandpa, tell me again what it was like in the olden days when websites all ended in .com…” (McDermott Will & Emery) 

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  4. Today’s Buzz: Counterfeit Drugs in China, LinkedIn Lawsuit Dismissed, FMLA Abuse, More

    What we learned in law today, from JD Supra:

    If you think an applicant shouldn’t get the generic Top Level Domain name they’ve applied for, you’ve got three days to tell ICANN (Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP) 

    President Obama signed a new law expanding the protections against foreclosure for active duty military (BuckleySandler LLP) 

    Counterfeit drugs are a big problem in China, too (Reed Smith) 

    An “honest suspicion” may be enough to justify terminating an employee for FMLA abuse (Franczek Radelet P.C.) 

    An employee background screening company is subject to the same rules as a consumer reporting agency (Ballard Spahr LLP) 

    Professional football players are eligible for workers’ comp when they file as stipulated in their contracts (Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP) 

    The Army Corps of Engineers is ready to spend $7 billion on locally generated renewable and alternative energy (Morgan Lewis) 

    The DOJ is stepping up enforcement of the ADA in the healthcare industry (King & Spalding) 

    A class-action lawsuit against LinkedIn for alleged privacy law violations was dismissed (Proskauer) 

    South Carolina just enacted a law that reduces employment benefits by five months for workers fired due to “misconduct” (Collins & Lacy, P.C.) 

    The CFPB has set its sights on the student loan industry (maybe they read yesterday’s Buzz?) (Saul Ewing) 

    The POM Wonderful ruling is packed with the nutrients food manufacturers need to stave off lawsuits (Morrison & Foerster LLP) 

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