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The Legal Intelligencer

Court: E-Cigarettes—but Not Separate Components—Can Be Taxed as Tobacco Products

The Commonwealth Court has unanimously ruled that it is not unconstitutional for Pennsylvania to tax electronic cigarettes and e-liquid as "tobacco products" even if they don't deliver tobacco.
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Daily Business Review

Sotheby's Pursues Unprecedented Legal Strategy for Ancient Bronze Horse

The ancient Greeks created the relics of the past, but Sotheby's claims the future, at least with respect to one treasured antiquity.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Plaintiffs Lawyers Want to Depose J&J Exec Over Missing Talc Samples

Plaintiffs lawyers have told a New Jersey federal judge they want to depose a Johnson & Johnson representative to address why the company lost or destroyed talcum powder samples that they could have tested in cases alleging women got ovarian cancer from prolonged use of its baby powder.
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Corporate Counsel

'Physical Presence' Test Is Gone, but Uncertainty Remains for Companies After Wayfair Decision

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision last week provides some clarity for retail companies' legal departments now faced with complying with thousands of jurisdictions' tax laws, legal experts said. But, the ruling hasn't solved everything, they noted.
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International Edition

Skadden, Simpson Thacher on $1.2B IPO of Japan's First Unicorn

Flea market app operator Mercari Inc. debuted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the largest tech listing in Japan since 2016.
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National Law Journal

Supreme Court's Internet Sales Tax Ruling Is Billion-Dollar Boon for States

The U.S. Supreme Court says states are allowed to collect sales taxes from online retailers that don't have a have a physical presence in their borders. By a 5-4 vote in the case South Dakota v. Wayfair, the majority overturned the court's 1992 decision in Quill v. North Dakota, which had affirmed the “physical presence” test for state sales-and-use tax collections.
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New York Law Journal

Representing a Franchisor at Trial: First Step, Educate the Court

Franchising columnist David J. Kaufmann discusses how franchise networks are not immune from disputes.
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Daily Business Review

GDPR—A New Fundamental Right Protecting Personal Identifiable Information, More

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a broad and comprehensive European Union (EU) data privacy law that went into effect on May 25. This is a great example of the law trying to catch up with the technology and our digital lives.
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National Law Journal

Judge Appoints Leadership in Intel Security Flaw Cases

A federal judge in Oregon has appointed 11 lawyers to lead more than 40 class actions brought over alleged security flaws in Intel Corp.'s microprocessor chips.
1 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Winston & Strawn Lawyers Represent Rent-A-Center in $1.3 Billion Privatization Merger

A team of lawyers from the Dallas office of Winston & Strawn helped guide Texas-based Rent-A-Center in a $1.3 billion merger with the Florida-based…
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