On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) took several steps against Kaspersky Lab, Inc. (“Kaspersky”), a U.S. subsidiary of a Russian company and its affiliates

Courts across the country continue to bolster transportation brokers’ defense against state law tort claims, as seen by another favorable ruling in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit this week.

On June 12, 2024, the United States intensified its sanctions and export control measures against Russia, aligning with commitments made by the G7 countries. Specifically, the United States designated more than 300 additional entities — including major supporters of the Russian financial infrastructure — broadened the scope of secondary sanctions applicable to foreign financial institutions, and imposed additional export controls on information technology and software, among other items and services. These actions, coinciding with the 50th G7 summit, significantly expand restrictions aimed at Russia's military operations in Ukraine and implicate new legal and business considerations for U.S. persons and companies with international operations.

The longstanding legal doctrine of respondeat superior holds employers vicariously liable for the negligent acts of their employees committed in the course and scope of their employment. Conventionally, the legal concept has been straightforward in its application. However, with the modern-day workplace becoming less defined, Kentucky employers that utilize a hybrid workplace—allowing remote and in-person attendance—may be exposed to additional liability when their employees are traveling to and from the office. This article is focused on Kentucky employers that utilize a hybrid workplace and the accompanying risk for additional liability exposures.

On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued another end-of-term major decision limiting the scope of federal agency actions in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Adding to the tectonic shift in the regulatory landscape created by the Court’s June 27 and 28 rulings constraining the role of administrative law judges and overturning longstanding “Chevron deference” by courts to federal agency expertise, the decision in Corner Post establishes a newly expanded time frame for affected entities to challenge final agency action. Instead of confirming that final agency action is subject to a default six-year statute of limitations, the Court held that under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the time limit for appeal begins to run when a plaintiff is injured by the agency's action, not when the action becomes final. This decision has important implications for businesses and others affected by federal regulations.

In a much-anticipated decision, on June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a sweeping opinion “overrul[ing]” a 40-year old precedent that required judges to defer to federal agency interpretations of their governing statutes when those laws were ambiguous or silent. Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, et al. No. 22-451 (2024), overruling Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984).

The Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on June 27, 2024 that significantly curtails the powers of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and has far-reaching implications for administrative law judges (“ALJs”) across the federal government.

On May 30, 2024, China's Ministry of Commerce, in conjunction with the General Administration of Customs and the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission, announced new export controls on select aviation and aerospace-related equipment and technologies. These controls, set to take effect on July 1, 2024, cover four main categories of items: equipment and technology for manufacturing aerospace structures and engines; gas turbine manufacturing equipment and technology; spacesuit window-related items; and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber products.