In the past, we have provided some guidance about how to manage supply chain and other business to business disputes.
2020-2021 has been the year of supply chain disruptions and customer disputes. Not all disputes lead to a courtroom – many of them are resolved. However, there are certain practices when it comes to sending…
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Since the Colonial Pipeline and JBS meat manufacturing security incidents, attention is finally…
One of the IndustryWeek articles that always grabs my attention is “Top 10 Most Corrupt Countries of 2021.” Obviously, there is an immediate incentive to check the list and see if you do business (or even can do business) in any of the countries listed.
Leaving the list aside, one trend for manufacturers…
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Aerospace and energy equipment manufacturer Honeywell has reportedly been hit with a cyber-attack…
Below in an excerpt from an article authored by Robinson+Cole Labor and Employment Group lawyers Britt-Marie K. Cole-Johnson, Rachel V. Kushel, Abby M. Warren and Kayla N. West that was published in Industry Week on March 12, 2021.
The changing social climate has companies reevaluating their approach to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Many…
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Manufacturers of products often are not prepared for, or aware that cybersecurity incidents…
The Wall Street Journal published a story a few days ago that described some of the challenges that exist in the manufacturing supply chain.
“U.S. manufacturers aced the shutdown of their factories and warehouses last spring in response to Covid-19. They’re botching the recovery.
“After carrying out an orderly retreat from assembly lines as the…
Earlier this year, I provided our 2021 Corporate Compliance and Litigation Outlook for Manufacturers. I noted that even though we had been counseling a lot of manufacturers on force majeure events (i.e., the ability to suspend performance) “there has not been a lot of litigation outside of what you hear about in the commercial real…
2021 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook for Manufacturers
In late 2012, we created the Manufacturing Law Blog with the goal of providing our manufacturing clients with a holistic approach to the unique issues facing manufacturers that operate globally. Starting in 2016, we made sure our first three posts of the year are dedicated to providing…
There are a lot of programs from service providers that seek to advise business owners on what to do after they have decided to sell their manufacturing business. I equate it to trying to jump on a ship just as it is entering port.
What happens, however, if you don’t know what to do or,…
