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5 takeaways from the employee ERISA win in McMillan
Seven steps to avoid the new waves of Chinese tariffs on industrial goods
In California, when is a ‘worker’ considered an ‘employee’?
Lucia v. SEC: With Janus and Wayfair, a herald of further challenges to administrative enforcement and rulemaking?
The benefits of a business ‘prenup’: A litigator’s perspective
Is it time to address benefits for alternative work arrangements?
Uh-oh, y’all: EPA’s action against ‘Fixer Upper’ stresses importance of lead paint rules
Shoring up the PBGC’s insurance program for multiemployer plans: An update
Sweeping tax reform necessitates review and analysis of form of entity
The “ABCs” of “ICOs”
Supreme Court nixes USPTO’s practice of partially instituting IPR challenges
The Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the IPR process
Wyoming signs cryptocurrency bills into law
What’s in Your Health Savings Account?
2018 resolution: conduct ERISA fiduciary training
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Part III: Another update on IPR estoppel in the courts and at the PTAB
Could graffiti art prevent your redevelopment project?
The tax laws changed. Should your business and estate plans change too?
IFR for steel and aluminum exclusions
Section 232 tariffs on steel & aluminum
Data in the cloud: What if the cloud provider goes bankrupt?
Will the Higher Education Act be reauthorized in 2018?
The Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017: California’s newest warning requirements
Proposal for nationalization of 5G network is dead on arrival
California takes another run at regulating virtual currencies
Prop 65: 9 chemicals added to California’s list for required warnings
New tax law’s doubling of estate tax exemption compels a review of your estate plan
PTAB offers clarification on inter partes review and state sovereign immunity
3 compliance obligations you may not know you have
Criminal antitrust prosecutions still loom for employers with ‘no-poaching,’ ‘wage-fixing’ agreements
5 points to remember before relying on the EPA’s new NSR guidance on projected future emissions
Pending tax reform, prepaying 2018 real estate taxes could benefit Illinois individual taxpayers
Beware the tail of the dog: 5 tips in dealing with employee benefits in mergers and acquisitions
The hidden exposure of tenant estoppels and SNDAs
Serving as a trustee: What is the job description?
Amendments to Chapter 12 make it easier for a family farmer to reorganize
What you should know about estate and gift tax 2018 inflation adjustments
Benefit issues impacting older workers
What’s the current landscape for CFTC cryptocurrency regulation?
Amending claims may be getting easier in post-grant proceedings, at least for now
Expanded ARO pilot program poised for Chicago City Council approval
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An update on the shifting standard for IPR estoppel
EPA Regional Counsel and MDNR General Counsel discuss environmental enforcement under new administrations
An ERISA claim check: 9 tips for effective and compliant claims procedures
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9th Circuit’s VidAngel decision vindicates lawful video filtering service
How to guarantee bad performance from your vendors
New Fed Circuit decision bolsters on-sale bar
Laches no longer a defense to patent infringement
Supreme Court limits liability for shipping parts of patented inventions abroad
University patents now immune to inter partes review: Will business come calling?
Boundaries of America Invents Act review procedures still being defined
Case shows ever-changing nature of patent law
EA Sports won’t be beaten at its own game – Escaping potential liability through successful § 101 motion to dismiss
Food Fight
Can almonds lactate? Standards of identity and why the FDA may soon target makers of milk substitutes
Bank Check
Dodd Frank rollback law provides regulatory relief for community banks – Part 3: Miscellaneous regulatory relief provisions
Credit Report
Delaware bankruptcy litigants get lost in Article 9’s anti-assignment override provisions
Health Law Checkup
AT&T rings Justice's bell: What the AT&T-Time Warner merger decision means for health care
Credit Report
Assignee’s pre- and post-petition attorney fees are compensable in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy
The Ground Floor
Enforcing a mechanic’s lien in California? Don’t waive your right to arbitrate the dispute
Bank Check
Dodd Frank rollback law provides regulatory relief for community banks – Part 2: Residential mortgage lending
REGucation
Arbitration provisions in enrollment agreements appear to be safe in light of Supreme Court ruling
Food Fight
Fraudulent organic food imports: How food companies can decrease risks of getting defrauded in 7 steps
Bank Check
Dodd Frank rollback law provides regulatory relief for community banks – Part 1: Capital requirements, financial reporting, Volcker rule
Cybersecurity Bits and Bytes
Seventh Circuit lets data breach suit proceed for credit monitoring and lost use of credit card damages
Cybersecurity Bits and Bytes
That’s all, folks! Alabama becomes 50th state with breach notification law
Food Fight
9th Circuit invokes “reasonable child” standard to ice Starbucks consumer fraud claim based on cold drinks
Cybersecurity Bits and Bytes
South Dakota enacts its first data breach notification law, leaving Alabama the last holdout
Tracking Cannabis
Cook County voters’ support of recreational cannabis in non-binding referendum promising for future of Illinois cannabis
Life Sciences Decoded
Connected medical device vulnerabilities continue to impact manufacturers, health care
Credit Report
Consumer lenders should review key borrower notices in light of recent Missouri decisions
Business Succession Solutions
Converting from an S corporation to a C corporation – Don’t do it the simple but wrong way
Cybersecurity Bits and Bytes
Beware this years’ taxpayer refund scams and data breaches: 8 steps recommended by the IRS
Health Law Checkup
Relaxation of SAMHSA laws intended to align with advances in health care delivery
Bank Check
New FinCEN beneficial ownership requirements for legal entity customers to become effective in May 2018
The Ground Floor
Property damage, cannabis production at issue in landlord’s insurance coverage dispute
Tracking Cannabis
Despite political uncertainty, Illinois judge orders expansion of medical cannabis
Bank Check
A rule by any other name: What is a ‘rule’ subject to disapproval under the Congressional Review Act?
Bank Check
OCC’s call for study of separation of banking and commerce: Revisited topic with a new twist
Cybersecurity Bits and Bytes
Illinois takes the lead on employee privacy: What employers need to know
Tracking Cannabis
Protection against DoJ interference with state medical cannabis programs extended until Dec. 8
The Ground Floor