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Counsel for the welding rod manufacturers have been busy defending simultaneous trials - one in Mississippi federal court and one in Louisiana state court.

The economic stimulus bill to be signed by President Obama today will provide $7.2 billion for broadband deployment.

On October 31, 2025, the Office of the Texas Attorney General announced the execution of a $1.375 billion settlement agreement with Google regarding privacy claims originating from two lawsuits filed by Texas against Google in 2022

Last week, Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) introduced HR 436. The Bill would fix the federal estate tax exemption at $3,500,000, and set the tax rate for estates exceeding that amount at 45 percent.

The past decade has witnessed a number of cases in which federal courts have limited tribal sovereign immunity and jurisdiction. Two recent decisions - one from the Ninth Circuit and the other from the Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals - make clear, however, that when a tribe has immunity from suit, that immunity most probably extends to tribal businesses and that waivers of sovereign immunity are critical when contracting with tribal businesses.

A recent dismissal of an appeal in the District of Columbia Circuit upholds a federal District Court decision narrowly construing legislation designed to encourage companies to enter into business relationships with Indian tribes.

On December 5, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California rejected a request by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to lift an injunction against its Final Rule on "Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No Match Letter."

The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a bulletin reminding title insurers and agents in the state of Texas that title insurance policies must cover the mineral estate as well as the surface estate of a property, unless there is clear documentation that the mineral rights have been severed from the remaining property.

Formed in early 2007 to target suspected fraudulent Medicare billing in Southern Florida, the United States Government's Medicare Fraud Strike Force has zealously pursued its mandate.

The growing energy demands of AI and data centers are challenging the capacity and reliability of traditional power grids. In response, developers are exploring innovative, behind-the-meter power generation solutions.

In December 2008, a new law in New York will go into effect requiring property owners and landlords to disclose the results of environmental testing to current and prospective tenants.

FINRA has launched a comprehensive review of how broker-dealers supervise customer concentrations in non-principal protected "worst-of" structured notes, citing heightened complexity and unique risks these instruments pose to retail investors.

On Friday, November 21, 2008, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced approval of a new type of national bank charter intended to facilitate investment into or acquisition of troubled or failed banks and thrifts.

As anticipated, effective February 1, 2010, the director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), David Kappos, officially extended the duration of the "Patent Application Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan"1 (the "Plan").

On January 9, 2009, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced that the federal government has agreed to delay implementation of its controversial E-Verify rule until February 20, 2009.

On November 3, 2009, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") released its Public Notice requesting comment on, among other issues, changes to the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism ("E-Rate Program") to improve broadband deployment to meet the instructional and informational needs of public schools and libraries.

Mergers and acquisitions involving companies that conduct business with the federal government present a unique set of challenges...

Following our recent articles on 26 August and 22 October on the ongoing disputes between Venture Global and its anchor buyers...