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The "Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure Act" and the "American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2020" were recently introduced in the Senate in a bipartisan effort to assist local governments.

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (yes, that's a thing), so it seems fitting to write about an unprecedented alert recently released by the FDA to health care providers that warned of a medical device's vulnerability to cyber-attack.

Prior posts on this blog have discussed recent conflicts in Alabama and Mississippi that frame our country's ongoing efforts to define the scope of federalism.

Last month, in one of the most closely-watched cases of the October 2014 Term, the U.S. Supreme Court held that States may prohibit judges and candidates for judicial office from personally soliciting campaign funds.

Because the number of unsatisfied clients who find themselves in bankruptcy are filing malpractice lawsuits against their pre-bankruptcy counsel is on the rise so, too, is the number of attorneys...

Automobile insurance is a tricky thing, and it's safe to say many don't fully understand what their insurance coverage actually means.

In our previous post, we discussed the importance of front-end intellectual property (IP) protection and seeking legal counsel to help build out a strategy to best navigate the intricate IP landscape.

It is common for businesses to disclose confidential information to governmental entities for regulatory and/or other purposes. However, once that information is disclosed...

FELA plaintiffs have long pointed out that Congress placed FELA cases in the hand of juries "to the maximum extent proper."

Insureds won a round the other day when the South Carolina Supreme Court held that reservation of rights letters, which it characterized as nothing but "generic statements of potential non-coverage...

In an opinion written by Judge Posner, the Seventh Circuit squarely rejected the terms of the proposed settlement.

Believe it or not, our Supreme Court justices can unanimously agree on some things.

Any thought that the Sixth Circuit's June decision regarding filings under seal in Shane Group, Inc. v. BlueCross Blue Shield of Michigan, 825 F.3d 299 (6th Cir. 2016), might be narrowly construed...

Federalism, like love, is a many-splendored thing. And although stark manifestations are easy to see coming, subtle distinctions can rear their heads in surprising places.

The Court held that evidence of the failure to use seat belts is admissible for proving comparative negligence/proportionate fault on the part of a plaintiff if the nonuse caused or contributed in any way to the plaintiff's damages.

Declaratory judgments under the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act (UDJA) can be a powerful tool, resolving current (or future) disputes while opening an avenue to claim attorneys' fees.

The number of reported U.S. data breaches tracked through June 30, 2017 hit a half-year record high of 791.

The euphemistically-named Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 ("TEFRA"), that became law on September 3, 1982, required that tax-exempt obligations be in registered form...