Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio House Bill 81 on June 16, 2021, codifying a significant change regarding eligibility for temporary total disability benefits (TTD) under Ohio Revised Code §4123.56(F).

In a decision that may eventually have significance far beyond the nine states encompassed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, that court ruled on August 17, 2010 that timber companies are required to obtain National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES") permits for stormwater discharges from logging roads that collect such runoff in ditches, culverts and other channels prior to discharge to streams and rivers.

The Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2022(DCEA), introduced by Republican representatives Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania and Tom Emmer of Minnesota...

HUD issued Mortgagee Letter 2022-16 ("the Letter") on September 7, changing a Departmental policy on surplus cash distribution that had been in place for roughly half a century.

The rules have been modified that "creditor" no longer includes any business that extends credit or permits payment plans for fees incident to its services. Because healthcare providers are no longer "creditors" under this law, healthcare providers no longer need to comply with the Red Flags Rule.

The increased proportion of provider leadership aligns REACH with the governance requirements in other CMS-approved alternative payment models.

The Supreme Court is expected to render a decision by late June.

West Virginia Board of Education Policy 4350 provides legal guidance on the issues of the collection, maintenance, and disclosure of student data ("Policy 4350"). Most, if not all, West Virginia county boards of education have a policy in place that mirrors Policy 4350.

On May 24, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an expansion of premium processing service to two additional categories of Form I-140 immigrant petitions.

The Federal Circuit reaffirmed the importance of accurate inventorship and maintaining access to inventors after patenting in Fortress Iron, LP, v. Digger Specialties, Inc., finding two patents invalid...

In 2008, the West Virginia Supreme Court refused to hear appeals in the "Tawney" and "Wheeling Pitt" cases, cases that garnered national headlines as two of the five largest jury verdicts in the United States that year.

"It's not personal, it's just business." Whoever invented this oft-repeated cliché must not have worked for a family business. In fact, when owners or employees of a business are part of the same family, conflict resolution is almost always personal.

The law of contracts has been developing since Adam and Eve made a deal to keep away from the apple tree in exchange for a rent-free stay in the Garden of Eden.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the Franklin County Board of Commissioners abused its discretion and improperly disqualified The Painting Company’s lowest bid for painting services on the Huntington Ballpark based upon purported prevailing wage "violations."

Mattamy Florida LLC .v. Reserve at Loch Lack Homeowners Association, Inc. arose out of the construction of a subdivision by a developer.

Though will contest actions are rarely successful, they can be financially burdensome to the estate and non-contesting beneficiaries, and emotionally taxing for a decedent’s family.

Under a new bill adopted by the Ohio General Assembly, school boards, governmental bodies, and other third parties will be prohibited from filing complaints to increase the value of others' Ohio real property...

Through the combined efforts between Dinsmore's cybersecurity team and Armada Growth Partners (AGP), new intelligence on the Techniques, Tactics, and Procedures (TTP) for the Nitrogen ransomware group has been identified.

On March 31, 2022, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Staff) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (SAB 121). SAB 121 applies to businesses that provide...

On March 28, 2022, buried within a 200-page proposed rule ostensibly meant to redefine "dealer" and "government securities dealer" under Sections 3(a)(5) and 3(a)(44) of...