ArticleWeighing Risks And Benefits: Cannabis Use And Metabolic Syndrome RiskMetabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors that are associated with coronary artery disease, diabetes, stroke, and other conditions.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleDetractors Of New Texas Business Courts Are Politically MotivatedThere is much controversy over the new Texas Business Courts that will open in September 2024, but detractors are motivated by a desire to avoid what they fear...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleNow Available: The Uniform Grant Guidance (And Other 2 CFR) UpdatesThe federal government on April 4, 2024, released a pre-publication version of a final rule that makes significant updates to 2 CFR, including Part 200, widely known as the Uniform Grant Guidance.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleCigna And Humana Potentially MergingCan the highly concentrated health insurance industry bear this? This will further impact the managed care litigation space and be unfavorable to providers.United StatesInsuranceThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleMarket Insights: Developments In Private Credit SectorInteresting read on hot topics in the private credit sector, including possible regulatory oversight concerns and potential stress on insurance and pension funds due to tensions in the secondary market.United StatesInsuranceThompson Coburn LLP
Article2024: We Can Work It Out/Don't Stop Believing!As Father Time marches towards 2024, how do we spur the CRE market? A new MarketWatch article forecasts a potentially gloomy year for CRE, but there are still reasons to be hopeful. United StatesLaw Department PerformanceThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleBig Earnouts Causing Big LitigationJohnson & Johnson's appeal of a billion dollar judgment relating to an earnout payment in an acquisition, in particular its development obligations with respect to surgical robots of the acquired company...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleIllinois Supreme Court Holds That A Five-year Statute Of Limitations Will Apply To All BIPA ClaimsOn Thursday, February 2nd, the Illinois Supreme Court held in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc., 2023 IL 127801, that the statute of limitations for all claims under the Biometric...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleMackenzie Wallace On How Dispute Resolution Helps Health Systems Recover RevenueIn a recent Healthcare Risk Management article, health care partner Mackenzie Wallace discussed how strategic dispute resolution and effective litigation can control legal costs for hospital and health systems. She emphasized that these approaches not only manage expenses but also help organizations recover revenue.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleFCC's Change To Its Contest Rules Not Effective For Four To Six MonthsThe FCC anticipates the process will probably take between four to six months from the Commission's September meeting.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleCalifornia Privacy Protection Agency Fines Retailer Over CCPA ViolationsOn May 6, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency ("CPPA") announced a decision requiring Todd Snyder, Inc., a clothing retailer, to change its business practices and pay a fine of $345,178...United StatesPrivacyThompson Coburn LLP
ArticlePrivacy And AII will be in Boston next week for the IAPP's inaugural conference on AI Governance. AI raises legal issues in many areas, and privacy is among the leading areas of concern. United StatesPrivacyThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleLetters Of Intent: Transactional Tools Or Legal Traps?In a recent webinar, Thompson Coburn partner Jeff Brown and counsel Eileen Duffy Robinett explored the nuanced role of Letters of Intent (LOIs) in business transactions, offering valuable guidance for both corporate and real estate professionals.United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleLitigate Or Arbitrate: Does It Matter?Deal people and their lawyers often give remedy provisions of real estate agreements the designation of "boilerplate," thinking that cutting and pasting is all that is needed. United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleChicago Transfer Tax Increase ProposalVery interesting update on the status of the proposed Chicago transfer tax increase and a reminder that the Mayor and City Council alone cannot modify the current system.United StatesTaxThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleCook County Announces Rare Reopening Of 2025 Property Tax AppealsDue to the delay in issuing the 2024 2nd installments of real estate tax bills, the Cook County Board of Review has made an unprecedented announcement that it will reopen the 2025 real estate tax appeal window. United StatesTaxThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleNew FTC Cyber Complaint Shows New ApproachThe Federal Trade Commission on Feb. 1 entered a consent order to resolve a complaint alleging unfair and deceptive practices by Blackbaud, Inc. relating to a well-publicized data breach at the company.United StatesTechnologyThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleOCR Settles Its First Ransomware CaseDoctors' Management Services, a business associate, will pay OCR $100,000 to resolve a breach stemming from a 2018 ransomware attack that impacted 206,695 individuals. United StatesTechnologyThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleUsing AI To Draft Court Documents Can Be SanctionableThe controversy over lawyers' apparent use of AI to draft court filings continues. In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the current lawyer for Michael Cohen...United StatesTechnologyThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleProposed Changes To FTA SSO RuleThe Federal Transit Administration (FTA) released proposed revisions to its State Safety Oversight regulation on Nov. 15. The proposed revisions address new requirements established by Congress...United StatesTransportThompson Coburn LLP