ArticleWho Can Assert A False Advertising Claim?Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act provides a federal statutory cause of action against false or misleading commercial representations.United StatesIntellectual PropertyBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleCongress Passes Iran Sanctions Legislation Holding Parent Companies Liable For Iranian Transactions By Their Foreign SubsidiariesOn August 1, the House and Senate approved the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012.United StatesInternational LawBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleInternational Trade Law Alert - Executive Order Provides Sanctions Aimed At Fighting CyberattacksOn April 1, the president signed Executive Order 13694, which created a new sanctions regime for fighting cyberattacks.United StatesInternational LawBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleClass Action Waivers In Commercial Arbitration Provisions Are Enforceable, U.S. Supreme Court RulesThe U.S. Supreme Court has recently held that class arbitration waivers in commercial contracts are enforceable to prevent class arbitrations, even those based on alleged violations of federal statutes. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleSCOTUS Declines To Rule On Whether District Court Can Certify A Class Containing Uninjured MembersOn Thursday, June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued an 8-1 opinion in the matter of Laboratory Corp. of Am. Holdings v. Davis in which it declined to take up the issue...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleThe Seventh Circuit Agrees That Defendants May Not "Pick Off" Class Representatives With Full Settlement OffersIn Chapman, plaintiff sought to assert claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act on behalf of a class. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleAdvertising And Marketing Law Alert - Pinterest Gets Stuck With Disclosure Requirements"Pinning" on the popular website Pinterest may amount to unlawful consumer endorsement or testimonial.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleSavannah Boosts Incentives To Attract Film And Television ProductionsSavannah, Georgia, has upped its local incentives for film and television productions, now offering up to $175,000 for feature films and $300,000 for television series.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleSecuring Ownership Of Your Company’s Digital PropertyA company has filed suit against its former employee regarding his continued use and control over the Twitter account @Phonedog_Noah. (Phonedog, LLC v. Noah Kravitz, 11-03474 (N.D. Cal.; Nov. 8, 2011)). United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleGeorgia Department Of Revenue Releases Proposed Regulations On Tax CreditsOn Dec. 10, 2015, the Georgia Department of Revenue released another set of revisions to its regulations governing filmed and interactive entertainment tax credits under OCGA §48-7-40.26.United StatesTaxBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleMichigan Court Of Appeals Resolves Issues With Statutory Interpretation Critical To Business Aircraft Sales/Use Tax PlanningIn CCXLS, LLC vs. Dept. of Treasury, Michigan Court of Appeals, Doc. No. 297902, October 11, 2012, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that the Michigan lessor of a business jet had properly elected to collect use tax on rental receipts (as opposed to paying sales tax on the purchase price) and had entered into a valid lease agreement. United StatesTaxBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleFEC’s New Rules For Carriage Of Federal Political Candidates Take Flight In 2010Originating from the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) promulgated new rules governing the carriage of Federal political candidates. United StatesTransportBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleIRS Issues New Chief Counsel Memorandum Regarding Federal Excise Tax For FAR Part 91 Managed Aircraft And Charter Managed AircraftChief Counsel Memorandum No. 201210026 was released on March 9, 2012. United StatesTransportBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleBIS Unveils New Semiconductor Rules Against ChinaOn Dec. 2, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a new set of rules strengthening export controls to restrict China's capability to produce advanced semiconductors.ChinaInternational LawBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleCTA Deadline Extended To Jan. 13, 2025, After Stay Of Injunction By Fifth CircuitOn Dec. 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a stay of the injunction issued earlier this month that halted enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleDOJ, HHS, And FTC Request Public Comment On Effects Of Private Equity Transactions On Healthcare ProvidersA request by the DOJ, FTC and HHS for public comments solicits information related to the anticompetitive effects of private equity investment in healthcare...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleIndiana Adopts Revisions To Business Corporation LawSenate Bill 487, which became effective on July 1, 2015, contains a variety of revisions to Indiana's Business Corporation Law.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleSubjective vs. Objective: Beliefs Matter For Fiduciaries Of Delaware Limited Liability Partnerships And Limited Liability CompaniesThe Delaware Supreme Court recently clarified when a contractual fiduciary duty imposes a subjective, rather than an objective, standard for determining the appropriateness of a fiduciary’s actions. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleWhite Collar Crime Alert - Barnes & Thornburg Helps Client Recover More Than $1 Million From U.S. Government In Civil Forfeiture CaseNational pharmaceutical wholesaler H.D. Smith Wholesale Drug Co., Inc. recently recovered more than $1 million, including costs and fees, from the U.S. government after successfully defending allegations that some of a customer's accounts were traceable to criminal conduct and subject to civil forfeiture. United StatesCriminal LawBarnes & Thornburg LLP
Article'Thryving' Or Surviving: NLRB's Remedial Powers Take Another HitOn Nov. 5, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit restricted the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) remedial powers in its opinion in NLRB v. Starbucks Corp.United StatesEmployment and HRBarnes & Thornburg LLP