As Butzel clients are aware, based on the various updates we provided over the course of the prior several months, Learning Resources, Inc., et al. v. Trump, President of the United States, et al...

The Michigan Supreme Court's dismissal of FCA v. Kamax leaves critical questions about requirements contract enforceability unresolved, perpetuating legal uncertainty that has plagued...

The Court of International Trade (CIT), in Atmus Filtration, Inc. v. United States, ordered US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to begin liquidating all unliquidated entries...

The US Department of Commerce recently announced a significant development regarding the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum.

On June 4, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a new National Enforcement Plan (NEP) under the Trump Administration outlining the Agency’s enforcement priorities.

The Department of Justice has announced that its Trade Fraud Task Force has recovered over $1 billion in less than a year while simultaneously establishing a new enforcement division dedicated...

Electric Vehicle (EV) program delays and cancellations have become increasingly prevalent and already have started triggering disputes.

Now that both the House and Senate versions have been passed, the next step in the process will be to meld the legislation into a single statute. On November 7, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act and the U.S. senate passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on December 24, 2009.

For those that have been awaiting the federal government’s issuance of the final rules modifying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security regulations...

On November 10, 2025, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Pre-Publication Notice of its proposed rule which would modify the scope of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)...

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas recently issued a significant decision in IOT Innovations LLC v. Fibar Group S.A. and Nice S.P.A., addressing the issue of venue in patent litigation.

A recent Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision, Ex parte Desjardins (Appeal 2024-000567), highlights an important shift in how the United States Patent...

On July 30, 2025, the Trump Administration enacted an executive order effectively eliminating the global duty-free de minimis process as of tomorrow, August 29, 2025.

On February 26, 2026, the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division announced a proposed rule intended to clarify how to determine whether a worker is an employee...

On September 9, 2025, the US Department of Health and Human Services released a new version of the Security Risk Assessment Tool ("SRAT") to assist solo practitioners...

FMReps Consulting Enterprises (“FMReps”), a former supplier of software for Ford's certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicle program, has appealed the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan's (“EDMI”)...

Yesterday, March 2, 2026, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) issued mandates in cases that resulted in the Supreme Court's February 20, 2026, decision striking down the IEEPA tariffs...

Pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 14275, titled "Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement", the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is currently undergoing a significant modernization and overhaul effort...

The Federal Circuit's decision in Dometic Corp. v. International Trade Commission reveals how claim construction disputes can simultaneously undermine both infringement analysis and domestic industry requirements in Section 337 proceedings. This case demonstrates the compounding risks ITC complainants face when their domestic products fail to practice asserted patent claims under the same construction used to establish infringement, even when economic investment in US operations is proven.

Last week, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a Report, evaluating the Department of Defense's (DoD)...