On March 3, 2021, the CFPB filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against BrightSpeed Solutions, Inc., a third-party payment processor, and Kevin Howard, BrightSpeed's founder and former chief executive officer.

The CBCA denied a contractor's claims for defective specifications when the performance specification at issue created a sole-source requirement.

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory on October 1, 2020, warning companies that engage with the victims of ransomware attacks that they run the risk of violating U.S. sanctions by facilitating ransomware payments.

Your strategy in defending any class action, or any set of class actions, should be custom-made for that particular litigation, informed by a careful study of all available early strategy choices and potential end games.

Illinois House Bill 219 has passed both houses of the Illinois legislature and has been sent to Governor Pritzker for signature.

A unanimous United States Supreme Court has now ruled that self-appointed would-be class representatives cannot defeat Class Action Fairness Act removal by simply purporting to limit the damage claims of class members to less than $5 million in the aggregate in the complaint or other precertification filings.

A Louisiana Appellate Court affirmed that a supplier on a public works project must provide notice of nonpayment for each month to preserve its lien claim.

After several months’ wait and efforts to deal with pesky tax and geographical issues involving the police jurisdictions that surround most Alabama municipalities, the Alabama Department of Revenue last Friday posted a very helpful online sales tax rate look-up database for retailers.

During a conference call held Thursday afternoon with the lead House and Senate sponsors of the Alabama Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights II legislation, SB 549

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that IBM was entitled to apportion its business income using the Multistate Tax Compact’s Article III election.

In a case of first impression for the newly-established Alabama Tax Tribunal, the Alabama Department of Revenue challenged the Tribunal's ability to decide a question of law...

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the constitutionality of Mississippi's statutory cap on noneconomic damages.

Farmers, property developers, and oil and gas producers contend that the new rule will stifle economic growth and intrude on the rights of businesses and property owners.

Perhaps the most common advice that Bradley Arant provides to clients is the need for an extensive review and understanding of the proposed terms of the contract (preferably by legal counsel) prior to signing.

We previously reported on the dispute between AECOM and Exxon over work performed at Exxon’s refinery in Montana.

This ruling reverses the trial court's decision, which had concluded that the exemption was unconstitutional.

As everyone steps away from their (home) office to celebrate Thanksgiving, we wanted to count our blessings as we review this truly remarkable and unusual year.

Alabama mechanics' lien law provides a statutory payment-security remedy that can encumber property title and be enforced through foreclosure. This comprehensive overview examines who may assert lien rights...

While the annual filing requirement itself is not new, what is new is the manner in which the filing must be made.

Most legally enforceable contracts are formed the old-fashioned way: offer and acceptance. Courts will sometimes enforce promises without traditional offer and acceptance where one party has justifiably...