According to POLITICO, even Republicans in Congress are concerned that the EPA will not move forward with a rulemaking to regulate PFOS and PFOA

EPA is also looking into regulating other chemicals in the PFAS family.

The Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI ozone nonattainment area failed to attain the 2008 ozone NAAQS by the attainment date of July 20, 20

The conference, held at Hammond Marina, featured more than 44 speakers and highlighted the Midwest data center market in the heart of the Chicago.

As an update to prior Freeborn alerts (available here and here), the United States Copyright Office announced on January 7, 2021, that it is extending certain timing adjustments due to the pandemic...

Under the Copyright Act, a copyright owner generally is eligible to recover attorney's fees and costs and statutory damages ("Remedies") in an infringement action only if the work...

Estate Planning in the third quarter of 2020 continues to be shaped by recent events. This Client Alert written by Freeborn Partner Michael Whitty provides information on three hot topics.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted on December 22, 2017 unveiled new tax incentives designed to encourage long-term private investment in certain designated areas throughout the United States.

As of January 1, 2020, all Illinois employers must provide anti-sexual harassment training to their Illinois employees annually, with this year's training to be completed by December 31, 2020.

With EPA's e-Manifest set to officially launch on June 30, 2018, companies need to begin preparing to register for the system.

The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history continues to affect around 800,000 federal workers and major agencies ...

On June 1, 2020, the United States Supreme Court held that Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the "New York Convention") does not preclude application of domestic equitable principles.

There has been a lot of contention lately over the issuance of retail cannabis licenses in Illinois. Many of the headlines center around disputes regarding the license lottery process itself.

On June 21, 2020, the United States Supreme Court held that disgorgement of a wrongdoer's net profits in an SEC enforcement action qualifies as "equitable relief" authorized by the Securities...

This is a significant decision which will likely open the door for states to tax online retailers who have no physical presence in the state.

Cyber insurance provider Coalition has announced new policies explicitly designed to cover fines and costs stemming from violations of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

In May of 2020, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") announced that it would no longer postpone unfair labor practice hearings due to COVID-19, and that effective on June 1, 2020, these hearings could now take place virtually.

On June 11, 2018, the United States Supreme Court held that the rule that tolls the statute of limitations for the claims of individual class members when a class action is filed applies only to class members' individual claims, not to successive class actions.

It's a New Year and time for resolutions! One to consider is going on the Data Diet. As data continues to be the life blood of business, many nefarious threat actors continue to seek victims to target for ill.

On March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that you must have registered your copyright in the US Copyright Office before you can sue for infringement of the copyright