In light of the season’s first snowfall, it only seems appropriate that we discuss skiing today. Earlier this year, Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation filed suit against Visit Salt Lake regarding a "Ski City USA" marketing campaign.

When an FDCPA complaint comes across my desk, one of the first questions I ask is whether my client is a "debt collector."

In March 2023, Kentucky enacted KRS 29A.080, a new law that allows persons 70 and older to voluntarily opt out of jury service.

An unanimous U.S. Supreme Court determined that police officers must get a warrant to search a suspect's cellphone, absent an exigent circumstance.

Recent federal legislation has permanently extended the historically high unified exemption amount for federal estate and gift tax purposes. The current exemption of $13.99 million per individual remains in place through December 31, 2025...

Stites & Harbison, PLLC recently presented a webinar covering the various impacts of COVID-19 on businesses.

In a move sending shockwaves through the business world, on January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") proposed a new rule that would ban employers from entering into non-compete...

ICANN's April 2026 Top-Level Domain application round allows organizations to own their dotBrand top-level domain (TLD).

Instead, if their claims are successful, the severance pay will be deducted from any damages ultimately recovered.

The regulation of hazardous waste in our nation is one of the most important and complicated programs.

The U.S. Copyright Office has denied Aereo's request to pay compulsory licensing fees to retransmit broadcast television signals over the Internet, as cable provides pay to retransmit over coaxial cable lines.

In light of the fact that I’m in Mexico, it seems relevant that I highlight some big news in Mexican intellectual property law.

The comment period for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Interim Final Rule (IFR) has closed. Over 3,000 comments were submitted by farmers, companies, hemp industry associations...

On November 12, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026...

The Kentucky Supreme Court offered a new interpretation of Kentucky's usury statute, KRS 360.010, in a collection case involving a credit-card receivable.

Two recent acts of Congress (including the rather interestingly named Protection of Americans from Tax Hikes Act) created new audit rules for partnerships.

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") issued its final rule raising the exempt classification minimum salary threshold. The change is effective beginning July 1, 2024.

On July 3, 2024, a Texas federal Northern District Court granted a preliminary injunction to the Plaintiff and the four Intervening Plaintiffs in the matter of Ryan v. Federal Trade Commission. The preliminary...

The VEVRAA prohibits discrimination against returning and disabled veterans. Section 503 prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities.

The Kentucky Pregnant Workers Act ("KPWA") requires Kentucky employers, with 15 or more employees,