As we previously reported, on November 4, 2015, U. S. Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2015...

In January 2020, Senator Julia Salazar and Assembly Member Harvey Epstein introduced a bill (S7231/A09041)

A January proposal to give banks compliance slack floated by a high-ranking Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") official has not yet gained the traction its supporters had hoped for.

Time will tell as to whether this legislation will cause a decrease in the number of physical accessibility lawsuits filed in Ohio, but we remain skeptical.

In a surprising turn of events, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently dismissed a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit brought by relator Clarissa Zafirov...

The most persuasive IPR petitions offer fresh unpatentability theories never considered before.

International arbitration provides, in theory, an attractive alternative to litigation for resolving cross-border intellectual property ("IP") disputes.

No company may claim trade dress protection in a functional feature of its product's design because such features serve a utilitarian purpose other than to identify the product's manufacturer or source.

New Jersey has taken the first step toward becoming a global center of international arbitration by enacting the International Arbitration, Mediation, and Conciliation Act (the "Act") on February 6, 2017.

Pissed Consumer's post has gained some traction.

Privacy laws focus on the rights and protections employees have with respect to information they share with their employers or access in the workplace.

The Illinois legislature is considering a bill that would prohibit Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) per-scan damages and provide...

As state legislatures have started to convene for the 2021 session, state lawmakers have once-again proposed CCPA-like privacy legislation.

Over two years ago, in our annual year in preview series, we noted that while only three states had passed laws specifically dealing with the protection of biometric information...

This week's round-up explores how Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding is being deployed, mass timber is on the rise as decarbonization efforts continue, and commercial real...

In the past, construction contracts could typically only be terminated if there was a breach of the construction agreement by the owner or contractor.

The idea of a reduced rate for IP has gained traction in recent months. It's meant to encourage the development and retention of IP in the United States and discourage foreign takeovers of U.S. companies for tax purposes.

During the rollout of his fiscal year 2016 budget proposal, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker proposed to repeal the state’s film tax credit in 2017.

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code generally limits the deductibility of compensation paid in excess of $1 million to the chief executive officer and the three other highest compensated officers...

There has been a significant amount of hype around cryptocurrencies and blockchain in the last five years, with business to business (B2B) blockchain applications slowly starting to gain traction in leading-edge organizations.