VideoHoliday Flights, Incorporated Terms And Limited Remedies (Video Content)I flew home from Seattle yesterday with my (partially) well-behaved children. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentStites & Harbison PLLC
VideoRebranding In Professional Sports: The Unknown, The New Orleans Pelicans And The Charlotte Hornets (Video Content)We have covered the good, Sporting Kansas City, and the bad, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Now, we cover the unknown.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleIRS Giving Away Tax Money For The (Fraudulent) AskingIt used to be that everyone respected, or at least feared the IRS. In the old days, when people couldn't be convicted of dangerous crimes, they were convicted of tax fraud (e.g., Al Capone). United StatesPrivacyStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleKentucky Court of Appeals Entertains Contractor's Negligent Misrepresentation Claims Against ArchitectOn December 22, 2016, the Kentucky Court of Appeals held that the economic loss rule does not prohibit a general contractor from pursuing claims against an architect for negligent misrepresentation arising from the architect's negligent project design. United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionStites & Harbison PLLC
VideoTravelers Update On The Bed Bug Wars: Importing Pheromone Traps (Video Content)How many hotels have you stayed in this holiday season? Or maybe you’re more modern and stay at Airbnb locations. A few of you may even have stayed at relatives’ homes?United StatesStrategyStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleWhen Furloughs Become Permanent Layoffs: An Employer's Ongoing Obligations Under The WARN Act In The Time Of COVID-19At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers implemented what they hoped would be temporary furloughs. United StatesEmployment and HRStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleJudge Rejects NLRB – McDonald's Settlement In ‘Joint-Employer' CaseThe latest chapter in the ongoing joint-employer case between McDonald's USA, LLC and the NLRB was written on Tuesday, as an administrative law judge rejected a proposed settlement between the parties.United StatesEmployment and HRStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleNLRB Final Rule On Joint Employer StandardOn February 26, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") issued its final rule on the standard for determining joint-employer status for businesses and employees covered by the...United StatesEmployment and HRStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleGeorgia Court Of Appeals Affirms Trial Court’s Interlocutory Injunction Finding That A Minority Participant May Remove The Lead Bank In A Participated Loan Assigned By The FDIC As ReceiverBanks which have been assigned the lead position in a participated loan from the FDIC as Receiver for a failed bank have traditionally relied upon 12 U.S.C. § 1821(e)(13) to protect against "ipso facto" clauses.United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleISIS And Knowing When To Fold ‘EmIt’s not easy choosing a name for your new product. You brainstorm, collect possibilities, consider the pros and cons, sweat it out, and finally pick a mark.United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Finds Computer-Implemented Business Method & System Claims In Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Ineligible For Patent ProtectionIn an unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in "Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int’l.".United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleNew Tax Law Has Major Changes For AlimonyThe new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act repeals the deduction for alimony payments after 2018. United StatesFamily and MatrimonialStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleSocial Media Accounts And TrademarksCan you use a trademark in your Twitter handle?United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
VideoSome Pig (Video Content)Wilbur is not the only one with a claim to fame in the world of pork. United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
Article在中国做生意,您的品牌得到保护了吗?中国工商行政管理总局颁布的新的商标法将于今天在中国生效,此时是评估您的品牌是否得到保护的最佳时机ChinaIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleNew Markets Tax Credits Aid In The Financing Of Charter SchoolsOn March 22, 2017, Governor Matt Bevin signed into law the Kentucky Charter School bills which empower local Kentucky school boards with the rights and responsibilities of creating and operating charter schools.United StatesConsumer ProtectionStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleEPA Finalizes Long-Awaited PFAS Reporting RuleOn September 28, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will be publishing its final rule for the reporting and recordkeeping of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...United StatesEnvironmentStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleTennessee Innocent Purchaser Defense Requires ASTM E-1527-13: No ChoiceEPA has received much criticism for its decision published in its Final Rule, December 30, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 79319) to allow both ASTM E-1527-05 and E-1527-13 as meeting the all appropriate inquiries requirements necessary to claim one or more Brownfield Defenses. United StatesEnvironmentStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleFederal Trademark Protection For Products Containing Hemp-Derived Cannabidiol (CBD)As more states begin legalizing marijuana, there remains substantial tension with federal law, under which marijuana is illegal. Many trademark applicants have been unable to federallyUnited StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Adopts Implied False Certification Theory Of LiabilityOn June 16, 2016 the United States Supreme Court ruled that government contractors can violate the Civil False Claims Act under the theory of "Implied False Certification." United StatesGovernment, Public SectorStites & Harbison PLLC