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On May 7, 2018, the Fourth Circuit in United States v. Oceanic Illsabe Limited affirmed the conviction and sentencing of a vessel owner and operator for violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS).

As we enter the fall season, we can expect to see more snow, more holiday traffic, and more pumpkin spice items on the shelves.

Going to trial is always a risky decision, but it can be especially risky in the rural areas of Eastern Kentucky. Last month, a jury from Pikeville, Kentucky returned a $10 million...

A three-person FINRA panel in Miami ordered Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC to pay Puerto Rico bond investors $3 million in sanctions for failure to produce documents related to the termination of a broker.

California's Wage Theft Prevention Act requires employers to provide most employees with written notice of their compensation and certain rights under the Labor Code.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that its tariff refund system will launch on April 20, 2026, allowing importers to claim refunds for duties invalidated by the Supreme Court's ruling on emergency tariffs imposed in April 2025. The new system will operate through CBP's CAPE functionality within the ACE system, with strict requirements and limitations on which entries qualify for the initial phase of refunds.

The principle of sovereign immunity has existed since the inception of common law societies to protect the state from tort liability. In the United States, the government is immune...

Russia's incursion in Ukraine is likely to impair both U.S. and Ukrainian companies' performance of their respective obligations under agreements for the supply of goods and services in Ukraine.

The Second Circuit ruled that a consumer class action lawsuit against Amazon.com brought under the CPSA arising from the sale of a diet pill would be allowed to proceed in the federal court...

In McKenzie v. A.W. Chesterton Company, et al., 277 Or. App. 728, 2016 App. LEXIS 484 (2016), the Court of Appeals of Oregon reversed summary judgment in favor of defendant Warren Pumps, LLC...

The Treasury Department released new guidance on April 23, 2020 regarding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in an effort to curtail the fallout from news that publicly traded...

The IRS issued a Memorandum last month addressing when an employer may be considered to have experienced a full or partial suspension of operations during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020...

By now, the coronavirus pandemic has caused considerable disruption to most employers. In light of various restrictions imposed under various stay-at-home orders, many employers have been forced to adopt Work-From-Home...

Adding to case law addressing franchisor–franchisee disputes involving system departures and post-termination competition, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued its opinion...

Recently, New York Partner David L. Rosenthal secured the dismissal of spinal fusion case that came with a $3 million settlement demand, based upon the plaintiff's failure to disclose prior treatment.

South Carolina continues to be an employer-friendly state. Generally, taxes are low, and it remains an at-will and right-to-work state.