ArticleUber, Lyft "Employee Or Independent Contractor" Cases Provide Classification Lessons For All EmployersThe more things change, the more they stay the same. United StatesEmployment and HRBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
ArticleSEC Proposes Amendments to Net-Worth Standard for Accredited InvestorsOn January 25, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") voted to propose amendments to its rules under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") to conform the definition of "accredited investor" to reflect the requirements of section 413(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd- Frank Act"). United StatesFinance and BankingBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
ArticleSixth Circuit Rejects Claims Challenging Loan Securitization And Denial Of HAMP Loan ModificationOn Friday, December 5, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently issued its decision in Thompson v. Bank of America, et al., --- F.3d ---, No. 14-5561, 2014 WL 6844931, a case involving various statutory, tort, and contractual challenges to the securitization of a mortgage loan and the denial of a loan modification under the Home Affordable Modification Program ("HAMP").United StatesFinance and BankingBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
ArticleSummary Of Blueprint Mississippi Health Care: An Economic DriverThe Governor's office released "Blueprint Mississippi Health Care: An Economic Driver" a comprehensive study and report on developing a cohesive strategy for promoting the health care industry as a primary force for economic growth in the State of Mississippi.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
ArticleTennessee CON Report - July 2014Jeff Ockerman announced that the agency is compiling and reviewing comments to the proposed home health and nursing home standards.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
ArticleBid Protests In MaineBid protests in Maine are governed by a relatively structured administrative framework that provides disappointed bidders and other “aggrieved persons” with a defined right to challenge contract...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
ArticleFinCEN's New Exceptive Relief Order: A Welcome Change, But Not A Green Light To Relax Your BSA/AML VigilanceOn February 13, 2026, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a significant order (FIN-2026-R001) granting exceptive relief to covered financial institutions...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
ArticleIBM’s $17M False Claims Act Settlement: What Government Contractors Should KnowThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that IBM agreed to pay $17,077,043 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA)...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
ArticleKey Government Contracts Law Developments In Q1 2026The first quarter of 2026 witnessed transformative shifts in federal procurement law, from the comprehensive FAR rewrite initiative to heightened DEI compliance requirements and unprecedented scrutiny of the 8(a) small business program. These developments, coupled with new supply chain risk designations and geopolitical pressures from the U.S.-Iran conflict, are fundamentally reshaping compliance obligations and strategic considerations for government contractors across defense, technology...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
ArticleLosing At Dodge Ball: Understanding The Supreme Court’s Implied Authorization Of Consent In Executive Benefits Insurance Agancy v. Arkinson And Why Revision Of 28 U.S.C. § 157(B) Is Critical For ClarityOn June 9, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the latest installment in the jurisdictional saga of bankruptcy courts.United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
ArticleFlood Insurance— Final And Proposed Revisions To Interagency Questions And AnswersThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Farm Credit Administration and National Credit Union Administration (collectively, the "Agencies") have released new guidance supplementing the "Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Flood Insurance" ("Interagency Q&As"). 76 Fed. Reg. 64175 (Oct. 17, 2011). United StatesInsuranceBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
ArticleDelaware Supreme Court Rules Manifestation Of Physical Harm Required For Claim Of Increased Risk Of IllnessReaffirming Delaware's position on medical monitoring claims apart from its neighboring states, the Delaware Supreme Court answered a question certified to it by the Third Circuit ruling ...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMaron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy
ArticleWisconsin Court Of Appeals Rejects Publication Deadline For Residential ForeclosuresOn Tuesday, December 9, 2014, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals issued its decision in Bank of America, N.A. v. Prissel, --- N.W.2d ---, Nos. 2014AP642 & 2014AP647, a consolidated appeal involving the timing of a lender’s obligation to publish notice of residential foreclosure sales.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Article“Strike Two” For TCPA Prior Express Written Consent RequirementIs this a signal of more such things to come? Perhaps, as a second court – the Federal District Court in Maryland in Deborah Bradley v. DentalPlans.com et al...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleHouse Bill 58, Alabama Jobs Act, Gives State Jobs Tax Credit And Capital Investment CreditIn order to receive one or both of the credits, the Department of Commerce must find that a project meets several requirements, each of which are described in more detail below.United StatesTaxBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
ArticleMultistate Tax Commission Seeks Backdoor Intervention In Tennessee Tax DisputeIn Tennessee tax disputes, the Commissioner of Revenue traditionally is represented solely by the State Attorney General’s Office – that is, until recently when the Multistate Tax Commission (MTC), the national organization for state tax administrators, sought to participate in two related tax cases as counsel of record for the Commissioner. United StatesTaxBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
ArticleTax Tribunal Issues Critical Ruling Regarding Scope Of Judge's AuthorityChief Judge Bill Thompson of the newly-established Alabama Tax Tribunal has issued his first ruling involving the scope of his authority as a judge when the taxpayer did not specifically raise an argument or defense in its notice of appeal. United StatesTaxBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
ArticleTennessee Sales Tax Update: Transactions With Affiliates Receive Additional Scrutiny From Tennessee Tax DepartmentTransactions between related entities are sometimes overlooked from a sales tax perspective, which can result in tax liability that might have been avoided. United StatesTaxBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
ArticleHong Kong's Court Of Final Appeal Confirms Tort Of Harassment And Expands Employers' Rights To Injunctive ReliefThe Court of Final Appeal handed down its landmark judgment in Sir Elly Kadoorie & Sons Limited v Samantha Jane Bradley [2026] HKCFA 2...Hong KongEmployment and HRLewis Silkin
ArticleCFPB's Escrow Interpretation Is Causing Confusion Amongst Servicers And Is Likely To Harm ConsumersMany servicers that we have spoken with over the past few weeks have questioned the CFPB's legal interpretation of Regulation X in this context.United StatesFinance and BankingBradley