22 Dec, 2021 2021-2022 "Judicial Hellholes Report" provides analysis of venues regarded as unfavorable to corporate defendants. By Paul Benson Each year the American Tort Reform Association ("ATRA") publishes its "Judicial Hellholes Report" that is intended to identify those...
15 Dec, 2021 ARE YOU HUNTER OR PREY? Corporate Reputations Make a Difference By Michael Best Corporate image and reputation play major roles in what sells a company and its products—and at what prices. Whether a company is the...
10 Dec, 2021 How Are The NCAA's New Rules Playing Out For Some College Athletes? By Daniel Kaufman The practical impact of the NCAA's new rules on name, image and likeness agreements for some college athletes might be lesser known, but...
09 Dec, 2021 Woe to Us By David Crass On a day that will live in infamy for other reasons, USEPA and the Army Corps published its proposed rule turning back the clock on the...
03 Dec, 2021 Patent Eligibility Continues to Be as Clear as Mud By Derek Stettner During the State Bar IP Academy in September, I discussed the Yu v. Apple case and patent eligibility. The Yu v. Apple case continues to...
03 Dec, 2021 Yes, GME has Changed Equity Markets: the SEC Just Published its Proposed Shorting Rule By Iqan Fadaei Betsy Voter Last month, we issued an alert noting that the Reddit/meme stock short-selling saga of January 2021 may change the U.S. equity markets....
25 Nov, 2021 The plot thickens. New York Court of Appeals finds companies do NOT consent to jurisdiction by registering to do business there. By Paul Benson In a post on October 10, 2021, I shared my thoughts on the Georgia Supreme Court's recent decision holding that a company that registers...
24 Nov, 2021 Will the GameStop Frenzy Change the Equity Markets? SEC Releases Report on the Market Conditions of Early 2021 By Iqan Fadaei Less than a year ago, in January 2021, GameStop Corp. - GME made national headlines when its stock price rose from under $19 on December...
23 Nov, 2021 Just in Time for Thanksgiving -- Meat & Poultry Processors in the EPA Crosshairs By David Crass As part of a far-reaching rulemaking effort primarily designed to clampdown on meat and poultry processors that indirectly discharge...
23 Nov, 2021 SEC Issues Risk Alert on Investment Adviser Fees By Iqan Fadaei Betsy Voter Last week, the SEC Division of Examinations published its observations of advisory fees charged by SEC-registered investment advisers...
22 Nov, 2021 Got Salt? Maybe not as much following FDA's voluntary sodium reduction goals. By Paul Benson Sodium is widely present in the American diet. Primarily, but not exclusively, as a result of eating or drinking foods to which sodium...
17 Nov, 2021 Elevate Your Brand in Today’s "Trust Gap" World: Public Relations Answers the Call By Michael Best First, the bad news: The Edelman Trust Barometer reports a continued general decline in how much people trust business, government,...