6/18/2025 6:12:29 PM Did I read this right? A favorable food and beverage Proposition 65 decision from a California court? By Paul Benson Most companies I work with who do business in California have little good to say about California's Proposition 65 law. It requires...
6/12/2025 9:38:15 PM Seventh Circuit May Decide Whether BIPA Amendment Applies Retroactively. By James Fieweger The Seventh Circuit has been offered a chance to weigh in on whether a recent amendment to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act...
6/11/2025 2:32:10 PM Strategic Legal Risk Management: From Defense to Competitive Advantage By Adam Witkov Effective risk management has evolved far beyond basic legal compliance. Forward-thinking organizations are transforming their approach...
6/9/2025 7:57:25 PM California bill would ban ultra-processed foods from school lunch programs, if they can come up with a definition. By Paul Benson California wants to be the first state in the nation to ban ultra-processed foods in public school lunches. If – and it's a big if – its...
6/6/2025 4:40:37 PM Eyes on Compliance: FTC Warns Prescribers of Potential Contact Lens Rule Violations By Katelyn Pellitteri On June 3, 2025, the FTC released a statement detailing warning letters sent to 37 contact lens prescribers regarding consumer reports of...
6/4/2025 11:19:25 PM Should AI Allow Victims to Address a Sentencing Court from the Dead? By James Fieweger A state court in Phoenix recently considered an AI generated video in which the manslaughter victim appeared to present a victim impact...
6/3/2025 6:36:09 PM DOE Grant Compliance Now Front and Center with New Accountability Policy By Orrie Walsvik On May 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a press release highlighting the DOE's intent to “Identify Wasteful Spending...
6/3/2025 12:17:11 AM The FDA has redefined what it means for a food product to be called "healthy." Here's what that means for you. By Paul Benson I was in my fourth year of practice as a food and beverage lawyer in 1994. That was the last time FDA defined what qualifies as a...
6/2/2025 4:00:00 PM In Marathon County, Judge Dismisses Wind Developer Lawsuit Over Subjective Local Ordinances By Orrie Walsvik On May 19, 2025, a Marathon County Circuit Court Judge granted the Towns of Brighton and the Eau Pleine (“Towns”) motion to dismiss a...
5/28/2025 7:58:50 PM When Medical Practice Meets Legal Reality: A Healthcare Attorney's Guide to Risk Management By Adam Witkov Years of defending healthcare providers has taught me that these moments—the ones that keep healthcare providers awake at night—are...
5/28/2025 12:44:21 PM The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Report is out. Will it live up to its title? By Paul Benson When President Trump appointed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. the Health and Human Services Secretary, both promised a major overhaul of the...
5/22/2025 6:17:12 PM 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection is Now Open (May 20, 2025) By Farrah Rifelj The EEOC officially announced that its 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection filing system is open and that employer reports will be...