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Nov 03, 2023

Amazon Alexa Users’ BIPA Claims Barely Survive Motion to Dismiss

By Caroline Suydam Bob Alpert Doug Hance +3 more...

An Illinois federal court judge recently denied Amazon’s motion to dismiss in connection with a Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)...

Dec 07, 2023

Employee Retention Credit Audits Heating Up

By Barclay Taylor William Stone III

After months of talk, the IRS now appears to be taking action on Employee Retention Credit (ERC) audits. The IRS is about to send the...

Dec 06, 2023

Essential Guide to the Corporate Transparency Act

By Lili Martin-Mashburn

Time is ticking! The Corporate Transparency Act is set to reshape corporate norms on January 1, less than a month away. Over 32 million...

Nov 30, 2023

Benefits of Brownfield Redevelopment

By Brian Remler

While some developers are dragged reluctantly into redeveloping brownfields, others actively pursue these environmentally impacted...

Nov 28, 2023

Tax Return Information, Consent, and AI

By Barclay Taylor

Protecting tax return information is a critical component to averting identity theft and other financial crimes. Congress enacted civil...

Nov 21, 2023

ERC Claims Can Still be Submitted During the Moratorium

By Barclay Taylor

The Employee Retention Credit ("ERC") was a critical lifeline for many businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. After the IRS's September...

Nov 17, 2023

Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amended to Include Health Data Protections

By Jordan Ockleberry

The Connecticut Governor recently amended the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), the state's comprehensive consumer privacy law, to...

Nov 17, 2023

Insurers Cannot Unilaterally Reserve the Right to Recoup Defense Costs in a Reservation of Rights Letter, Eleventh Circuit Holds

By Ryan Burke Nathan Miles Seslee Smith

Liability insurers defending under a reservation of rights (ROR) often include in their RORs that the insurer may recoup defense costs...

Nov 17, 2023

AI Safety and Regulatory Capture: Open Source vs. Closed Source

By Austin Mills

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in the realm of large language models (LLMs), has sparked intense...

Nov 15, 2023

Post SVB, Where Have All the Deposits Gone?

By Jennifer Feld

In the months following the SVB collapse, deposits appear to have disbursed widely. In search of stability, a lot of startups moved...

Nov 15, 2023

Year-End Privacy Check: Essential Issues at a Glance

By Michael Young

With the end of the year in sight, now is the time to review some essential privacy issues. Please note the following: States continue to...

Nov 15, 2023

Hope for a soft landing?

By Scott Allen

I thought this short article was spot on regarding the deal environment. Based on inflation data out today, it looks like the Fed will...

Nov 14, 2023

Negotiating ERP Software Agreements

By Tim Dodson

I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live video webinar, "Negotiating Enterprise Resource Planning...

Nov 13, 2023

Georgia District Court Sets Low Bar For Pleading a TVPRA Claim

By Ryan Burke Nathan Miles Seslee Smith

A plaintiff need only allege that a hotel (a) rented a room to traffickers and (b) knew or had reason to know the plaintiff was being...

Nov 09, 2023

Georgia Court Of Appeals Reverses Denial Of Class Certification

By Bob Alpert Jeff Douglass Doug Hance

The Georgia Court of Appeals recently reversed a trial court’s denial of class certification in Doe v. Vest Monroe, LLC, 368 Ga. App. 572...

Nov 07, 2023

Navigating Commercial Leasing Risks: Lessons from the Missouri Verdict

By Charles Hicks Justin Barry

In October 2023, a Missouri jury awarded a staggering $1.8 billion in damages in a case involving the National Association of Realtors...

Nov 06, 2023

Are Changes to the Accredited Investor Definition Coming?

By Jennifer Feld

Unfortunately I don't have a definitive answer to that question, but revisions to the definition of “accredited investor” are being...