Each year, the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) conducts an H-1B registration selection process for foreign nationals who have not previously held H-1B status. The H-1B cap registration period for fiscal year 2026 will open at noon eastern time on March 7, 2025, and will run through noon eastern time on March 24,

The 2014 Home Depot data breach was one of the more notorious cyberattacks. A decade later, litigation over that incident continues.  The Sixth Circuit recently decided whether an electronic data exclusion cleared insurers from having to defend Home Depot against claims over the costs of reissuing payment cards.

About two years ago, the Delaware Supreme

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced that beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) are once again back in effect and the new deadline for most businesses to report is March 21, 2025.

While businesses should be prepared to comply with this new deadline, FinCEN has noted that

It is important for all adults to have advance directives in place to ensure that your wishes will be carried out if you become incapacitated. There are three basic types of advance directives: a living will, a health care proxy and a power of attorney.

A living will is a document in which you state

Most people know that patents require absolute novelty, but how is that determined? It’s determined on the basis of “prior art,” that is, patents and other disclosures (journal articles, presentations, websites) that were made prior to the filing date of the patent. In some instances, these dates can be tricky and open to dispute.

Court Finds “Insured Location” Exception To Business Exclusion Inapplicable Because Insured No Longer Resided At Location And Insured Has Obligation To Know Policy Terms

The insured owned premises located in Huntington Station, NY. The Claimant was allegedly injured when she slipped and fell at the premises. The Claimant sued the insured and the insured sought

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced on Friday, January 24, 2025, that reporting companies are not currently required to file beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). Despite the recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) to overturn the nationwide injunction of the CTA in connection with

Looking for a way to stop family arguments over politics? Well, who isn’t. A quick way to derail a familial political scuffle: Quietly announce that you want to talk about your will. The silence should be automatic.

It’s important to talk about your estate plan while you’re still around. An unexpected estate plan can leave

On January 15, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a joint report continuing their collaborative initiative to address consolidation within the health care sector. This initiative, launched in December 2023, aims to enhance competition and better regulate private equity investments within the

We kick off the year with a quartet of state supreme court decisions and an intermediate appellate court ruling that has insurers breathing a harmonious sigh of relief.

Policyholders and insurers often disagree over what the policy means by the word “damages.” The Ohio Supreme Court takes up this issue when considering whether payment into

Please click the link below to view the New York Insurance Coverage Law Update – Compilation 2024.

New York Insurance Coverage Law Update 2024

The federal estate and gift tax exemption changes from year to year. The current combined federal estate and gift tax exemption amount of $13.99 million per person ($27.98 million per married couple) is scheduled to “sunset” automatically on January 1, 2026, and revert to $5 million indexed for inflation (guesstimated at $7.5 million), unless Congress

In recent years, some have coined the mainstream rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) a modern-day space race. The legal profession, and especially litigators, have not been unaffected. As the use of generative AI becomes more commonplace in the practice of law, courts have been hesitant to regulate its use in litigation. A recent decision

The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) has faced yet another major pivot as of Thursday, December 26, 2024: the nationwide injunction of the CTA is in effect once again. This means that the CTA and its Reporting Rule are currently not enforceable and Reporting Companies do not have a duty to file beneficial owner reports.

Greg Mann wrote “Supreme Court Marks Major Change in Insurers’ Role in Bankruptcy Proceedings” for USLAW Magazine. The story discusses how insurers can now object to insureds’ Chapter 11 reorganizations, thanks to a decision from this past U.S. Supreme Court term.

Click here to read the article.