On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion that has the potential to make it more difficult for defendants to have excess fee cases for 401(k) or 403(b) plans dismissed at an early stage of litigation…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a motion filed on April 14, 2025, the Department of Labor requested that the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals grant it an additional 60-day delay to decide its next steps with respect to its appeals of two July 2024 decisions…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Kilpatrick’s Tyler McAllister recently spoke on a panel at The IP Strategy Summit in Seattle. The panel, “AI and Your Patent Management, Strategy & Portfolio” covered how you can leverage AI for efficient patent portfolio…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Kilpatrick’s David Hughes recently moderated a panel discussion at the ABA-IPT Advanced State Income, Advanced Sales/Use, and Advanced Property Tax Seminar in New Orleans addressing “Artificial Intelligence: What Tax…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Science, Computers, & Technology, Taxation
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) recently announced that it plans to revisit – and potentially revise – its controversial small business data collection rule implementing Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
Kevin Hart may know how to land a punchline, but the National Advertising Division (“NAD”) recently reminded him that when it comes to influencer endorsements, the only thing that should be subtle is the humor—not the…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection
In litigation, especially in dealing with E-Discovery, the importance of an effective electronically stored information agreement (“ESI Agreement”) between the parties is a must to help prevent discovery disputes. This is most…
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/ Civil Procedure, Electronic Discovery
On April 3, 2025, the US Department of Labor (“DOL”) released Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-02 (“FAB 2025-02”), which provides guidance regarding new content requirements that apply to pension plans’ annual funding notices…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law
California Senate Bill 825 is aimed at expanding the state’s authority to enforce its consumer finance laws by eliminating an existing exemption for persons licensed by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently announced a significant change in its approach to the burgeoning "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) market. The Bureau has announced plans to revoke its May 2024 interpretive…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
Last week, my partner Justin Krieger published an alert regarding Acting Director Stewart's new guidance on discretionary denial. Shortly thereafter, Acting Director Stewart issued a decision vacating institution of several…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property
A New York federal district court recently dismissed a consolidated class action against Beech-Nut Nutrition Company (“Beech-Nut”), the manufacturer of baby food allegedly containing toxic levels of heavy metals, for failure to…
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/ Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection, Toxic Torts
On March 13, 2025, New York State took a significant step towards bolstering its consumer and small business protections with the introduction of the Fostering Affordability and Integrity Through Reasonable (FAIR) Business…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
A Georgia appellate court recently affirmed the grant of class certification in favor of a class of Georgia individuals whose vehicles were booted in locations where no ordinance had been enacted authorizing the booting of…
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/ Civil Procedure
Takeaway: It seems that more and more false advertising cases are filed these days alleging that consumer products are contaminated with some sort of harmful substance or chemical. At their core, these types of cases depend on…
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/ Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection, Products Liability
