On April 18, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) decided a case of first impression regarding the intersection of patent claims directed to machine learning training and patentable subject matter under…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Recent press reports speculating that President Trump will take action to revoke the tax-exempt status of some environmental organizations – coupled with his public statements advocating for the revocation of Harvard’s…
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/ Nonprofit Law, Taxation
In an April 15 Executive Order, entitled “Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First,” the Trump Administration has called attention to an ERISA disclosure required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021…
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/ Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law
Last week, 10 California homeowners filed suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against the California FAIR Plan Association (CFPA) and several of its largest insurance company members. Plaintiffs allege defendants…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Insurance
Numerous businesses today deploy artificial intelligence (AI) innovatively across various industries, with many companies eager to hop on the AI hype train and ride the momentum of new and innovative business tools. While…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology
Join us at Lathrop GPM’s annual State of Litigation event, where we bring together business leaders, legal decision-makers and industry experts to explore the latest trends in litigation and risk management…
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/ Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Business Organizations
On April 9, an agreement was reached in a New Hampshire federal court blocking the U.S. Department of Education (ED) from taking any enforcement action under the February 14 “Dear Colleague” Letter (DCL) or the April 3 ED…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
Recent Executive Orders issued by President Trump repeatedly refer to “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) preferences and activities…
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/ Civil Rights, Nonprofit Law, Taxation
On April 2, 2025, the U.S. government implemented new measures affecting trade with China via Executive Order, including a reciprocal tariff regime and elimination of the de minimis exemption for Chinese-origin goods. These…
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/ International Law & Trade
Health care providers and payers have been subject to a flurry of developments at the federal level in recent weeks. Considering that health care represents almost 18% of the U.S. gross domestic product, this was perhaps…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, International Law & Trade
On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued a press release announcing the ED sent certification letters to state commissions that oversee K-12 State Education Agencies (SEAs), charging SEAs with the…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
A federal court in Ohio recently granted Cavalier Distributing’s motion to temporarily restrain a fellow distributor, MicroStar Logistics, from contacting other keg suppliers to accuse Cavalier of failing to pay a debt or…
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/ Business Torts, Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts
Marie Sharp’s Fine Foods, Ltd., a Belize condiment and jam manufacturer, and Eve Sales Corp., a New York-based purchaser of Marie Sharp’s branded products, filed an anticipatory declaratory judgment and breach of contract action…
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/ Business Torts, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts
What Is a Tariff?
A tariff is a tax or duty imposed on goods when they cross national borders. Most commonly, tariffs apply to imports, raising the cost of foreign-made products in the domestic market…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
On March 18, the Trump administration fired Democratic appointed FTC commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, leaving the FTC with only two commissioners (Melissa Holyoak and Chairman Andrew Ferguson) while…
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/ Administrative Law
