Publications

The Evaluator - Winter 2025: Ohio Property Tax Updates

The Evaluator - Winter 2025

The Evaluator - Winter 2025: Nationwide Valuation Headlines

The Evaluator - Winter 2025: Deadlines Looming in Thirteen States

District Court Rejects Religious University’s Defenses Against Transgender Ex-Employee’s Title VII Suit

The Precedent: Federal Circuit Emphasizes that Dollar Amount Spent is Not Determinative of § 337’s Domestic Industry Requirement in Wuhan Healthgen Biotechnology Corp. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n

The Precedent: The Federal Circuit Clarifies When Collateral Estoppel Applies Following Inter Partes Review Proceedings in Kroy IP Holdings, LLC

The Precedent:  The Federal Circuit Remands and Reassigns District Court Patent Infringement Case to a New Judge

The Precedent: Federal Circuit Vacates Claim Construction But Upholds PTAB’s Determination of Obviousness and Motivation to Combine in HD Silicon Solutions

Supreme Court of the United States Poised to Clarify Standard in Discrimination Claims

California Court Creates Appellate Split On ‘Headless’ PAGA Claims

States Propose New Environmental Disclosure Laws for Apparel and Footwear Industry

The Precedent:  Federal Circuit Adds Clarity to Personal Jurisdiction and Obviousness-Type Double Patenting Analyses in Regeneron Pharms

Michigan Legislature Amends Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Laws

Corporate Transparency Act Deadlines Extended

The Precedent: Federal Circuit Provides Further Clarity on Issues Surrounding Patent Validity in Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. v. Torrent Pharma Inc. 

The Precedent:  The Federal Circuit Provides Guidelines for Challenging Expired Patents in Apple Inc. v. Gesture Tech. Partners, LLC

The Precedent: Federal Circuit Sidesteps Ruling on the Reverse Doctrine of Equivalents Theory in Steuben Foods Inc. v. Shibuya Hoppmann Corp.

New York Extends Deadline for the Retail Worker Safety Act 

The Corporate Transparency Act Filing Requirements Are Back On

Limited Warranty Deeds in Ohio: A Closer Look

The Precedent: Federal Circuit Clarifies Timing Issues Associated with Pre-AIA Patent Applications in Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co.

The Precedent: Federal Circuit Reaffirms Standard of Proof for Correcting Inventorship in BearBox LLC v. Lancium LLC

USCIS Announces Registration Period for FY2026 H-1B Visa Lottery

The Supreme Court and Intellectual Property in 2024-2025: What Was Decided, What Is To Come And What Was Declined

Changes to Immigration Enforcement Policies Impact Employers

The Precedent: Federal Circuit Clarifies Functionality Doctrine in CeramTec v. CoorsTek

Proposed Update to the HIPAA Security Rule

The Precedent: Bitmanagement Software GmbH v. United States

Ohio Institutions to Directly Pay For N-I-L

Trump Revokes Executive Order 11246 Requiring Affirmative Action

Reminder to Patent Holders: Mark Your Products

Children’s Privacy Law “Matures” After Year-Long Review

The Precedent: Honeywell Int’l Inc. v. 3G Licensing, S.A.

Ohio Requires Employers to Provide Employees With Pay Stubs

Public Records Issues and Solutions in Data Center Deals

Illinois Expands Employee Access to Personnel Records

The Importance of Actively Monitoring S Corporation Compliance

Q&A with Chris Magill, Partner and Managing Director of Vista Site Selection

Power Infrastructure: The New Driver of Industrial Site Selection

Attracting Aerospace: The Risks of a Property Tax-Heavy State Tax Structure

Development Incentives Quarterly: Winter 2025

California Court of Appeal Leaves ‘Headless’ PAGA Claims Lifeless

Texas Court Enjoins Enforcement of HIPAA Final Privacy Rule Against Individual Doctor and Clinic

CTA UPDATE – Fifth Circuit Reinstates Nationwide Preliminary Injunction 

Telehealth Services Safe Harbor for High-Deductible Health Plans Expires December 31, 2024

CTA UPDATE – Fifth Circuit Lifts Nationwide Preliminary Injunction – FinCEN Extends Filing Deadlines

Connecticut Expands Its Paid Sick Leave Mandate

EPA Releases Final Rules for TCE and PCE Under the Toxic Substances Control Act

Putting Whataburger on the Map May Infringe Patents

Illinois Employers: Prepare for New Pay Transparency Requirements

A Cautionary Tale: The Importance of Authentic Signatures in Patent Applications

Ohio Appellate Court Rejects Arguments that Royalty Interest is Preserved Under “Specific Reference” or “Title Transaction” Exceptions to MTA

Cloudflare, Inc. v. Sable Networks, Inc. Sends Message to “Patent Trolls”

CTA – Is It Time to Put The Pencils Down?

Ohio Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Closely Watched Workers’ Compensation Case

New Jersey Employers: Prepare for New Pay Transparency Requirements

California Expands Requirements for Data Brokers

D.C. Circuit Issues Ruling that Could Affect NEPA Compliance

Captive Audience Meetings: A Thing of the Past?

Federal Court Invalidates the DOL’s Final Overtime Rule

Here Today, Gone in 2026 - Plan to Use Estate, Gift and GST Tax Exemptions in 2025

Washington Employers Face Minimum Wage and Salary Threshold Increases

Texas Property Tax Overview; Value Protests and Appeals

Ohio General Election Summary 2024

Just Say No!  HIPAA and Requests for Reproductive Health Information

Get Ready for the CTA - The Deadline is Fast Approaching!

Year-End Corporate Transparency Act Filing Deadlines Are Approaching

The Evaluator Fall 2024

The Ohio Supreme Court Permits Boards of Education to Proceed with Certain Appeals to the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals in Limited Circumstances 

Illinois Supreme Court Affirms that Payment of Property Tax Is Not Required to Appeal to the Property Tax Appeal Board

HB 126 Almost Two Years Later - Implementation Status

Deadlines Looming in Six States – Fall 2024

California Employers May Not Require Employees to Use Vacation Time Before They Receive Paid Family Leave

Entity Choice Matters When Waiving/Modifying Fiduciary Duties

Supreme Court of Ohio Rules Board of Revision Complaints Pending during 2022 Change in Law Does Not Prohibit Board of Education BTA Appeals Due to Statute Tense

The Ohio Board of Tax Appeals Moves Away from the Strict Construction Rule of Statutory Tax Exemptions after the Ohio Supreme Court’s decision in Stingray Pressure Pumping

The Ohio SALT Chronicle - Issue 3

Massachusetts Employers:  Prepare for New Pay Transparency Requirements