South Carolina’s Age-Appropriate Code Design Act (the “Act”) was signed into law with immediate effect on February 5, 2026, with no time for covered online services to develop the mechanisms to ensure compliance with the Act…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
President Trump’s April 15, 2025, Executive Order on lowering the cost of prescription drug pricing, among other things, directed the Department of Labor (DOL) to propose regulations to improve the transparency of fees and…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Many companies routinely use private investigators or other covert techniques to review possible infringements, including to obtain evidence of infringement and unfair competition by competitors, and to gauge the scope and…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property
Kilpatrick’s Jordan Goodman recently presented on the topic of “Apportioning and Situsing for Multistate Direct and Indirect Taxes.” Jordan provides the following key takeaways…
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/ Taxation
Kilpatrick’s Joe Petersen and Briggs Wright recently presented “The Current AI Landscape in Trademarks and Copyright” at the firm’s annual Advanced Trademark Law Seminar in New York…
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/ Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
Kilpatrick partner Ted Davis spoke recently on recent developments in U.S. trademark and unfair competition law during Kilpatrick’s advanced trademark seminar…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Remedies, Business Torts, Intellectual Property
Takeaway: Plaintiffs in class action litigation usually cast a wide net, seeking to impose liability on the broadest possible range of defendants, including out of state defendants. Accordingly, those non-resident defendants…
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/ Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection
The reintroduction of the Credit Card Competition Act in January 2026 has major implications for the U.S. payments infrastructure, with the potential to fundamentally alter the competitive dynamics of the credit card industry…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
Takeaway: There are more and more cases being filed today that advance cutting-edge legal theories: cases seeking to hold energy companies liable for climate change; cases alleging that social media platforms are addictive; and…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection
This alert is a reminder of the approaching deadlines for certain year-end reporting requirements applicable to corporations that issue stock to employees (including former employees) upon the exercise of certain stock options…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law, Taxation
Chicago SALT Partner David Hughes recently presented a joint webinar with DHJJ, a Chicago-based full-service accounting firm, on “OBBBA: State and Local Tax (SALT) Issues and Impacts – Analysis and Practical Guidance.”
* The…
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/ Taxation
Barry M. Benjamin, Managing Partner of the New York office and Chair of Kilpatrick’s Advertising and Marketing group, was honored to co-present with Andrew Lustigman of Olshan law, a discussion of how to engage and strategize…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Business Torts
Chicago SALT Partners David Hughes and Jordan Goodman recently provided a SALT update during their webinar on “Navigating the Complex Landscape of Sales and Use Tax Sourcing” with AGN International. This webinar offered a…
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/ Taxation
Chicago SALT Partner David Hughes recently moderated a panel on “Equity and State Taxes: Equitable Doctrines and Their State Tax Application” at the American Bar Association 2026 Midyear Tax Meeting.
* The opinions expressed…
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/ Administrative Law, Taxation
Takeway: Fraud claims are not typically suitable for class treatment, because the essential element of reliance is usually a fact-intensive, individualized issue. When it comes to consumer fraud statutes, however, consumer…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Consumer Protection
