On June 14, 2025, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed legislation amending state laws regarding protections for pregnant and parenting students and campus sexual misconduct policies…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law
Join us for our annual Health Law Seminar taking place on Thursday, July 24. We’ll dig into the latest legal and business issues shaping the health care industry.
Our attorneys and guest speakers, including a former Office of…
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/ Health
On May 22, 2025, after a marathon markup session, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill containing significant proposed changes to the Medicaid program…
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/ Elections & Politics, Health, Immigration Law
Commercial contracts are a foundational element of any business. Whether you’re a startup, a well-established company, or somewhere in between, these agreements set the stage for how business will be conducted, outline roles and…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts
A precedential ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on June 4 affirmed that Moderna’s mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine SPIKEVAX® does not infringe two patents owned by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, upholding a prior…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
A recent decision by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois underscores that creditors must exercise caution in relying on pre-petition waivers of the automatic stay in collection actions…
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/ Bankruptcy, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking
A recent federal law requires higher education institutions to take several new actions in 2025 to address incidents related to hazing.
The Stop Campus Hazing Act, enacted on December 23, 2024, modifies Clery Act reporting…
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/ Education Law
In response to concerns about eroded public confidence in scientists and the alleged misuse of scientific information by federal agencies to justify political ends, President Trump’s “Restoring Gold Standard Science” Executive…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Supreme Court of Texas recently ruled that franchisor Massage Heights did not owe a duty of care to a massage customer who alleged a sexual assault, because, among other reasons, Massage Heights had neither the contractual…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
A federal court in California recently declined to dismiss a former franchisee’s suit against Nadia Gruzd, the CEO and COO of AllMed Search, a healthcare recruitment franchise system. Pasture Gate Holdings, Inc. v. Gruzd, 2025…
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/ Business Torts, Franchise Law
The May 14, 2025 State of Litigation event, sponsored annually by Lathrop GPM, brought together a dynamic mix of legal minds, business leaders and policy experts to unpack the most critical developments shaping the current U.S…
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/ Bankruptcy, Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, Insurance
A federal court in New Jersey recently entered default judgment against franchisee Nisha Investments, LLC and its guarantor Rajesh Patel arising from their early termination of a franchise agreement with La Quinta Franchising…
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/ Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
A federal court in Arizona recently dismissed a franchisee’s counterclaims for breach of contract, defamation, and injunctive relief against its former franchisor. LeTip World Franchise LLC v. Long Island Soc. Media Grp. LLC,…
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/ Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
A federal court in California recently granted a franchisor’s motion to compel arbitration and stay the lawsuit in a dispute alleging breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and fraud…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Business Torts, Franchise Law
The U.S. Supreme Court today swung wide open the door for all persons who experience employment discrimination based on their race, color, religion, sex or national origin to bring suit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
