Publications

On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction suspending enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), relieving entities of the obligation to file the beneficial ownership information reports (BOI reports).  The nationwide injunction occurred only a few weeks […]

Summit Carbon Sols., LLC, v. Kasischke, __N.W.3d __ (Iowa 2024) The Iowa Supreme Court issued an important decision on November 22, 2024, upholding carbon pipelines’ statutory authority to survey private property.  At issue was whether those surveys constitute a taking.  Summit Carbon Solutions is one of three companies currently developing […]

On November 7, U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon dismissed the copyright lawsuit brought by Raw Story Media Inc. (“Raw Story”) and Alternet Media Inc. (“Alternet”) against OpenAI without prejudice. Numerous cases have been brought against OpenAI or similar generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) entities, based on claims such as trademark law […]

This month, regulators have brought two enforcement actions that should get the attention of banks and other payment service providers. First, on November 5, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced it was bringing an enforcement action against banking app Dave in connection with a cash advance service that purported to […]

Earlier this month, the Board of the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) voted to adopt new regulations regarding data broker registration requirements.  The proposed regulations are now with the Office of Administrative Law for review, and, if approved, will take effect on January 1, 2025. The adopted regulations clarify provisions […]