Main St Properties v. City of Bellevue, 318 Neb. 116 (2024) The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed a city’s rezoning of property after the owner violated terms of a conditional zoning agreement because legislative power is not subject to a “petition in error” claim. At issue was whether the city council […]
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What is Happening with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) ?
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 […]
Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Carbon Pipeline’s Authority to Survey Private Property
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 […]
OpenAI Gets Copyright Suit Dismissed, First of Many?
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 […]
A Round-Up of Recent Enforcement Actions – Dave and Navy Federal
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 […]

