Allison Balus talks to David Kramer about what businesses need to know about class actions—what defending against a class action entails, common types of class actions over business practices, and ways to mitigate risks now for when you face a class action later. Listen here.
Publications
Nebraska Supreme Court: Municipal Ordinance Held Valid to Impose Landlord Guaranty of Utility Services
REO Enters. v. Village of Dorchester, 312 Neb. 792 (2022). This case concerns a municipal ordinance the Village of Dorchester (“Village”) enacted. Plaintiff contested a portion of the ordinance requiring a landlord to guarantee a tenant’s utility service. The Plaintiff challenged the ordinance under several legal theories, including the prohibition […]
Nebraska Supreme Court: Landowners Can Reduce Tax Burden by Showing Systematic Under-Valuation of Comparable Property
Lancaster Cnty. Bd. of Equalization v. Moser, 312 Neb. 757 (2022). The Nebraska Constitution requires property-tax rates and valuations to be “uniform[]” and “proportionate[].” Neb. Const. art. VIII, § 1. What this means in practice is that a landowner can reduce his or her tax burden, but only to the […]
FinCEN Finalizes Rule Requiring Companies to Report Beneficial Ownership Information to U.S. Government
Late last month, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued its final rule establishing beneficial ownership information reporting requirements for most U.S. businesses (the “Rule”). The Rule is issued pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and is intended to support the U.S. government’s efforts to crack down on […]
Session Replay Litigation and Privacy
A number of lawsuits have been initiated recently over the use of “session replay” software. Session replay software allows a website to capture a user’s interaction and use of a website. This software can capture a user’s keystrokes, mouse clicks, page scrolls, conversion rates, and more. There are many legitimate […]

