29 Feb, 2024 President Biden Issues Executive Order to Protect Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data By Daniel Jones Characterized by the White House as “the most significant executive action any President has ever taken to protect Americans’ data...
15 Mar, 2024 Microplastics and nanoplastics: what are they and what are their risks? By Paul Benson New research in the journal Frontiers suggests that broken down plastics can be carriers of a range of endocrine disrupting chemicals...
13 Mar, 2024 False advertising lawsuit alleges there are undisclosed pesticides in Cheerios. Further proof of the creativity of the plaintiffs' bar. By Paul Benson I've posted frequently about what seems to be the never-ending litany of false advertising lawsuits against food and beverage...
13 Mar, 2024 Now Is the Time to Talk Succession By Kellye Story Every other article that pops up on social media related to churches these days seems to reference succession planning in one way or...
12 Mar, 2024 NFTs: Copyright Office and USPTO Weigh In By Laura Lamansky Back in 2022, the Senate requested the U.S. Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conduct a joint...
11 Mar, 2024 Nutrition labels on wine appears to be inevitable. Is that a good or a bad thing? By Paul Benson I think it is only a matter of time before American consumers see nutrition labels on wine. The European Union recently mandated it,...
11 Mar, 2024 Playgrounds, Pickleball, and Premises Liability – Common Issues for Churches By James Forrest Andy Andrews How to balance risk management with a welcoming church? Churches should be welcoming and inviting. Children’s ministries and sports...
06 Mar, 2024 FDA says PFAS is no longer used in food packaging. What's next? By Paul Benson It seems like I can't open a legal publication in the food and beverage or product liability space, and not see something about PFAS....
05 Mar, 2024 DC Circuit Vacates EPA's SIP Call on Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Emissions By Todd Palmer Mechanical things occasionally break and sometimes do not work as designed despite best a company's best efforts. This seemingly...
04 Mar, 2024 France bans the use of "meaty" terms in plant-based products. Will other countries follow suit? By Paul Benson While the United States and many other countries wrestle with how plant-based products designed to substitute as meats should be labeled...
29 Feb, 2024 Congress or Courts? How Will AI Laws Be Written? By Laura Lamansky Creatives in all industries are pressuring Congress to write and approve laws that protect various IP from alleged misuse by artificial...
23 Feb, 2024 ESG (environmental, social, and governance) lawsuits predicted to increase in 2024. By Paul Benson I've posted about “greenwashing” litigation in the past and how these cases began to proliferate in 2023. Experts are now predicting that...
16 Feb, 2024 Missing Promotions? By Shawn Stigler Yet another datapoint of the challenges of companies that have hybrid work environments. It seems like folks are figuring out on some...