Two years ago this week, the country began to shut down due to COVID. Now, thousands of restaurant owners, employees and patrons alike are calling on President Biden to assist in getting another round of restaurant relief pushed through. The height of the pandemic was...
As we reported in late January 2021, a judge of the Federal District Court in Cleveland tried to provide a slight glimmer of hope to businesses hoping to establish loss of business income claims. As reported in late September 2021, the Sixth Circuit unanimously struck...
Recently, the Supreme Court of Ohio interpreted statutory language to determine that certain administrative agency decisions may be final and not appealable. It was once a foregone conclusion that an entity or individual would have a right to appeal an agency’s...
The federal Sixth Circuit (which covers Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee) recently tackled a pressing question to many businesses throughout the country – what does the uncommon language of their business interruption insurance cover as it relates to the...
Much-needed funds are now officially available for restaurants and other eligible businesses hurt by the pandemic. The Small Business Administration (SBA) began accepting applications this week for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which includes $28.6 billion in...
A long-awaited and welcome piece of the recent stimulus package is directly pointed at the restaurant and hospitality industries. Billions of dollars in federal grant money will be available to privately owned hospitality businesses through the $1.9 trillion COVID...
When KJK Partner Jim Sammon’s cell phone rang one afternoon in early May, 2018, he expected it to be a client calling with a challenging new legal question. Much to his surprise, legendary Sports Illustrated writer Peter King was on the line, looking to get Sammon’s...