Overview On November 18, 2024, Governor Mike DeWine signed Executive Order 2024-08D, which allows Ohio colleges and universities to “directly compensate” their college-athletes for name, image, and likeness (NIL). This order does not call for compensation to...
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals hit pause again on the reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), continuing a recent series of baffling legal developments. Specifically, on December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit reinstated the nationwide...
Overview In the recent appellate case Cleveland v. City Redevelopment, L.L.C., 2024-Ohio-5213, the Eighth District Court of Appeals addressed the boundaries of community-control sanctions imposed by the Cleveland Municipal Housing Court. The case underscores critical...
On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit lifted a Texas District Court’s preliminary injunction that had temporarily paused enforcement of the Federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) nationwide in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et...
A recent lawsuit in Texas highlights the challenges social media influencers face in protecting their intellectual property. Sydney Nicole Gifford, a well-known influencer, claims that Alyssa Sheil copied her “vibe,” – specifically her “clean girl” aesthetic...
The Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals recently delivered its opinion in Triad Hunter, LLC v. Eagle Natrium, LLC, affirming significant jury awards for Triad Hunter, a natural gas producer, in a dispute over brine cavern intrusion from a neighboring salt mining...
As it was famously sung about the Brady Bunch, you knew it was much more than a hunch and now your group must somehow form a family. Like the Brady Bunch, blended families consist of a couple and their children from previous relationships. Forming this blended family...
Is anything private anymore? We live in a digital age where information is quick and abundant. While this is helpful in many circumstances, it may seem most concerning when it comes to your estate plan. Your estate plan includes sensitive information such as names,...
If you’re one of the over 170 million TikTok users in the United States, you’ve probably seen TikTok as a regular in the news. TikTok, a highly popular social media platform operated by the Chinese technology company ByteDance, Inc., enables users to create, watch,...
A lawsuit filed in a New York federal court has initiated a dispute between Mark Anthony, the owner of popular beverage brands like White Claw and Mike's Hard Lemonade, and Prime Hydration, a hydration drink company founded by social media sensations Logan Paul and...