A recent Ohio Court of Appeals decision highlighted the importance of strong lease terms in commercial leases. The Commercial Lease Dispute The case, Scott Holding Co., Inc. v. Turbo Restaurants US, LLC, involved a commercial lease dispute concerning an Arby’s...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will not grant full registration to certain types of trademarks that are overly descriptive of the goods or services that the mark represents. These include generic and descriptive marks, last names, geographic...
While the City of Cleveland has been using Community Benefit Agreements (CBAs) for development projects for over a decade, City Council passed Ordinance No. 297-2023 on June 5, 2023, officially enacting Chapter 191A of the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland. Chapter...
In KJK’s prior alert, “Residents First” Proposal Introduced to Cleveland City Council, we discussed the City of Cleveland’s (the “City”) proposed legislation affecting Cleveland’s residential landlords. Since then, legislation passed in 2024, and the City will be...
For the past year, we have been following the legal challenges to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rule, which expanded the minimum salary threshold for the white-collar exemptions by sixty-five percent (65%). That singular focus by the DOL on increasing...
Estate Planning and the TCJA Estate planners are once again preparing for the potential expiration of key tax provisions. In 2010, the federal government stepped in with The Tax Relief Act of 2010 to avoid the sunset provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief...
What Can We Learn from California’s New AI Laws? As a leading technology hub, it is no shock that California is at the forefront of technology regulation, including regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In the past year, California lawmakers have introduced...
The new federal rule combating fake reviews took effect last month, launching the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) endeavor to protect consumers from misinformation related to online products and services. The regulation, first introduced in August, prohibits...
Ohio made a significant change to its law governing home construction services, introducing an amendment that impacts both contractors and homeowners. House Bill 50 (H.B. 50), signed by Governor Mike DeWine in June 2024, added several key terms to the Home...
Online reviews have a profound effect on businesses. For many locally owned businesses, they can make or break their future. Reviews can affect consumer trust, reputations, and purchasing decisions. In this day and age, consumers often look at online reviews before...