The Year in Review:
KJK’s Top 10 Articles of 2022
A look back at KJK’s most popular content of the year, covering topics including what businesses need to know about the Corporate Transparency Act, new reporting requirements for crypto, how to protect your online reputation and more.
HOW FALSE ACCUSATIONS LED TO A $32-MILLION JUDGEMENT
For the most part, the First Amendment guarantees free speech. But when that speech is false and aimed at inflicting economic harm, it can lead to real liability. Such was the case in Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College. As this case proved, organizations should…
Seven Things You Should Do Right Now to Protect Your Online Reputation
While you can’t completely avoid an attack to your online reputation, you can take preemptive measures to minimize the impact and duration of reputational cyber-attacks. Businesses and individuals should consider the following seven simple steps to protect their online reputations…
The FBI Warns Clevelanders About a Rise in Digital Theft
Cellphones have become a necessity for many people throughout the world, allowing convenience and interconnectivity in the palm of our hands – but they’ve also opened the door to a new type of theft. On April 26, the Cleveland Field Office of the FBI issued a warning to residents…
Corporate Transparency Act Overview: Required Disclosures
In December 2021, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a notice of proposed rulemaking for companies subject to the Corporate Transparency Act. We take a look at the CTA’s requirements and what it means for businesses…
Impact of New Intel Chip Factory in Central Ohio
Central Ohio will soon welcome further growth in the tech market. Intel recently announced plans to begin construction in late 2022 and chip production in 2025 at the world’s largest chip-making complex in New Albany that will provide many benefits, but some downsides, to the local economy…
New Crypto Reporting Requirements Aim to Address Tax Gap
As cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin rise in popularity, government regulators repeatedly try, and often fail, to control their use as a tax shelter. Agencies such as the IRS struggle with determining the best way to tax cryptocurrency holdings and transactions…
US Law Firm Airdrops Court Order: NFTs Could Revolutionize the Legal Industry
As our reliance on the internet grows, so do online scams. As a result, causes of action arising out of online activities are booming. People perpetuating online attacks frequently utilize pseudonyms, email addresses, cryptocurrency wallets or blockchain addresses in lieu of legal names…
The Resurgence of Unions: Why Now?
Following years of declining unionization rates, the United States is experiencing a significant resurgence of labor unions throughout the country. Between October 2021 and March 2022, union representation petitions filed at the NLRB skyrocketed 57%…
Ohio House Bill 508: A Potentially Monumental Shift in Ohio Child Custody Law — Part One
On Dec. 8, 2021, Ohio House Bill 508—which would make the presumed outcome in child custody matters that of Shared Parenting and an equal parenting time schedule—was introduced into the Ohio Legislature by Representatives Thomas West (D) and Rodney Creech (R)…
Intellectual Property in the Metaverse
Recent news articles are replete with references to the proliferation of trademark applications filed with the USPTO by various enterprises and high-profile personalities to register trademarks relevant to the sale of goods and services in the metaverse…