The 2025 Minnesota legislative session produced several changes to Minnesota’s estate and trust codes, with most of the new laws taking effect on August 1. Many of the changes create important new planning opportunities for…
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/ Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Pursuant to Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) § 9-515(c), a UCC-1 financing statement filed to perfect a secured party’s lien on personal property collateral lapses five years from the filing date unless the secured creditor files a…
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/ Bankruptcy, Finance & Banking
In a July 18 precedential decision in Colibri Heart Valve LLC v. Medtronic CoreValve LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit overturned a $106 million jury verdict against Medtronic for infringement of a patent on…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
What Are Agentic AI Systems?
Agentic AI systems are artificial intelligence technologies that:
..Operate autonomously,
..Adapt to changing environments, and
..Execute multi-step tasks based on user input or…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Products Liability, Science, Computers, & Technology
To settle a case challenging the Johnson Amendment, the IRS has proposed to allow at least two churches to endorse candidates from the pulpit. This proposal has received widespread attention, but many questions remain…
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/ Elections & Politics, Nonprofit Law, Taxation
Following on our February 2025 alert regarding operational delays at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), we are pleased to share that the USPTO has expanded the annual cap for Track One Prioritized Examination requests…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
A federal court in South Carolina recently sua sponte vacated its own grant of partial summary judgment due to the abusive nature of the ongoing litigation. YGM Franchise, LLC v. Wong, 2025 WL 1549606 (D.S.C. May 30, 2025)…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
A federal court in Missouri recently denied franchisor Three Dog Bakery, LLC’s request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against its former franchisee, J.L.E.T. Enterprises SWF, LLC, and its owners, Joseph and Lynette…
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/ Business Torts, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
A federal court in Missouri recently granted a franchisor’s motion for a preliminary injunction, finding that the franchisee’s operation of a competing business demonstrated irreparable harm. Three Dog Bakery, LLC v. Crit, Inc.,…
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/ Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law, Intellectual Property
The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals reversed a decision that a national broker franchisor, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., fraudulently induced a franchisee into buying the business of another Ameriprise franchisee,…
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/ Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
A federal district court in New Jersey recently entered an unopposed default judgement for breach of contract against Mani Hotels, LLC and Mehulkumar Ahir arising from the early termination of a franchise agreement with Days Inn…
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/ Civil Remedies, Civil Rights, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
A federal court in New York recently denied Community Care Companions, Inc. and Interim Healthcare, Inc.’s motions for reconsideration of the court’s summary judgment rulings in an ongoing franchise dispute. Cmty. Care…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the massive spending and tax package known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA).
The OBBBA makes tax provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, in some…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
With the Minnesota Consumer Privacy Act (MCPA), which takes effect July 31, 2025, Minnesota now joins the many other states, like California, that have passed laws granting enhanced data privacy rights to individuals…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy
On April 28, 2025, the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued its opinion in In re Estate of Bogren. The court addressed a matter of first impression in Minnesota – whether a disclaimer of property must clearly state the value of the…
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/ Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
