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Chatbots and Website Tracking Technologies: Considerations Under Florida’s Security of Communications Act

USA - March 31 2026 The lawsuit against Orlando Health, commonly referred to as W.W. V. Orlando Health, alleged that the hospital system’s website Technologies…

Federal Court Vacates FinCEN Real Estate Reporting Rule

USA - March 31 2026 Despite the U.S. District Court previously upholding The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) rule requiring persons involved in certain…

Supreme Court Decision in Cox Communications v. Sony Highlights the Role of Online User Agreements

USA - March 27 2026 On March 25, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled on Digital Millennium Copyright Act issues in Cox Communications v. Sony. The Court held that Cox had not…

FinCEN Reporting Requirements for Residential Real Estate Transfers

USA - February 10 2026 The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) enacted a rule known as the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for…

Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms Need to Verify LLC Members’ Citizenship to Establish Diversity Jurisdiction

USA - October 28 2025 Sound Around, Inc. v. O'Donnell, No. 23-12479, 2025 WL 2887175 (11th Cir. Oct. 10, 2025) (per curiam) (unpublished), is a recent example of a case…

Eleventh Circuit Clarifies When New Issues on Appeal Are Forfeited: Gould v. Interface, Inc.

USA - October 15 2025 In Gould v. Interface, Inc., No. 23-12882, 2025 WL 2798842 (11th Cir. Oct. 2, 2025), the Eleventh Circuit held that the plaintiff-Appellant forfeited…

Hiring Local Counsel Alone Doesn’t Create Personal Jurisdiction: Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Limits in ECB USA v. Savencia Cheese

USA - October 7 2025 In ECB USA, Inc. v. Savencia Cheese, USA, LLC, 148 F.4th 1332 (11th Cir. 2025), the Eleventh Circuit reaffirmed that merely retaining counsel in a…

From Purdue Pharma to Rule 41: Key Lessons in Bankruptcy and Appellate Practice

USA - September 18 2025 Bar against non-consensual third party releases in Purdue Pharma does not preclude bankruptcy courts from issuing temporary injunctions in Subchapter…

IP Matters: United States Patent Office Makes Changes to Patent Trial Appeal Board (PTAB) Petitions

USA - September 18 2025 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has instituted significant changes to the rules and procedures governing inter partes review…

Navigating Corporate Transparency Act Compliance Amid Legal Challenge

USA - December 6 2024 The recent issuance of a nationwide preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the final rule…