1/31/2023 7:21:09 PM Mississippi is in the Midst of a Very Similar Debate on This Remote Software / SaaS Issue By John Fletcher The Mississippi Legislature is currently weighing competing sales tax policy recommendations from the Department of Revenue and the...
1/30/2023 5:21:01 PM House Passes Energy Legislation with Amendments By Brett Richards Last week, the House voted on 78 (!!!) amendments and passed legislation that would tie nonemergency use of the strategic petroleum...
1/30/2023 5:08:08 PM DOL Announces Enforcement Guidance Changes for OSHA By Jane Heidingsfelder DOL has issued enforcement guideline changes for OSHA to expand authority for issuing citations. OSHA now has authority to issue...
1/29/2023 8:34:14 PM Construction Plans Continue for Centennial Yards Hotel and Apartment Across from Mercedes-Benz Stadium By Bill Shaughnessy Officials with Centennial Yards Company creating the ambitious, 50-acre urban revitalization project in downtown Atlanta recently filed a...
1/26/2023 11:03:27 PM Will Computers Replace Lawyers? By Clarence Webster This reminds me of how The American Dream, Dusty Rhodes, defined "hard times." While I do not anticipate being told, "Hey, a computer...
1/26/2023 4:08:16 PM The right to remain silent protects the innocent, the guilty, and everyone in-between. By Avery Pardee This is an excellent and well-written reminder to call your lawyer first, no matter who you are, what happened, or what kind of case...
1/25/2023 9:12:44 PM New Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 By Kaytie Pickett An LLC's citizenship is not necessarily the state where it's based or where it's formed. It's based on the citizenship of its members....
1/25/2023 8:45:51 PM Supreme Court Security Under Scrutiny By Brett Richards Last summer, the DC landscape was rocked when a draft opinion was leaked from the Supreme Court. After an investigation, the Marshal of...
1/25/2023 4:42:10 PM Congress Amends the Limitation of Liability Act to Remove Small Passenger Vessels from Its Protection By Sara Kuebel On December 23, 2022, President Biden signed into law House of Representatives Bill 7776, the “James M. Inhofe National Defense...
1/25/2023 4:27:35 PM Nike Pursues Office Space Build-out in West Midtown, Atlanta for "Technology Innovation." By Bill Shaughnessy Nike's expansion into the West Midtown neighborhood evidences the anticipated construction and business growth in the West Midtown...
1/24/2023 10:17:30 PM House Rules Committee adds new Freedom Caucus Members By Brett Richards DC politicos will be watching how the House Rules Committee will operate now that Speaker Kevin McCarthy made good on his promise to add...
1/24/2023 3:05:53 AM Sentencing Guidelines on Actual vs. Intended Loss By Avery Pardee The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held in United States v. Banks that the meaning of “loss” in USSG 2B1.1 is actual loss, not intended...
1/24/2023 3:04:10 AM Careful with Your Plea Agreement Provisions on Restitution By Avery Pardee The Fifth Circuit held in United States v. Meredith that there is no right to appeal the sentencing court's determination of restitution...
1/23/2023 5:26:17 PM FY23 Small Shipyard Grant Program is LIVE By Brett Richards The Biden Administration recently announced $20.8M for the Small Shipyard Grant Program. These grants are capped at 75 percent of the...
1/20/2023 5:31:38 PM Onshore Funding for Offshore Wind By Brett Richards Offshore wind is having a moment across the globe, and the US federal government has committed significant resources to the movement,...
1/19/2023 5:36:03 PM Involuntary manslaughter charges filed in "Rust" shooting death By David Weinstein In any case where criminal charges are filed for involuntary manslaughter, the focus for the prosecution is on culpable negligence or due...