The Sixth Circuit has wiped out a $31.8 million jury verdict that Hello Farms, a licensed Michigan cultivator, had won against Curaleaf subsidiaries for walking away from a supply contract. The court’s reasoning was direct: federal courts cannot enforce agreements
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The 2020 Title IX Regulations Are Back in the CFR: Here’s What Changed, and What Didn’t
For some time, Title IX compliance has come with an odd disconnect. Institutions have been following the 2020 Title IX regulations, but the official text in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) still showed the 2024 rule that courts had…
Seventh Circuit Holds Allulose-Based ‘Sugar Free’ Claim Not Preempted
What happens when the FDA says it won’t enforce a labeling rule, but the rule itself never changes? In Franco v. Chobani, LLC, 184 F.4th 599 (7th Cir. 2026), the Seventh Circuit answered: the rule still counts, and state-law claims…
Gift on Trust Termination; Limited Partner Self-Employment Status; GST ETIP Rule
Webinar
This course is drawn from Steve Gorin’s 3rd quarter 2026 newsletter. First, the Tax Court held that remaindermen who consented to trust termination and distribution to the income beneficiary made a massive gift by consenting, even though the income
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California Climate Disclosure Laws: SB 253 and SB 261 Compliance Deadlines and Requirements
California’s climate disclosure laws—SB 253 (the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and SB 261 (the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act)—impose significant new greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions reporting and climate risk disclosure obligations on thousands of large companies doing business in the…
Put AI to Work. Keep Control of Your Data.
A Cybersecurity Awareness Month series from Thompson Coburn’s Data Governance, Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group
The AI Risks Worth Watching Are Mostly Old Ones
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This year, Thompson Coburn’s Data Governance, Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group…
New ED Guidance Relating to Borrower Defense to Repayment: What School Administrators Need to Know
The U.S. Department of Education’s (“ED”) September 10, 2026 Dear Colleague Letter (ANN-26-23), announced the planned move of Borrower Defense to Repayment (“BDR”) case management into FSA Partner Connect and announced webinars held on September 23 and 24, 2026…
Howard Lavin on How Employers Can Prepare for Potential NLRB Policy Shifts
In a recent Law360 article, Thompson Coburn partner Howard Lavin examined how employers can navigate National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions that may be reconsidered under the Board’s current Republican majority. He detailed an August memo from NLRB General Counsel…
Higher Education Litigation Summary: September 2026
Welcome to the September 2026 edition of Thompson Coburn’s Higher Education Litigation Summary, your resource for timely legal updates on key rulings and ongoing cases shaping the higher education sector. Bold text indicates updates to the rulings.
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Language Access in the Workplace: A Practical Guide for Employers
For employers with multilingual workforces, clear communication is both a legal and operational imperative. Federal and state laws prohibit policies that disproportionately affect employees based on language, accent, or national origin. Employers with sound language access practices are better positioned…