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As a business owner, you may have heard about the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and wondered how it might affect your company. The law is intended to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, and tax evasion by m ...

Prior to 2020, force majeure clauses were part of a checklist of boilerplate items in commercial contract construction but were scarcely litigated. Today, litigation over pre-pandemic force majeure clauses is skyrocketin ...

A new year is the perfect time for employers of all sizes to review their policies and practices ensuring they’re up to speed and in compliance with national, state, and local laws. It’s also the time to reflect on t ...

The patent process is vital to many businesses, especially start-ups. The trap many fall into is waiting too long to file. Dragging your feet can result in your patent rights being inadvertently forfeited. Yet, filing to ...

Many myths and misconceptions exist about what a patent is and how it works. Although billion-dollar patent lawsuits often make flashy headlines, the reality is that most patents will never be the subject of litigation. ...

Prior to the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, same-sex couples could not marry in the United States. In the wake of that decision, a number of states, including Ohio, passed laws allowing same-se ...