Last month President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill. In doing so, he averted a federal government shutdown - and renewed protections for medical cannabis patients and providers. read more
California Court of Appeal extends the reasoning of the Gonzales decision to employees paid on a commission basis or "any other compensation system that does not separately account for rest breaks and other nonproductive time." read more
It appears that 2016 saw a surprising and dramatic drop in patent litigation filings. As reported by Richard Lloyd of IAM Magazine, recent studies released by the intellectual property firms Unified Patents and RPX confirmed patent litigation filings were down almost 25% in 2016 from the prior year, the lowest volume of cases since 2011. Paradoxically, however, the risk of a patent lawsuit being brought against middle market companies may be higher than before. read more
Take an extra bow if you own or run a Middle Market company. read more