2020 Celebration of the USLAW NETWORK Women’s Connection announced
** We encourage you to share this with your female colleagues.** USLAW NETWORK announces the… Continue Reading
USLAW Member Legal Alerts
New Proposed Legislation: H‑1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act
Posted March 31, 2026
On September 19, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation imposing a new requirement that employers pay a $100,000 fee before sponsoring a foreign worker for H‑1B status. The $100,000 fee applies only to new H‑1B petitions for foreign workers coming directly from abroad and does not apply to individuals… Continue Reading
New HST Rebate for All New Build Home Purchases
Posted March 31, 2026
The federal government has introduced a new GST/HST rebate aimed at improving housing affordability for purchasers of newly constructed homes. The legislation, which received Royal Assent in March 2026, can provide up to $50,000 in tax relief. More recently, Ontario announced a temporary expansion of the rebate to all new home… Continue Reading
Mascioli – Construction Defect Dismissal
Posted March 31, 2026
Partner Karen Mascioli successfully moved to dismiss a plaintiff’s construction defect case for failure to prove damages in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division – Bergen County. The Plaintiffs alleged that defects in the general contractor and other contractors’ new home construction work caused multi-million-dollar damage including costs… Continue Reading
Defense Verdict: Medical Malpractice (U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee)
Posted March 31, 2026
Nashville Partner John Floyd, Jr., and Associate Nathan Dickerson recently obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice matter in the Middle District of Tennessee. We represented an emergency department physician and a physician’s assistant in this case that involved the administration of pain medication in the ED to a… Continue Reading
Baird Holm Attorneys Hannah Fischer Frey, Carrie Schwab, and Summer Associate Christopher Thorpe Featured in Nebraska CPA Magazine
Posted March 30, 2026
Successor liability can create unexpected tax exposure for buyers—even in an asset purchase. In a recent issue of Nebraska CPA Magazine, Baird Holm attorneys Hannah Fischer Frey, Carrie Schwab, and Summer Associate Christopher Thorpe break down how successor tax liability works in Nebraska and Iowa, and the key steps buyers… Continue Reading
F&P Featured on The Daily Record’s In The Lead: Best Legacy Business
Posted March 30, 2026
Franklin & Prokopik is honored to be featured on The Daily Record’s inaugural In the Lead: Best Legacy Businesses list, which celebrates companies that have served their communities for over […] Continue Reading
March 2026 New York Insurance Coverage Update
Posted March 30, 2026
Second Department Finds No Coverage Based Upon Policy’s Designated Premises Limitation 305 Union St. Station, Inc., doing business as Kittery Restaurant, operates a restaurant in Brooklyn. Plaintiff, a pedestrian, was injured when she was struck by a bicycle operated by an employee of the restaurant who was on his way… Continue Reading
2026 Trial Win #2: Boise, Idaho!
Posted March 28, 2026
Kyle Mandeville and Molly Mitchell represented a client who purchased a home in the East Boise foothills for an employee. After the employee moved, our client sold the property. The buyer and his engineering experts later found that the property has serious issues with the foundation and structure. The buyer… Continue Reading
Trump Administration Targets Cybercrime Through New Cyber Strategy
Posted March 25, 2026
On March 6, 2026, the Trump administration released “President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America” (the “Cyber Strategy”), which outlines the administration’s approach to cyber policy. The Cyber Strategy outlines six policy “Pillars of Action” that are intended to “guide action and resourcing through the follow-on policy vehicles.” The six pillars… Continue Reading
Jeb Joyce Speaking on Issue 3 At Arkansas Bankers Association Conference
Posted March 25, 2026
Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC is proud to sponsor and participate in the Arkansas Bankers Association 2026 Trust & Wealth Management Conference on April 9. Jeb H. Joyce, joined by Gabe Holmstrom of Capitol + Main, will present an overview of Constitutional Amendment Issue 3 and its potential impact on… Continue Reading