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The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was established in March 2020 by the U.S. Congress and Government to help small businesses weather the economic fallout caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. After the first two rounds of funding were exhausted in spring ($349 billion) and summer ($320 billion), a new version of PPP has been approved before the end of the year…

Risk Management for the Electric Vehicle Industry If you had any doubt that electric cars are here to stay, just look at how many charging stations you see in parking lots, compared to two years ago.  They are not just at high-end shopping malls anymore; now you even find them in the parking lots of big box wholesale stores.  The…

Do you ever feel like Google knows everything about you? When you do a generic search like “stocking stuffers,” its results show you suggestions that are eerily specific in their appropriateness for the intended recipients of your gifts. How does Google know that you are on a decluttering kick? How did it guess that you plan to serve one vegan…

In recent years, a number of U.S. states have legalized recreational use of marijuana, while many others permit marijuana businesses to operate for medical marijuana purposes. Numerous states that permit medical marijuana but have not yet legalized recreational marijuana have decriminalized marijuana possession for those who cannot lawfully possess marijuana for medical purposes. Marijuana laws continue to change with rapidity,…

When most people think about contracts, they imagine an agreement between two parties in which one agrees to provide a service or product to the other in exchange for compensation. While this does describe the terms of many contracts, it’s important to note that legal agreements can also specifically be used to restrict individuals from doing certain things. This is…

Fashion Law is a growing and emerging legal category that encompasses several other and more traditional legal specialties. Intellectual Property Fashion companies protect their brands by filing for state or federal trademark registration. After filing for federal registration, the fashion company owns the exclusive right to use the trademark in the U.S. and the right to use the official registered…