by Christine Stackhouse | Apr 20, 2026
On March 20, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that deceptive advertising actions brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in an administrative proceeding are unconstitutional.[1] In Intuit, Inc. v. FTC (No. 24-60040), the Fifth Circuit...
by Christine Stackhouse | Apr 20, 2026
Last week the Department of Justice announced that IBM agreed to pay $17 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by engaging in illegal race- and ethnicity-based discrimination through DEI practices in connection with federal...
by Mallory Schowe | Apr 17, 2026
On March 31, 2026, the Connecticut Appellate Court handed down its decision in Farias v. Rodriguez, a case with practical significance for Connecticut employers in the hospitality industry. Background The plaintiff in the case, Daniel Farias, was employed as a...
by Mallory Schowe | Apr 14, 2026
On April 7, 2026, the Connecticut Appellate Court decided Hanke v. Electric Boat Corp., a disability discrimination case highlighting the distinction between requests for medical leaves of absence and applications for disability benefits in the CFEPA context....
by Christine Stackhouse | Apr 10, 2026
Any foreign company looking to enter the U.S. market must consider the U.S. patent landscape for its products and services, both to avoid costly infringement battles and to maximize the value of its own intellectual property. Part I of this series discussed the...
