by David P. Weiss, Jennifer Beasley | Apr 2, 2025 | Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Homeowner Associations, Small Business Law
After a slow start, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and its companion, the Beneficial Ownership Information Report (“BOIR”), appear to have fizzled out for most companies. The BOIR reporting requirement was intended to extend the...
by David P. Weiss | Dec 30, 2024 | Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Homeowner Associations, Small Business Law
Who’s on First? Abbott and Costello Routine Revived for Corporate Transparency Act Much like the beloved and timeless zaniness of the old Abbott and Costello “Who’s on First?” routine, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a...
by David P. Weiss | Dec 24, 2024 | Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Homeowner Associations, Small Business Law
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Stays Texas Court’s Nationwide Preliminary Injunction; Beneficial Ownership Information Reports Due as Early as January 13, 2025 On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., No....
by David P. Weiss | Dec 10, 2024 | Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Homeowner Associations, Small Business Law
After months of getting the word out about the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction against enforcement of the CTA and relieving reporting companies from filing the...
by David P. Weiss | Nov 18, 2020 | Commercial Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
A recent case out of Illinois illustrates the danger of failing to keep track of deadlines, and expounds on the purpose of liquidated damages. The facts of the case are rather straightforward, but the results surely must have stung for one of the parties. A contract...
by David P. Weiss | Apr 2, 2020 | Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law, Homeowner Associations, Physicians & Healthcare, Small Business Law
These are trying times for employees and employers alike in just about every industry imaginable. Disrupted work, adjusting to work from home (for the lucky ones!), uncertainty about how long stay-at-home and social distancing orders will last, outright business...
