Our team attended the recent AIPLA Trade Secret Summit, one of the nation’s premier conferences on trade secret law. Critical issues surrounding the protection of confidential business information took center stage and we were reminded just how important it is for companies to stay ahead of the curve to safeguard against unfair competition and
Today, the President of the Florida Senate announced that tax relief has stalled the budget negotiations for the 2025 Regular Session. This means the Florida legislature will likely have to return in a Special Session to resolve tax and budget bills before the start of the state fiscal year on July 1, 2025.
The Senate
At the recent AIPLA Trade Secret Summit, one of the nation’s premier conferences on trade secret law, critical issues surrounding the protection of confidential business information took center stage. The discussions reinforced the importance of safeguarding trade secrets and proprietary data against theft, liability, and employee mismanagement—particularly during key employment transitions such as hiring,
On March 29, 2025, four constitutional amendments were on the ballot for Louisiana voters’ consideration. Constitutional Amendment No. 2, (CA No. 2) which passed the Louisiana legislature during the November 2024 special fiscal session as House Bill No. 7, included changes to personal income tax rates, governmental spending caps, education funding, and teacher pay raises.
The Florida Department of Revenue announced today that the temporary sales tax reduction in Hillsborough County, Florida will expire on May 31, 2025.
As outlined in our initial article, the 2024 legislature temporarily suspended the Hillsborough County surtaxes in order to return a portion of previously enacted and later ruled unconstitutional transportation surtax. That
On March 20, 2025, Governor Landry issued Executive Order No. JML 25-033 and Louisiana Economic Development (LED)/Board of Commerce and Industry promulgated new rules (beginning at p. 366) which make changes to Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP).
The changes, in part, recognize Governor Landry’s view of the importance of the ITEP as an economic
Phillip Morris International (PMI) requested a declaratory statement regarding the taxability of their IQOS “heat stick” tobacco products. During the pendency of the ABT response, the First District Court of Appeal released an opinion expanding the judicial interpretation of the term “loose tobacco suitable for smoking” as used in chapter 210, Florida Statutes, to include hookah
The First District Court of Appeal upheld a ruling that hookah products are “loose tobacco suitable for smoking” and therefore taxable as Other Tobacco Products (OTP) under Florida law. The hookah products in question are made from tobacco leaves combined with a binding mixture.
In the 2-1 decision, the majority opinion claimed the statutory phrase
In the case of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. v. Roberto Ivan Ortega (Case No. 4:24−cv−04962), the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a Stipulated Preliminary Injunction Order on February 12, 2025.
Charles Schwab alleges that Roberto Ivan Ortega misappropriated its trade secrets and client information to solicit the business
Jay Adams, Bill Backstrom, and Andre Burvant presented at the Tax Executives Institute (TEI) Houston Chapter Meeting on February 11, 2025. Their presentation on state & local taxes covered Louisiana tax reform for local companies with assets in Louisiana.
