By: Lawrence J. Glusman The SBA just issued a brand new FAQ, #43, which grants an automatic 1-week extension to the PPP loan repayment safe harbor until May 14. Borrowers do not need to formally request the extension. The SBA will implement it through a revision to the Interim Final Rule which created the safe harbor. Most notably, the SBA now...
By: Blake A. Nold and Michael T. Van Someren The coronavirus pandemic has led to the vast majority of states across America issuing orders affecting the rights of landlords, tenants, and financial institutions. Here in Wisconsin, Governor Evers issued Emergency Order #15, placing a temporary ban on eviction actions from March 27, 2020 through May...
By: Christopher J. Jaekels and Ryan M. Spott The City of Milwaukee recently sent its 2020 “Notice of Assessed Value – Real Property” to City of Milwaukee property owners. City of Milwaukee property owners can all expect one commonality—an increase in assessed values across all 15 of the City’s aldermanic districts. According to the Assessor’s...
By: Lawrence J. Glusman These days you can’t have a conversation with a business owner without mentioning the Paycheck Protection Program. It’s like the weather. Everybody knows something about it, but nobody knows everything about it. Not even the government. As businesses and their lawyers, accountants and bankers collectively await guidance...
Amidst all the controversy and uncertainty as to when both “essential” and “non-essential” businesses will reopen, one thing is certain: at some point in the future all businesses who have survived the crisis will reopen. This article focuses on some of the employment law issues and challenges which business leadership will need to assess when moving forward to compete in the post crisis era.
By: Erin E. Kaprelian The Supreme Court resolved a circuit split regarding whether a party whose trademark has been infringed must show that the infringement was willful in order to recover profits from the infringer. In Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc., the Court held that willfulness does not need to be shown in order for a party to...
By: Michael Van Someren and Joseph E. Tierney IV Real estate funds have been on the rise in recent years for a variety of reasons including deregulation, low interest rates, investors seeking a higher return on investment, and a desire by many investors to invest in tangible assets rather than stocks and bonds. With recent economic fallout from...
By: Joseph E. Tierney IV and Michael Van Someren Tenant economic issues due to COVID-19 have been well publicized and programs have been put in place to help tenants. Landlords, on the other hand, feel much of the same pain but that pain has not been well publicized, nor has it been addressed by federal or state programs. While landlords appear...
By: Joseph S. Heino There are a number of famous colors that are trademark protected – such as the color brown, which is registered by UPS, and the color “robin egg blue”, which is registered by Tiffany & Co. This protection stems from the fact that such marks are “inherently distinctive”. That is, the colors have become so readily recognized...
By: Anthony J. Steffek and Abby S. Busler In light of the recent extension of school closures through the end of this school year, this article will review additional guidance from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) regarding the issue of Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for special education students during virtual learning:...
