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Yesterday, the Court of Appeals of Virginia issued a significant opinion in Thibault Enterprises, LLC v. David A. Yost, et al., Yost Living Trust, a case involving a dispute over a 50-foot granted easement for ingress and egress.

Please take note that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will increase the following patent and trademark fees effective January 18, 2025.

We hope you enjoyed the holidays and are settling back in refreshed and recharged for 2025. With a new year comes new rules; please find our thoughts on some of them below.

On Thursday, December 26, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated the nationwide injunction staying the CTA filing deadline. 

As you may be aware, on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an order granting a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the CTA’s filing requirements (Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., No. 4:24-cv-00478 (E.D. Tex.)).

Every organization, including credit unions, looks for ways to improve.

On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction precluding FinCEN from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and its implementing regulations

Please be aware that some companies are receiving attempts to solicit information from individuals regarding the Corporate Transparency Act. 

Claims of unfair overdraft fees continue although it seems the media has taken a break from talking about them.

The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) has been in effect since January 1, 2024, imposing significant reporting obligations for millions of privately held entities, called Reporting Companies.