Burr Alert: Supreme Court Unleashes the Tax Kraken
For the last 26 years, Quill v. North Dakota acted as a default tax protector for out-of-state sellers and web-based businesses that had no physical…
Articles / Publications
Tennessee Health Services and Facilities Report: June 2018 Newsletter
The Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency ("HSDA") is responsible for regulating the health care industry in Tennessee through the Certificate of Need Program. A…
Labor and Employment Industry Insights
Burr & Forman recently surveyed nearly 100 human resources and personnel management professionals from companies of various sizes to identify the labor and employment issues they…
Burr Alert: NLRB General Counsel Issues Much Needed Guidance on Employee Handbooks
On June 6, 2018, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board issued a memorandum providing guidance on how employer rules should be interpreted…
Escobar Materiality Requirement Wipes Out $347 Million Jury Verdict in False Claims Act Case
Reprinted with Permission from the Birmingham Medical News In 2016, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Universal Health Servs. v. U.S. ex rel.…
The Banking Law Journal The Fair Credit Reporting Act: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going
This article provides a brief overview of recent Fair Credit Reporting Act litigation trends, defense strategies, and how to take an offensive approach to prevent claims. In line…
Cybersecurity Insights & Best Practices: May 2018
Our attorneys are here to help businesses navigate through the complex cyber landscape with strategies designed to assess current risks, develop a corrective action plan, implement…
Burr Alert: Employers May Include Class Waivers in Arbitration Agreements
Since January 2012, employers nationwide have had to grapple with uncertainty about whether they can include class-action or collective-action waivers in their employment-arbitration agreements. Today,…
Burr Alert: Insights into SB318: Alabama’s Proposed Data Breach Notification Requirements
Alabama’s Governor, Kay Ivey, signed the Alabama Data Breach Notification Act (SB318) into law on March 28, 2018. The Act, which you can read here, goes into…
Best Practices to Detect and Prevent File-Less and Click-Less Malware
Hackers are clever at exploiting weaknesses in an organization’s systems. They are also efficient. After an organization installs robust cybersecurity controls, hackers will typically look…