Month: January 2021
What you need to know about Second-Draw PPP Loans
If your business received a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan from the government’s stimulus efforts in 2020, the CARES Act, you may still be eligible for a second PPP loan. On December 27, 2020 a second stimulus package was signed into law, making significant revisions to the CARES Act and authorizing “Second Draw” PPP loans
New Protections for Trademark Brand Owners
Among the provisions of the recent COVID-19 Economic Relief Bill, signed into law December 27, 2020, was the inclusion of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”) which includes important changes to trademark law. The TMA helps clarify the standard for brand owners seeking injunctions and introduces a more efficient mechanism for removing trademark “dead
Changes in Chicago Law in 2021
As the year 2020 has officially come to the close, we look to 2021 with hope for better days ahead in the new year. But with the new year also comes changes to laws in Chicago. Among these are changes to the minimum wages, shared housing, extension of business relief, vehicle fuel and cloud tax,
The Specialized Knowledge of Construction Engineering Firms and their Duty to Disclose Conditions
Construction engineering firms should be aware of a recent ruling regarding a firm’s duty to disclose housing conditions to purchasers. In the case 21 Kristin Condominium Ass’n v. Pioneer Engineering & Environmental Services, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court reversed a circuit court’s dismissal of a complaint that alleged negligent misrepresentation on the