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Rocker Neil Young has re-invented himself many times throughout his long and illustrious career – from his earliest days as a solo artist in Canada and Los Angeles, to his time with super groups Buffalo Springfield and CSNY, many years of rocking on and off…
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On August 4, 2020, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released a new set of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) addressing forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans.  These FAQs supplement the 49 FAQs previously published by the SBA and Treasury addressing the PPP generally. The 23…
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These have been strange times for all of us, and uniquely strange to those toiling in the field of trademark law. And for us it’s getting stranger every day. It began in 2017 with that mysterious 7-letter typo in one of Donald Trump’s wee-hours tweets…
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Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the insurance industry has told anyone who will listen that business interruption insurance coverage is not available for coronavirus-related claims because there is no “direct physical loss or damage” necessary to trigger coverage. While insurers insist that direct…
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To put it mildly, many businesses continue to struggle with disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees are prohibited from entering job sites and have taken federally authorized leave en masse, supply chains are disrupted, and state and local health authorities close all but “essential…
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A brief history: On April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve published term sheets for a lending program—known as the Main Street Lending Program—for small and/or mid-size businesses. There were two separate loan programs under the Main Street Lending Program—the Main Street Lending Program and the Main Street Expanded Lending…
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On June 5, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (the “Act”), to amend sections of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The Act: Prospectively extends PPP loan maturity from two years to five (lenders and borrowers may mutually agree to modify the…
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