By Suzanne Elovecky and Hannah Amadei What We’re Watching: Peebles, et al. v. JRK Property Holdings, Inc. Massachusetts SJC hears arguments on what is “Reasonable Wear and Tear” under the Security Deposit Statute On April 7, 2025, the Supreme Judicial Court heard the parties’ arguments on two certified questions from U.S. District Court Judge Nathanial...
By Michael Mineau, Allison Fleet, and Kelley O’Donnell The legality and regulation of Short Term Rentals, which in some municipalities are defined as “guest house” or “transient guest facility” uses (“STRs”), has, with the explosion in popularity and use of hosting platform websites such as Airbnb, VRBO, and others, led to a legal quagmire of...
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) has announced the release of the 2025 Guidelines and Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Brownfields Remediation and Economic Development Fund Grants. This competitive funding opportunity is available to Government or Public Entities, Non-Profit Organizations, and Private/Non-Governmental Entities to support the cleanup and revitalization of contaminated or...
By Lawrence Sheh, Brian Reilly, and Madeline Ursini On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an interim final rule exempting all U.S. entities and their beneficial owners from beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The new rule narrows the definition of “reporting company” to exclusively apply to entities...
By Elizabeth O. Manchester, James P. McGlone, and Kelley J. O’Donnell In a decision on Friday, March 14, 2025, a panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay pending appeal in a legal challenge to a pair of President Trump’s executive orders which promulgated new policy directives regarding (among other things) diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...
By Elizabeth O. Manchester and Kelley J. O’Donnell [Update: On March 14, 2025, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay of the preliminary injunction covered here, which allowed the challenged executive orders to take into effect. For analysis of these developments, see PSH’s client alert here.] On February 21, 2025, the United States...
By Lawrence Sheh, Brian Reilly, and Madeline Ursini In a February 27, 2025 press release, FinCEN announced that despite the updated March 21, 2025 beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) report filing deadline, the agency will not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions for noncompliance with the Corporate Transparency Act based on any failure to...
By Lawrence Sheh, Brian Reilly, and Madeline Ursini On February 18, 2025, a Texas federal district court judge stayed the nationwide preliminary injunction on the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), reinstating beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting obligations. This decision marks the latest development in a series of legal challenges to the CTA, including multiple injunctions, stays,...
By Elizabeth O. Manchester, James P. McGlone, and Kelley J. O’Donnell On Monday January 27th, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum instituting a pause on federal grant and loan programs. This memo quickly became the subject of litigation, further guidance from the White House, and court orders temporarily blocking...
By Elizabeth O. Manchester, Russell J. Stein, and Kelley J. O’Donnell The American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER) filed suit against McDonald’s in federal court over the corporation’s scholarship program for high school students of Hispanic and Latino descent, the Hispanic American Commitment to Educational Resources (“HACER”) program.[1] The complaint alleges the scholarship program is racially discriminatory in...
