Christie R. Galinski

Jan 24, 2025 | natlawreview.com | Simon J. McMenemy |Christie R. Galinski |Loren Opper |John Surma

On January 15, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed order against web hosting company GoDaddy Inc. and its operating subsidiary GoDaddy.com, LLC, (collectively, “GoDaddy”) for unfair or deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act, and issued guidance for customers of web hosting services on security practices in light of the settlement.

Jan 10, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Christie R. Galinski |Loren Opper

Taxpayers had mixed success in two recent research credit cases in the United States Tax Court. In Smith v. Commissioner,[1] the taxpayer was an architectural firm. The Tax Court denied the Commissioner’s motion for summary judgment, allowing the case to proceed to trial on the issue of whether the taxpayer’s clients funded its research activities. In Phoenix Design Group, Inc. v. Commissioner,[2] disputed questions of fact proceeded to trial.

Jan 9, 2025 | natlawreview.com | Anne E. Callenbach |Alan Anderson |Christie R. Galinski

When evaluating the all-in costs of a renewable development project, it is critical that costs associated with Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) enforcement and compliance are considered. Since its enactment in 1978, AFIDA has provided for substantial penalties for the failure to file, or the late filing, of mandated reports on agricultural acreage held by an entity with an ultimate non-U.S. parent.

Jan 9, 2025 | natlawreview.com | Loren Opper |Christie R. Galinski |Keval Amin |Eric Troutman

Taxpayers had mixed success in two recent research credit cases in the United States Tax Court. In Smith v. Commissioner,[1] the taxpayer was an architectural firm. The Tax Court denied the Commissioner’s motion for summary judgment, allowing the case to proceed to trial on the issue of whether the taxpayer’s clients funded its research activities. In Phoenix Design Group, Inc. v. Commissioner,[2] disputed questions of fact proceeded to trial.

Nov 8, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Loren Opper |Christie R. Galinski |Paul Nathanson |Joshua Zive

On November 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (“ASTP”) announced the release of a new version of the Security Risk Assessment (“SRA”) Tool. HHS developed the SRA Tool as a resource to assist small and medium-sized healthcare providers in complying with their obligations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) Security Rule.