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Legal Alert: The TikTok Ban: What It Means for Users and Businesses In a textbook example of whiplash, the ongoing legal battle over TikTok's status in the United States has been full of twists and turns. Two primary questions stand-out in this on-going legal saga. (1) Will TikTok be permanently banned? (2) What does the TikTok ban mean for users and businesses? U.S. politicians, consumer advocacy groups, and child safety organizations have raised concerns over TikTok’s ties to the Chinese government, data privacy issues, and the impact on children exposed to content on the app. In April 2024, President Biden signed a...

Legal Alert: THE SAGA CONTINUES: Enforcement of the CTA is Still Halted, Despite U.S. Supreme Court Ruling On January 23, 2025, the United States Supreme Court granted the Government’s request to stay the nationwide preliminary injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA") issued by a Texas district court in December 2024 in relation to the Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. McHenry (“Texas Cop Shop”) case. However, despite the Supreme Court’s ruling in Texas Cop Shop, reporting companies are still not obligated to comply with the CTA or its related reporting requirements. The reason reporting companies are still not required to file...

Legal Alert: 2025 Forecast: A Flurry of Deals As the world anticipates President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January, analysts expect Trump’s second term to spark a surge in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In 2023, deal activity took a downward turn as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates four times, ending the year at a 23-year high. After years of fewer deals and increased blockages from the Department of Justice (DOJ) & Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Trump campaigned on a pro-business platform, promising significant deregulation and to pave the way for more deals to go through than...

Federal Court Issues Injunction, Barring Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act   Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates Stay of CTA Preliminary Injunction, Barring Enforcement of the CTA and Reporting Rule On December 26, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the stay of the nationwide preliminary injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule (Reporting Rule), which requires corporate entities to disclose the identities of their beneficial owners. This order reinstates the nationwide injunction imposed by a federal district court on December 3rd , 2024, and again halts enforcement of the CTA...

Federal Court Issues Injunction, Barring Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act   On Tuesday, December 3, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction regarding the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the beneficial ownership reporting rule requiring companies to file beneficial ownership information reports (BOIR) to FinCEN by January 1, 2025 (Reporting Rule). In Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, the District Court found that the CTA and Reporting Rule were likely unconstitutional, falling outside of Congress’s power, and a nationwide injunction was appropriate given the “extent of the constitutional violation Plaintiffs have shown.” ...

UNPACKING THE "NO TAX ON TIPS" ACT: TIPPING CULTURE AND WORKER WAGES The increasingly complex tax code may have an added level of complexity thanks to a proposed tax plan related to tipping—an increasingly hot topic in current American culture. The “No Tax on Tips” plan, originally proposed by former President Donald Trump, has also been backed by Vice President Kamala Harris. Both presidential candidates have incorporated the “No Tax on Tips” proposal as part of their respective campaigns with promising to eliminate taxes on tips if they win. At present, tip workers constitute a small fraction of the U.S. workforce, around...

2 Years After Deadly Plane Collision, Dallas Air Show Victims Remembered As NTSB Final Report Awaits   CBS News Andrea Turner on CBS news report about the Dallas Veterans Day Air Show plane crash in 2022. Andrea Turner is a DFW commercial/aviation attorney with Kessler Collins. https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/2-years-after-deadly-plane-collision-dallas-air-show-victims-remembered-as-ntsb-final-report-awaits/ About Kessler Collins Kessler Collins is a full-service business boutique law firm with offices in Dallas, Austin and Houston. Since the firm's founding in 1977, Kessler Collins has been committed to providing outstanding legal services to clients across a wide variety of industries and in cultivating long-standing client relationships. The attorneys at Kessler Collins utilize a strategic and...

Federal Judge Halts FTC's Non-Compete Ban: What It Means For Employers   Dallas, TX – August 29, 2024 – A federal judge in Texas has halted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) planned non-compete ban. The FTC was set to implement the new regulation, known as the “Non-Compete Rule” or “Final Rule,” on September 4, 2024. This rule would have broadly prohibited employers from enforcing non-compete agreements, with only a few exceptions. Since its announcement in April 2024, the Non-Compete Rule has been a major topic of national debate and legal scrutiny. The FTC aimed to boost employee freedom and enhance competition within...

Kessler Collins Attorneys Recognized As 2024 Super Lawyers' Rising Stars   Dallas, TX – May 23, 2024 – Kessler Collins is proud to announce that three of our esteemed attorneys have been honored as Super Lawyers' Rising Stars for 2024. This recognition highlights the exceptional legal talent and dedication within our firm. Chandler Saul, Stephen Huschka, and Charmaine Voorhees Becken have each demonstrated exemplary professional achievements and peer recognition in their respective fields, earning their place on this prestigious list. The Super Lawyers' Rising Stars list is a testament to the legal excellence of attorneys who are 40 years old or younger or...