Business Law Insights from Todd B. Nurick

AI-enabled SaaS agreements raise risks that traditional software contracts were not designed to address. This article examines indemnities, data and training rights, intellectual property, audit rights, model changes, and other AI vendor-contract issues for Pennsylvania and New York companies.

The Supreme Court heard Suncor v. Boulder today, a major climate-liability case involving federal preemption, state tort law, and interstate emissions. Todd B. Nurick examines the argument, the Pennsylvania and New York implications, and what businesses should watch.

New York's Attorney General is inviting workers with information about unsafe or unlawful AI development to report it confidentially. Todd B. Nurick explains how businesses should handle AI whistleblower complaints, internal investigations, retaliation risk, privilege, and evidence preservation.

DOJ revised its Justice Manual on False Claims Act enforcement, limiting the use of nonbinding agency guidance and directing attorneys to assess dismissal of declined qui tam cases. Todd B. Nurick explains what businesses should do now.

Surveillance pricing uses personal data and algorithms to tailor prices to individual customers. Todd B. Nurick examines new FTC scrutiny, New York law, Pennsylvania legislation, and related AI pricing risks for businesses.

DOJ is rapidly expanding its fraud enforcement infrastructure through a new National Fraud Enforcement Division, a multi-agency National Fraud Detection Center, stronger whistleblower incentives, and a Department-wide corporate self-disclosure policy. Businesses should review how they identify, investigate, preserve, escalate, remediate, and potentially disclose serious misconduct before a government inquiry begins.

A contract selects Pennsylvania or New York law and an exclusive forum. Then the California counterparty sues in California anyway. What happens to the parties' written agreement, and can the other side file its own affirmative action in Pennsylvania instead of litigating its claims as California counterclaims?

Employment authorization rules have changed significantly, and an expiration date alone may no longer tell an employer everything it needs to know. This article examines Form I-9 compliance, EAD extensions and revocations, E-Verify, reverification, anti-discrimination risk, and what General Counsel should build into the compliance process.

An NDA protects confidential information. A non-circumvention provision protects valuable introductions and business opportunities. Here’s when both protections may belong in the same document.

Employee or independent contractor status can change as a role evolves. Businesses should review control, independence, payment, tools, integration, and legal exposure before a worker classification becomes a problem.

Starting a new business takes more than filing an LLC. Here are the legal issues founders should address before the first contract, hire, investor, or dispute.

Fractional General Counsel can help businesses manage contracts, employment issues, AI risk, disputes, vendors, and legal strategy before problems become expensive.

A lawyer letter can create a record, demand action, and avoid litigation. But cease-and-desist letters aren’t magic, and they need legal support before they go out on firm letterhead.

AI can help employers organize workplace investigations, but it can also create bias, privacy, privilege, and discovery risks if the company doesn’t control how the tool is used.

The Supreme Court left a $168 million trade-secret judgment in place after a company hired approximately 2,200 employees from a customer. Here’s what businesses should do before hiring from competitors, customers, or vendors.

Hidden fees and drip pricing still draw scrutiny. Here’s what businesses should review now in pricing, disclosures, contracts, and cancellation flow.

How should a Pennsylvania employer document repeated employee infractions before termination, especially when the employee works out of state? Here is a practical Human Resources (HR) and business-law guide.

Quantum computing still sounds futuristic, but the legal planning issues are already here. Here’s what owners and general counsel should be reviewing now.

Are noncompetes still enforceable in 2026? The FTC ban isn’t in effect, but restrictive covenants still require careful state-law analysis.

What are the real differences between in-house counsel and outside general counsel? Here’s a practical business-law look at structure, cost, flexibility, and function.