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Tariffs and Your Supply Chain

Federal Trial Court Rules That Standard Stellantis Contract Terms Do Not Create an Enforceable Requirements Contract

Lessons from CES 2025: The Legal Side of Product Innovation — What Every Manufacturer and Supplier Needs to Know

Tariffs as Promised: What to Do Next

Safeguarding Your Business Interests: Preparing Your Foreign National Workforce for Holiday Travel Amid Potential Immigration Shifts in 2025

Trial Courts Continue Grappling with When a Supplier is Bound to a Buyer's Requirements of Products

Supply Chain Disruptions Ahead: Strike Could Impact Nearly Half of U.S. Ports

Attention Auto Suppliers: Don’t Leave Money on the Table Through Unused Retirement Forfeitures and Unallocated Accounts

Managing the Impact of the CrowdStrike Outage

Federal Appeals Court Offers Additional Clarity on Requirements Contract Laws

Trial Courts Begin to Address Major Supply Chain Contracting Questions with Differing Outcomes

AirBoss Looms Large as Stellantis Loses Bid for an Injunction

Tragic Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Could Lead to Supply Disruptions

Less Than a Year After AirBoss, Federal Appeals Court Faces New Case with Potentially Far-reaching Implications for Suppliers

Strategies for Dealing with Buyers' Demands for Longer or Delayed Payment Terms

The Future is Electric, but What About the Charging Stations?

UAW Contract Negotiations: What Suppliers Should Do to Prepare for Looming Labor Strikes

Michigan Supreme Court Rules in Favor of AirBoss in Landmark Auto Supplier Case

What Type of Contract Did You Enter Into? Hybrid Automotive Supplier Contracts and the Predominant Purpose Test

Time to Go to Court? Part II

Out With the Old, In With the New ─ Or is 2023 a Continuation of 2022 for the Auto Industry?

The UFLPA at a Glance – What You Need To Know About the New Federal Import Law

Supreme Court Declines to Clarify Test for Patentable Subject Matter

Stellantis Rethinks 2022 T&Cs After Supplier Feedback

2022 COVID-19 Lockdowns

Preparing for Local Impacts of the War in Ukraine

Preparing for Impacts to Your Business From the Ambassador Bridge Protest

Contracting For New Product Development

Software Supplier Alert: Beware of Ford’s New Terms & Conditions

Join the Conversation: Environmental Planning Opportunities and Pitfalls for the Auto Industry

Beware of Economic Nexus for State Income, Franchise and Similar Taxes Due to Wayfair Case

Contract with Ford? You’ll Want to Read This Today.

8 Steps to Mitigating Your Risk with Third-Party Vendors

Don’t Get Burned by Your Boiler(plate)

ITC Backs LG Chem in EV Battery Dispute

Time to Go to Court? Your Contract May Dictate When, Where and How

Port Congestion Delays: Who Pays?

Important Contract Lessons From a Lawyer Who Is Not a Cat

The Magic Words of a Warranty Dispute

Is the Purchase Order the Entire Contract? Not Always.

No Force-Majeure Contract Clause . . . What Now?

Michigan Counties Issue COVID-Related Health Orders

Protections Against Liability for Individuals and Entities Providing COVID-19 Countermeasures

Coronavirus: When Is a Global Pandemic a Force Majeure Event?

Reconciling the Silicon Valley Mentality with the Auto Industry to Form Bold New Partnerships

A Humm-Dinger of a Dispute

Court of Appeals Upholds Design Patents for Aftermarket Parts

STRONGER or Not? Reviewing Potential Implications to Auto Suppliers

Employee Student Loan Burden - Four Ways Automotive Employers Can Help

Mobile Apps for Driving Collide with State Laws

Unpredictable Tariffs

Just How "Free" Are Royalty-free Patents?

Mind your Ts & Cs (Terms & Conditions)

Biometric Authentication – A Replacement for Passwords and Keys?

Financial Wellness – Good for the Employer and Employee

“I Protest!” Escaping the Offer You Can’t Refuse

“I Protest!” How to Escape the Offer You Can’t Refuse

Suppliers Begin to Tackle Tariff Costs

The New North American Trade Deal: What It Means for the Auto Industry

Implications of Supreme Court Wayfair Decision for Automotive Suppliers

Is SCOTUS Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Pro-Business and Anti-Regulation?

The Road to Tariff Exemptions is Paved with Red Tape

Cybersecurity Attacks Growing in Frequency and Cost and Demand Suppliers’ Attention

Visteon v. Leuliette: Federal Judge Unseals Documents

DSRC v. 5G: Which Will It Be for Connected Vehicles?

White House Orders Auto Import Investigation

Autonomous Vehicle Involved in Pedestrian Fatality - Don't Rush to Abandon the Technology

Cybersecurity and Roads Data Gain Protection from Public Disclosure

Design Patents: Will Design Beat Function Every Time?

Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Are About to Hit the Auto Industry

Affordable Care Act Extended Reporting Deadline and Penalty Assessments

NAFTA Renegotiation – How It Could Affect Your Supply Chain

Why Connected and Autonomous Cars May Be to Blame for the Loss of Net Neutrality

"Drivewrap” Agreements for Developers of Autonomous Driving Technology: Can They Work for You?

Dyson’s entrance into the auto industry is a reminder that change is coming

Will Your Force Majeure Clause Protect Your Business in an Unpredictable World?

The Preference Payment Predicament

A Renewed Focus on Michigan Groundwater Extraction Could Have a Ripple Effect for Michigan Auto Manufacturers

U.S. Department of Transportation Unveils Updated, Softer Policy Guidelines on Autonomous and Connected Vehicles

Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to the Inter Partes Review Process: Private or Public Right?

Considering a Move? Consider Financial Incentives as Well

Waymo v. Uber – A Cautionary Tale

Right to Repair and Modify Vehicles after Lexmark

Tesla Model 3: The Decision to Skip Prototype Testing Means Added Risk for Suppliers

When Cars Talk to Each Other, Will Driver Privacy Suffer?

Volkswagen AG to Pay $2.8 Billion in Criminal Fines Related to Emissions Scandal

Flipping the Script: Turning Added Risk into an  Opportunity for Suppliers of Driverless Vehicle Systems

Are You Paying Too Much for Your Talent?

Three Insights into How Justice Gorsuch Might Affect the Automotive Industry

Preparing for Increased Warranty and Recall Risks in 2017

A Busy Week for the Automotive Industry . . . and for the U.S. Department of Justice

Mobility, Safety and CES 2017

Auto Trend: Infotainment System Patents Are on the Rise

Very Last Minute Tax Planning Using Generous Expensing Limits for  Machinery and Equipment Placed in Service in 2016

Now What?

West Coast Culture Collides with Automotive Reality

Standard-setting for connected vehicles: an antitrust concern?

Data Breaches: The Risk, the Cost and What You Can Do to Protect Against Them

Michigan continues its march to position itself as the leader in automated vehicle legislation, but not without legislative challenges.

Is Trade Secret Law the Solution for Protecting Autonomous Vehicle Software?

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Ahead of the Curve Auto Supplier Blog

Warner’s Automotive Industry Group attorneys provide deep bench knowledge and experience for automotive suppliers to maneuver global and national events that impact the supply chain. From terms and conditions and contract negotiations to environmental, technology and litigation trends – Warner’s automotive team is committed to keeping you ahead of the curve.

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