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Second Circuit rejects strict liability but imposes reasonable care standard on disclosure of personal motor vehicle information
BakerHostetler In a lengthy opinion that closely examined the legislative history of the Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), the Second Circuit refused to…
Universal Music Group settles with recording artists over digital downloads
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP In April, Universal Music Group agreed to pay approximately $11.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by over 7,000 recording artists who…
Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, L.P.
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP If the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) determines that a petitioner has filed its IPR petition too late, can the petitioner appeal that…
Artificial intelligence: top priorities for in-house teams in 2026
Lexology PRO Formal AI risk management, stricter transparency and safety requirements, and expanding data and cybersecurity risks are some of the issues businesses should prioritise in 2026, as major AI laws begin to take effect.
India-US trade deal: Recent developments, impact and what lies ahead
Khaitan & Co On 6 February 2026 the India-United States of America (US) joint statement (Joint Statement) was released outlining a framework for an interim trade…
AI | Italian DPA orders temporary ban on “deep nude” AI app
Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati On 3 October 2025, the Italian Data Protection Authority (Italian DPA) announced a temporary limitation on the processing of Italian users’ personal…
Updata: Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update
Eversheds Sutherland On December 2, 2025 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that the operator of an onlinemarketplace is a controller and responsible…
Another “Nuclear” Verdict Against A California Employer — $52 Million!
Proskauer Rose Barely a month into 2026, and a California jury has delivered another massive verdict in an employment case, awarding $52 million to five former…
Beastiality and Beastiality Porn Laws
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60 second read: can you spot a crisis before it hits?
Lexology Small signs, big problems. Lexology reveals how in-house teams detect crises before it’s too late.
2026 AI Laws Update: Key Regulations and Practical Guidance
Gunderson Dettmer This client alert provides a high-level overview of key AI laws enacted or taking effect in 2026. With President Trump’s December 2025 Executive…
India Introduces Digital e-Arrival Card for Foreign Travelers
LawQuest Starting October 1, 2025, India officially launched a new digital e-Arrival Card system for all foreign travelers. This online system replaces the…
Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Monday, February 9, 2026
Paul Hastings LLP The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), issued a request for information…
EU AI Act Implementation Project Plan: Key Compliance Steps and Risk Classifications
Prighter Artificial Intelligence is reshaping industries, business models, and societies at unprecedented speed. As AI systems increasingly influence…
White House Hosts Crypto Meetings, Treasury Secretary Addresses GENIUS Act Implementation, CFTC Withdraws Event Contracts Guidance and Updates Stablecoin Definition, SDNY Signals Focus on Prediction Markets and CME Unveils Tokenized Collateral
Paul Hastings LLP The White House Crypto Policy Council convened a meeting with executives and trade associations representing both the crypto industry and traditional…
Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, February 5, 2026
Paul Hastings LLP The Federal Reserve Board finalized the hypothetical scenarios for its annual stress test, which helps ensure that large banks can continue to lend…
AI Washing: The New Greenwashing — How the SEC’s Emerging Technologies Unit Is Rewriting the Compliance Landscape
McMillan LLP The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s creation of the Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU) marks a decisive shift in how…
Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Winter 2026
Jones Day 2025 was an incredibly busy year for digital health, and 2026 is likely to be no different. This edition of Vital Signs covers numerous developments…
60 second read: can you spot a crisis before it hits?
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UAE Golden Visa for High-Net-Worth Investors (2025 Guide)
CYAUSE Audit Services Ltd The UAE Golden Visa is a long-term residence visa introduced to attract foreign investment, Entrepreneurship, and exceptional talent. Unlike standard…
Employee or independent contractor?
Millar Kreklewetz LLP One area of Indirect Tax that is often underemphasized and underappreciated by businesses and tax professionals alike is the proper classification of…
The CMA's new (draft) guidance on unfair terms: what you need to know
Lewis Silkin LLP The Competition and Markets Authority has issued a comprehensive update to its guidance on unfair contract terms. This matters for all businesses…
SEC and CFTC Chairmen Pledge to Harmonize U.S. Crypto Regulation
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP On January 29, 2026, Chairman Paul Atkins of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and newly sworn-in Chairman Michael Selig of the…
Employment Law Update: Fourth Circuit Reinforces ADA’s “Qualified Individual” Requirement in Remote Work Dispute
Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently issued a decision in Haggins v. Wilson Air Center, LLC that offers valuable guidance for…
YouTube copyright strikes explained: how creators can protect their content
De Penning & De Penning YouTube operates within the framework of international copyright laws and has policies to protect intellectual property owners while balancing fair…
Second Circuit rejects strict liability but imposes reasonable care standard on disclosure of personal motor vehicle information
BakerHostetler In a lengthy opinion that closely examined the legislative history of the Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), the Second Circuit refused to…
Universal Music Group settles with recording artists over digital downloads
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP In April, Universal Music Group agreed to pay approximately $11.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by over 7,000 recording artists who…
Thryv, Inc. v. Click-To-Call Technologies, L.P.
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP If the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) determines that a petitioner has filed its IPR petition too late, can the petitioner appeal that…
India-US trade deal: Recent developments, impact and what lies ahead
Khaitan & Co On 6 February 2026 the India-United States of America (US) joint statement (Joint Statement) was released outlining a framework for an interim trade…
AI Legal Compliance for Law Firms: What Lawyers Need to Know in 2026
IR Global Rapid advancements in AI and legal technology represent an unprecedented turning point for the legal industry, with many U.S. law…
Agentic AI considerations for payment service providers
Addleshaw Goddard LLP Agentic artificial intelligence (agentic AI) is emerging as the next potentially transformative technology for payments. Unlike traditional…
FTC takes action against investment advisor, cites violations of Notice of Penalty Offenses
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP On January 13, the FTC announced an action against an investment advisor and its owners concerning allegations that the defendants made deceptive…
EEOC Chair Needs "A Few Good (White) Men"
Worklaw® Network “A Few Good Men” is an award-winning movie directed by the late Rob Reiner and starring Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise and Demi Moore, among others…
AI Trends for 2026 - Return of the Brussels Effect: AI Transparency Requirements Come to California
Morrison Foerster LLP Recently-enacted AI transparency regulations took effect in California on January 1, 2026. To enterprises with a global footprint, these California…
Updata: Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update
Eversheds Sutherland On December 2, 2025 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that the operator of an onlinemarketplace is a controller and responsible…
What can we do (legally!) about broken hearts in the workplace?
Littler Mendelson PC I’m a manager at a mid-sized company, and I overheard in the breakroom that two of our employees who were dating appear to have broken up, and another…
India’s New Deepfake Regulation: MeitY Notifies Amendments to Information Technology Rules 2021
Obhan & Associates On February 10, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY“) notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines…
What can we learn from a law firm’s accidental data breach from a data subject access request?
Keystone Law A court ordered the return of files accidentally disclosed to a litigating party after a data subject access request (DSAR) gave too much in reply…
EDPB-EDPS publishes opinion on AI Digital Omnibus proposal
Matheson The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”) recently adopted a Joint Opinion 1/2026 (the…
NYC Proposes Rules for Implementing Recent Amendments to the NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act
BakerHostetler The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), the agency responsible for enforcing the New York City Earned…
Landmark UK Supreme Court Judgment Reshapes Patent Law for AI and Software Inventions
Murgitroyd In a landmark decision, the UK Supreme Court has fundamentally reshaped the legal framework for patenting computer-implemented inventions…
To stake or not to stake: GP staking vs. alternative liquidity solutions
Torys LLP Historically, a GP’s source of liquidity was self-generated. Whether through management fees or house carry, sources of cash for a sponsor came from…
Super Alert - 13 February 2026: New Bills introduced to Parliament, ASIC report re FC decision on AFS licensee cybersecurity failures, ATO published reminders for super trustees
KHQ Lawyers Welcome to the weekly KHQ Super Alert. This week several new Bills were introduced to Parliament which seek to amend the bodies governing Australia’s…
Update on patent trolls
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP The America Invents Act (AIA), which became fully implemented March 16, 2013, revised U.S. patent law but included few reforms directed to curbing…
Flicking the switch: one step closer to a two-sided energy market
Gilbert + Tobin Earlier this week the Energy Security Board (ESB), in response to directions from the COAG Energy Council, published two important papers - Moving to…
SEC Enforcement Trends for Investment Advisers: 2025-2026
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 and the first quarter of FY 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) saw…
Global sustainability and ESG themes for 2026
Eversheds Sutherland As we move into 2026, the sustainability landscape is defined less bylinear progress and more by strategic recalibration. Businesses areoperating in a…
Identifying Unfair Clauses in Construction Contracts
Peckar & Abramson In 1979, virtually all projects were completed under form contracts. As I started practicing construction law, it seemed that most form contracts…
Executive Orders Targeting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Stand After Appeals Court Vacates Injunction
Duane Morris LLP In the first two days of his second term, President Donald Trump issued two Executive Orders relating to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)…
ESG Matters | February 2026
NautaDutilh In this January edition of ESG Matters, our Highlight looks ahead on legal ESG developments in 2026. Our Spotlight section provides updates on recent…
New False Claims Act amendments may change the way research institutions respond to discovery of overpayments on their federal grants and contracts
Hogan Lovells On May 20, 2009, President Obama signed legislation containing a number of significant amendments to the federal civil False Claims Act (FCA) and its whistleblower or qui tam provisions, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729, et seq.
Mexico Is First to Ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement
Thompson Hine LLP On June 19, 2019, Mexico became the first of the three involved countries to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA), which is intended…
Soliris® (eculizumab) Interchangeable Biosimilar Launches: Bkemv™ and Epysqli®
Venable LLP On April 7, 2025, Samsung Bioepis and Teva announced the launch of Epysqli® (eculizumab-aagh), a provisionally interchangeable biosimilar of Alexion…
New federal food safety act promises to pest[er] companies
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Are you in a food services business?
“New Deal for Consumers” - draft package adopted by the European Commission
Hogan Lovells The European Commission has adopted a “New Deal for Consumers” package which aims to empower consumers, promote fairness and build trust across the…
Plan-provided limitations period and accrual provisions
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Recent appellate and district court opinions have upheld the enforceability of contractual limitations periods and accrual provisions in benefit…
Target Not Permitted to Deduct Finder’s Fee Incurred in Connection with Its Acquisition
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP Transaction expenses, including fees for legal counsel, accountants, financial advisors, brokers and other third parties, are an ineluctable aspect…
Changes to the Northern District of California Patent Local Rules
Paul Hastings LLP Effective January 17, 2017, the Northern District of California’s Patent Local Rules now require earlier disclosure of damages theories and…
FinCEN fines trust company $1.5 million for BSA violations
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP On April 26, FinCEN announced its first enforcement action against a trust company, in which it assessed a $1.5 million civil money penalty against a…
EU Council proposal for a DEBRA Directive on notional interest deductions
Taylor Wessing On 11 May 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for a new Council Directive providing for a tax deductibility of notional interest on…
AmerisourceBergen pays DoJ US$625m over repackaging claims
Pharma Law News US drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen and four of its subsidiaries have struck a deal with the Department of Justice to settle claims they illegally pooled and repackaged cancer drugs.
Seventh Circuit rules laches no bar to breach of contract for failure to remove contaminants
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a landowner who sold property to The Nature Conservancy but failed to remove contaminants as required by the sales contract cannot bar a breach of contract claim by asserting laches as a defense.
Secured creditors and unfair preference claims - appeal allowed from Tap Inn decision
Hall & Wilcox On 1 December 2015, we wrote about the decision of His Honour Judge Chivell of the District Court of South Australia in Matthews v The Tap Inn Pty…
New Indication Alert: J&J’s Darzalex® (Daratumumab) Quadruplet Regimen for Multiple Myeloma Approved in the EU
Pearce IP On 23 October 2024, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced that the European Commission has approved an indication extension for Darzalex® (daratumumab)…
Not as Simple as Clicking Your Mouse: A Look at the FTC’s “Click to Cancel” Rule
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP On Oct. 16, the Federal Trade Commission announced its final “click to cancel” rule. The rule is part of the FTC’s broader “Rule Concerning…
O3b satellite venture completes $1.2 billion funding plan
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP O3b Networks Limited, the broadband satellite venture led by SES and backed by Google, confirmed on Monday that it has finalized its $1.2 billion funding plan with the receipt of $230 million in new equity investment that will enable the venture to deploy its first satellite in 2013.
Legal developments in construction law: November 2023- First-tier Tribunal makes BSA s123 Remediation order
Mayer Brown In January the First-tier Tribunal made a Remediation contribution order under s124 of the Building Safety Act. It has also made a Remediation order…
PRA publishes updated version of its approach document to insurance supervision
A&L Goodbody On 19 June 2014, the PRA published an updated version of the document setting out its approach to insurance supervision. Key changes include (a)…
PH Money Matters: This Week in Washington - May 27, 2019
Paul Hastings LLP A meeting between Democratic leaders and the President on infrastructure was cut short on Wednesday, after the President took issue…
Supreme Court declines to review CEO's personal liability
Epstein Becker Green The United States Supreme Court declined to review the Second Circuit's decision in Irizarry v. Catsimatidis, in which the Court of Appeals affirmed…
Feedstocks rule withdrawn
Mintz The Environmental Protection Agency withdrew a direct final rule March 5 that would have approved a number of new fuel feedstocks and processes under its renewable fuels program.
Space Brief - Sustainability| The long-term sustainability of outer space
VdA For the space sector to continue for the years to come as the same bustling innovative sector enabling growth and transformational changes to life on…
European Commission consultations
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV The Commission wants to tighten the rules for and the supervision of depositaries.
Seventh Circuit Decision Rejecting Class Action Waiver Sets Stage for Supreme Court Review
FordHarrison LLP On May 26, 2016, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a class and/or collective action waiver contained…
WTR Global Leaders 2020: Vladimir Marenovic
World Trademark Review I come from a country in which the protection and enforcement of IP rights was not as developed as it was in most European countries…
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