The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to lift its stay and issue a ruling in Iowa v. SEC, the case challenging the validity of its landmark Climate Disclosure Rules...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s March 27, 2025 decision (the Decision) to withdraw the defense of its landmark climate-related disclosure rules adopted in March of 2024 (the Rules) did not formally pause or...more
The US District Court for the District of Minnesota has ruled that plaintiffs may proceed in a putative class action lawsuit brought against a Medicare Advantage organization (MAO) to challenge its alleged use of an...more
2/25/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) ,
Putative Class Actions
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted landmark final rules (Climate Disclosure Rules, or Rules) in March 2024 intended to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures for publicly listed companies....more
2/5/2025
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Biden Administration ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Policies ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Trump Administration
US exits Paris Agreement after submitting Nationally Determined Contributions. In mid-December, the Biden Administration announced it submitted the US target under the Paris Agreement: cutting net carbon emissions by 61 to 66...more
1/29/2025
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Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Deregulation ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Reform ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Infrastructure ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration