The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has recently announced that it will be evaluating three plasticizers between June 9-16 of 2026. The additives to be evaluated include butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Products Liability, Toxic Torts
On July 24, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board approved a final package of amendments to the regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These sweeping changes impose substantial…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Our ongoing Corporate Governance Insight series about the DExodus (or DExit) (previous installments include an overview from our Corporate Governance Insight on March 20, 2025 and an update on June 11, 2025) now includes an…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
The lawsuit brought by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (“Auto Innovators”), a trade association representing automotive manufacturers and suppliers in the United States, seeking to block a 2024 right to repair law adopted…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics, Science, Computers, & Technology
The global race for artificial intelligence leadership has entered a new phase. When President Trump took office in January 2025, he moved swiftly to reshape America’s approach to AI, signing an executive order titled “Removing…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Government Contracting, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On July 3, 2025, the “Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act” became effective in Florida. The CHOICE Act is a significant measure enacted to bolster legal…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a closely watched order issued July 11, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida addressed a previously unresolved and critical question under Florida law: whether remediation costs for defective…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law, Professional Malpractice
In a significant ruling issued on June 29, 2025, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David S. Jones denied the motion of Broadway Realty I Co., LLC and its 81 affiliated debtors (collectively, the “Debtors”) seeking final authorization to use…
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/ Bankruptcy, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
New Jersey appears poised to adopt a unique “average retail labor time allowance” multiplier to the compensation OEMs must pay dealers for warranty service, after both houses of that state’s Legislature voted on June 30, 2025 to…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law, Labor & Employment Law
On July 10, 2025, after nearly a year of work involving experts and thousands of AI industry participants, the European Commission published its General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, establishing the first detailed compliance…
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/ Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
State attorneys general and regulatory agencies continue to enforce against violations of comprehensive state privacy laws, as demonstrated by recent enforcement actions by the California and Connecticut Attorneys General and…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
As has been widely reported, the Eighth Circuit issued a decision this week vacating the Federal Trade Commission’s Click-to-Cancel Rule, which had been scheduled to spring into effect on July 14. In the grand scheme of things…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection
The New York Times v. OpenAI litigation has garnered significant attention as a landmark copyright dispute; however, it has rapidly evolved into a global data privacy conflict that will inform how enterprises approach AI and…
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/ Civil Procedure, Electronic Discovery, Privacy, Intellectual Property
Recently issued guidance from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) addresses frequently asked questions about the application of the agency’s Safeguards Rule, 16 C.F.R. § 314.1 et seq., to new car dealers since the 2023 overhaul…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Privacy
In professional sports, financial windfalls often come after years of uncertainty and risk. Fernando Tatis Jr., the San Diego Padres right fielder, provides a striking example. Early in his minor league career, he accepted a…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Conflict of Laws, Finance & Banking
