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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…

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…

Carried Interest Guide

BDO Carried interest (CI) or “carry” refers to the portion of a fund’s investment profits allocated to a general partner (GP) fund manager as…

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…

Can’t I Just “WFH”? Best ADA Practices for Evaluating Remote Work Requests

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP In light of the recent uptick in return-to-work policies requiring physical presence in the workplace, accommodation requests under the Americans…

Global Sustainability & ESG Insights - December 2025 and January 2026

Eversheds Sutherland Welcome to the latest edition of Global Sustainability & ESG Insights providing you with a summary of the key developments from around the world from…

Bad luck for this employer with separation agreement

Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP But, then, don't we make our own luck? Happy Friday the 13th, aka Valentine’s Day Eve. I don't love what this employer did, so I'm going with Friday…

Manufacturing Horizon Scanner - February 2026

Walker Morris LLP “International efforts to secure critical supply chains and materials continue to shape developments across the manufacturing sector’s legal horizon…

Federal Court Rules That AI-Generated Documents Are Not Protected by Privilege

Chapman and Cutler In a decision with significant implications for any non-lawyer who uses artificial intelligence tools to research or analyze legal matters, Judge…

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…

Beastiality and Beastiality Porn Laws

Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia Earlier this year, NSW Police arrested a man described as the “State’s worst alleged beastiality offender” over a series of alleged acts of sexual…

Love Was Not in the Air — and the EEOC and a Jury Took Notice

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP On January 16, 2026, a federal jury in Atlanta awarded $5.5 million to a security guard who alleged that her security company’s Vice President of…

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…

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…

Due Diligence Questionnaire: Everything You Need to Know

DiliTrust A due diligence questionnaire (DDQ) is a stress test for new partners and service providers: it shows where operations are stable and where friction…

A Lesson on Contractual Interpretation From the Court of Appeal

Cooley LLP In last week’s judgment in Sahara Energy Resource Limited v. Societe Nationale de Raffinage SA (SONARA) the Court of Appeal overturned the High…

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…

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…

Horizons - BDO’s global view of mid-market deal activity - Mergers & Acquisitions Issue 1 | 2026

BDO Welcome to the first edition of horizons in 2026, written by our own BDO M&A professionals around the world. We start the year looking back at 2025…

AI Is Not Your Lawyer: Federal Court Rules AI-Generated Documents Are Not Privileged

BakerHostetler On Feb. 10, 2026, Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a bench ruling holding that documents…

UK/EU Investment Management Update (February 2026)

Sidley Austin LLP In this Sidley Update, we cover, on the UK side, the first edition of the Enforcement Watch from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), an…

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…

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…

Can’t I Just “WFH”? Best ADA Practices for Evaluating Remote Work Requests

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP In light of the recent uptick in return-to-work policies requiring physical presence in the workplace, accommodation requests under the Americans…

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…

Is Agentic AI the Next Big Thing for Legal?

DiliTrust The adoption of AI tools, and particularly generative AI, has moved fast over the past few years. Adoption levels vary depending on regulatory…

AI and legal privilege: no confidentiality or privilege where third-party commercial AI system used

Burges Salmon LLP On 10 February 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that documents created by a client using a commercial…

AI Is Not Your Lawyer: Federal Court Rules AI-Generated Documents Are Not Privileged

BakerHostetler On Feb. 10, 2026, Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a bench ruling holding that documents…

Every generation reshapes the workplace. Now it's gen Zs turn

Levitt LLP Gen Z just broke your HR playbook. And if you think this is an exaggeration, consider this: a Young employee shares internal strategy, client data…

Using AI without waiving privilege: Lessons from United States v. Heppner

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP A recent decision from the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), United States v. Heppner, has generated outsized…

Hyperscalers in Financial Services & Insurance

Mogin Law LLP Financial institutions have adopted cloud services in a big way, using hyperscalers for transaction systems, customer platforms, analytics, fraud…

Operating Agreements That Fail in Court: Common Nevada LLC Mistake

IR Global Nevada is often viewed as one of the most business-friendly states in the country, particularly for limited liability companies. But that reputation…

EDPB - EDPS publish Opinion on Digital Omnibus Proposal

Matheson The EDPB and EDPS recently published its highly anticipated Joint Opinion 2/2026 (“the Opinion”) on the draft Digital Omnibus Regulation (“the…

AI Change Management for Legal Teams: The Real Challenge Behind AI Adoption

DiliTrust Change management has long been part of corporate life. Every department experiences it, whether in finance, HR, or legal. Typically, it comes into…

New York Enacts Chapter Amendment to “Trapped at Work Act,” Clarifying Scope, Creating Targeted Exceptions, and Delaying Effective Date

Littler Mendelson PC NY Governor Hochul has signed a chapter amendment to the Trapped at Work Act, a law that broadly prohibits use of promissory notes that require…

Narco Traffickers in the Classroom—and Whistleblowers at the Gate

K&L Gates LLP On 12 February 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a US$1.72 million civil settlement with a…

Global Sustainability & ESG Insights - December 2025 and January 2026

Eversheds Sutherland Welcome to the latest edition of Global Sustainability & ESG Insights providing you with a summary of the key developments from around the world from…

Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC): Importance, Structure and Relevance for Companies

DiliTrust Cyberattacks are increasing, regulatory requirements continue to evolve, and oversight is becoming more stringent. As a result, companies face…

OIG Offers Contemporary Guidance on Various Discount Constructs in Recent Advisory Opinion

Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC On December 15, 2025, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued Advisory Opinion No. 25‑11 (“Advisory Opinion”) and concluded it would not…

European Parliament Proposes Changes to Copyright Protection in the Age of Generative AI

Covington & Burling LLP In June 2025, the European Parliament (“EP”) published its draft report on “Copyright and generative artificial intelligence - opportunities and…

Environmental Claims and Disputes: Navigating Regulatory Change and Litigation Pressure

J.S. Held Against the backdrop of regulatory fragmentation and rising stakeholder scrutiny, companies face mounting risk across environmental compliance…

New California law mandates reporting related to certain VC investments

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP A new California law will require covered investment entities to register with the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation (DFPI)…

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Paul Hastings LLP Federal Reserve Bank of New York Deputy Manager of the System Open Market Account Julie Remache gave a speech titled “Monetary Policy Implementation…

Managing Legal Risk in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: What Key Stakeholders Need to Know Today

WilmerHale 2026 is poised to be a transformative year for artificial intelligence (AI) as businesses move beyond targeted pilot programs to enterprise-wide…

Important New Federal Reporting Requirement for Certain Residential Real Estate Transactions — Effective March 1, 2026

Krieg DeVault The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has finalized a new residential real estate reporting rule under 31 CFR 1031.320 (the “Rule”)…

Sick Time Laws Go Way Beyond Illness

Levy Employment Law LLC It all started in San Francisco. Twenty years ago, the city passed the first law requiring private employers to grant employees a bank of sick days…

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.