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  • December 22, 2025

    Ex-Derailment Deal Admin Will Pay $17M To End Contempt Bid

    The ousted administrator of Norfolk Southern's $600 million settlement over the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, will pay $17.25 million to resolve claims that it mishandled the distribution of payouts, according to deal terms approved Monday. 

  • December 22, 2025

    2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On Consumer Issues

    The combination of statutory reform, registration mandates and enforcement activity in 2025 signals that California's financial regulatory landscape is focused on consumer protection, particularly in the areas of crypto kiosk fee practices, earned wage access providers and elder fraud, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

  • December 22, 2025

    The Major Securities Litigation Rulings And Trends Of 2025

    The past 12 months saw increased regulator focus on disclosures concerning artificial intelligence, signs of growing judicial scrutiny at the class certification stage, and shifting regulatory priorities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — all major developments that may significantly affect securities litigation strategy in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • December 19, 2025

    J&J Hit With $66M Verdict In Minnesota Mom's Asbestos Case

    A Minnesota jury Friday awarded a mother of three $65.5 million following a 13-day trial in her lawsuit that claimed Johnson & Johnson's talc products exposed her to asbestos and contributed to cancer in her abdominal lining, the mother's attorneys announced.

  • December 19, 2025

    The Data Privacy And AI Developments That Shaped 2025

    The past year delivered a pair of major jury verdicts against Meta and Google in two of the first data privacy cases to head to trial, while a controversial effort quickly materialized and gained steam at the federal level to block states from regulating emerging artificial intelligence technologies. 

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