Compliance

  • August 26, 2026

    Meta Judge Quickly OKs $17B Deal Over Social Media Harms

    A California federal judge overseeing a bellwether trial over claims Meta hid social media's harms to youth on Wednesday approved its $17.1 billion deal with 29 states, after a hearing in which she pressed lawyers on details of the deal and raised concerns about how Meta's handling attorney-client privilege issues.

  • August 26, 2026

    Cannabis Exec Details Hiring Program In Mass. Sheriff's Trial

    A former employee of a cannabis company that a Massachusetts sheriff is accused of shaking down for an investment opportunity testified Wednesday that the company had a partnership with the sheriff, but he also said it was never suggested that the firm's cannabis license was dependent on the sheriff's goodwill.

  • August 26, 2026

    Mont. Reaches Deal To Ensure Schools Teach Native History

    A group of individuals, tribal nations and the Montana Office of Public Instruction have agreed to settle a class action challenging the state's failure to implement a mandate that requires public schools to teach Indigenous history and culture in consultation with local tribes.

  • August 26, 2026

    Samsung Warns Against Google Payment Ban

    Samsung has told the D.C. Circuit that a proposed ban on Google's payments to device distributors would deprive it of the revenue it needs to help fund research and development in its mobile business unit.

  • August 26, 2026

    Mich. Appeals Court Upholds Probate Judge Candidate DQ

    A candidate hopeful for Wayne Probate Court judge will not appear on the ballot in November after a Michigan Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday affirmed a lower court's decision that her nominating petitions did not have enough signatures to garner her certification.

  • August 26, 2026

    DOJ Flags Breach Of Internal Policies In Apple Suit

    The U.S. Department of Justice told a New Jersey federal judge Tuesday that its staffers breached internal policies when they shared personally identifiable information with an outside discovery vendor that was hired not by the department, but instead by the DOJ's state attorneys general partners, in the monopolization case against Apple.

  • August 26, 2026

    States Renew Bid To Block New Mail-In Ballot Rule

    A coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia again asked a Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday to block implementation of the U.S. Postal Service's rule restricting delivery of mail-in ballots, after the U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for an earlier injunction to be lifted.

  • August 26, 2026

    DOJ Adds Philly Detainer Ban To 'ICE Out' Challenge

    The U.S. Department of Justice has expanded federal litigation against the city of Philadelphia over its "ICE Out" legislative package requiring immigration agents to remove their masks, now also targeting a bill prohibiting local law enforcement from holding noncitizens convicted of state crimes for transfer to federal custody for deportation.

  • August 26, 2026

    Trucking Groups Urge Full 5th Circ. To Mull Penske Liability

    Trucking industry groups contend the Fifth Circuit unjustifiably expanded liability for upstream motor carriers when it recently held that trucking services giant Penske Logistics LLC could be held vicariously liable for a fatal 2018 Texas collision caused by a motor carrier that Penske knew nothing about.

  • August 26, 2026

    Feds Urge 6th Circ. To Affirm $100M DTE Clean Air Act Penalty

    Several DTE Energy Co. entities should not be allowed to escape a $100 million civil penalty a Michigan federal judge imposed for Clean Air Act violations at a coke production facility near Detroit, the U.S. Department of Justice has told the Sixth Circuit.

  • August 26, 2026

    Feds Aim To Give Employers Clarity On Wellness Programs

    The U.S. Department of Labor and other federal agencies on Wednesday issued guidance on employer wellness programs that permit fees on workers' health premiums for things like tobacco use, which the agencies said was in response to legal questions raised by numerous recently filed class action federal benefits lawsuits.

  • August 26, 2026

    Ky. FM Stations Didn't Follow Licensing Rules, FCC Says

    The licensee of four Kentucky FM radio stations reached an agreement with the Federal Communications Commission to end a probe into whether it failed to file the stations' license renewals on time and left them off the air without permission.

  • August 26, 2026

    Man Gets 42 Months For Tax Crimes, Fraud, Must Pay $1.2M

    An Oregon businessman who withheld employment taxes from employees' pay but did not pay the taxes to the IRS was sentenced to 42 months in prison for tax evasion and other crimes and ordered to pay nearly $1.2 million in restitution, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

  • August 26, 2026

    Ex-Coal Exec Asks Court To Toss Bribery Conviction

    A former coal executive convicted of authorizing bribes to an arm of the Egyptian government in a closely watched Foreign Corrupt Practices Act trial is seeking a new trial or to have his indictment tossed, arguing the government misused his criminal proffer agreement to wrongly hamstring his defense.

  • August 26, 2026

    Pot Distributor Again Files Counterclaims In Contract Dispute

    A cannabis distributor has filed renewed counterclaims against its former consulting partner and a rival distributor, alleging that the rival deliberately interfered with an exclusivity agreement with the consulting partner.

  • August 26, 2026

    Meta Makes $17B Deal With States Over Child Harms

    Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion and enact reforms to Facebook and Instagram to resolve sprawling social media addiction claims, in the midst of a high-stakes bellwether trial over whether the company hid or downplayed its platforms' allegedly harmful impact on minors, state enforcers say.

  • August 25, 2026

    4th Circ. Blocks FCC Campaign Ad Pricing Guidance

    While political candidates are entitled to the lowest advertising rate radio and television stations can charge, political parties and joint fundraising committees with noncandidate members are not, a split Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday, wiping out recent Federal Communications Commission guidance.

  • August 25, 2026

    Albertsons Witness Says Co.'s Opioid Policies Beat Standards

    Albertsons' pharmacy policies for reviewing potentially suspicious opioid prescriptions "met or exceeded" the standard of care, an expert witness for the company testified Tuesday, on the 26th day of a bench trial in Washington's case accusing the pharmacy chain of fueling the state's opioid epidemic.

  • August 25, 2026

    'News To Me': Instagram CEO Unaware Its Attys Deleted Data

    Instagram's CEO appeared to be taken by surprise Tuesday during a California federal jury trial over claims Meta hid social media's harms, after the states revealed that Instagram's in-house counsel removed data from a teen-safety presentation before presenting it to minimize his "litigation exposure risk," saying "this is all news to me."

  • August 25, 2026

    Ex-OCC Counsel Joins Clark Hill's Banking Practice

    Clark Hill PLC has expanded its financial services regulatory roster with the addition of a longtime member of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's law department who advised on bank exam issues, appellate litigation and corporate applications at the national bank regulator.

  • August 25, 2026

    Calif. Law Requiring Cop ID Can't Apply To Feds, 9th Circ. Told

    The Trump administration urged the Ninth Circuit during oral arguments Tuesday to find that a section of California law requiring law enforcement officers to visibly display identification can't apply to federal officers, saying "nothing has changed" since the court blocked that section under the Supremacy Clause pending this appeal.

  • August 25, 2026

    9th Circ. Panel Largely Upholds Block On Feds' Grant Terms

    A divided Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday mostly upheld an injunction blocking the Trump administration from imposing new grant restrictions on transportation and housing funding for dozens of local governments, concluding federal agencies likely overstepped their authority by barring the money from being used to promote "gender ideology" or "illegal immigration."

  • August 25, 2026

    DPAs At Hand For Argentine Media Co. Bosses In FIFA Case

    Brooklyn federal prosecutors said they intend to enter into deferred prosecution agreements with the owners of Argentine sports marketing agency Full Play Group SA, a company that was convicted at trial of bribing Latin American soccer officials in exchange for lucrative media rights to tournaments, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.

  • August 25, 2026

    Meta Should Keep Research Internal, Data Whiz Tells Jury

    A high-ranking Meta data analyst told a Tennessee jury Tuesday that the social media giant shouldn't release its user research publicly because he saw during a famous leak the danger that such research will be "misinterpreted and misrepresented."

  • August 25, 2026

    Calif. Data Broker Tool Sign-Ups Hit 500K As Deletions Begin

    Data brokers in California have deleted "tens of millions" of records since their obligation to comply with requests made through a new consumer data deletion tool kicked in earlier this month, the state's privacy regulator said Tuesday, while announcing that registrations for the first-of-its-kind platform had reached the half-million mark.

Expert Analysis

  • Why AI Diligence Is Especially Key In IP Practice

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    In light of recent federal court sanctions against intellectual property litigators for filing work product generated by artificial intelligence without verification, it's important to consider the unique risks and consequences that can arise from overreliance on AI, which poses less visible risks in IP matters, says Stephen Ball at Husch Blackwell.

  • What Mixed Safety Stats Mean For Offshore Injury Cases

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    While the International Marine Contractors Association's most recent safety report shows that injury rates for offshore workers are decreasing, a rising fatality rate tells a more complicated story about negligence and systemic risk — with implications for how practitioners pursue injury and wrongful death claims, says Steve Kherkher at Kherkher Garcia.

  • Student Loan Suit Draws Line On Testimony In Trust Litigation

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    A recent interlocutory opinion from the Southern District of New York shows securitization experts can explain servicing practices but cannot substitute for authenticated loan-level ownership proof or intent evidence, signaling that parties in student loan trust cases should sharpen recordkeeping and tracing strategies, says attorney Stanley Tate.

  • Del. Boeing Ruling Shows How Compliance Defeats Caremark

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    The Delaware Chancery Court's recent dismissal of shareholder litigation against Boeing's board in the wake of the Alaska Airlines door-plug blowout incident carries significant lessons for shareholders pursuing Caremark claims, and for corporate counsel advising boards on oversight obligations, says Brian Rostocki at Reed Smith.

  • Youth Center Investigation Shows Rising Governance Scrutiny

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    A recent New Hampshire attorney general report following its investigation into the state's Sununu Youth Services Center shows how organizations serving vulnerable populations can face scrutiny of their governance, safety practices and preparedness, even when investigators find no abuse, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Opinion

    A Guiding Principle For The SEC On Exempt Capital Markets

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recently proposed Regulation Crypto Assets borrows selectively from other capital-raising exemptions while giving crypto issuers materially different terms, and those unexplained differences reveal the need for a regulatory approach of presumptive parity, says Brian Christie at the Crowdfunding Professional Association.

  • EU's Russian Crypto Sanctions Call For Layered Compliance

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    The European Union's recently adopted Russia crypto sanctions package marks a significant escalation in enforcement, making it prudent to adopt a stratified compliance approach capable of identifying indirect measures via decentralized finance, cross-chain infrastructure, stablecoins and other blockchain-native services, says Kevin Strenski at Nardello.

  • Where DOJ's Fraud Priorities Memo May Actually Matter

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    The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently released memo outlining priorities for its newly created fraud division will shape how cases are identified, staffed and sequenced, meaning white collar defense work must begin earlier, say David Tarras at Tarras Defense and Trevor Jones at Dynamis.

  • What To Know As Legal Duty To Consider AI Takes Shape

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    While the U.K. Jurisdiction Taskforce’s recent statement on liability for artificial intelligence harms is nonbinding for both U.K. and U.S. lawyers, it highlights the importance of being able to distinguish between the availability of a tool and a professional obligation to use it, say Jonny Frank and Michael Costa at StoneTurn.

  • Why Data Centers Must Focus On Water Stewardship

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    Reducing overall water use is important for data center developers and operators, but comprehensive water stewardship — including cooling system operation, chemical treatment, wastewater discharge, maintenance activities and interactions with municipal water infrastructure — is rapidly becoming both a regulatory expectation and a business imperative, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.

  • What Cos. Should Do During Stay Of Nasdaq Delisting Rule

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved — and subsequently stayed — Nasdaq's $5 million market value threshold for continued listing, giving companies additional time to evaluate financing opportunities, communicate with investors and consider strategic alternatives, says Joseph Lucosky at Lucosky Brookman.

  • Prepping To Use Crypto Collateral Under Ohio Ownership Law

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    Ohio's digital asset law should ease the path to using cryptocurrency as collateral, and as the October effective date approaches, lenders should update their loan documentation and diligence processes to take advantage of the new control-based perfection rules, say attorneys at Kegler Brown.

  • NY Bill Would Boost Litigation Risk For Cosmetics Cos.

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    The Beauty Justice Act, now pending in the New York Legislature, would not only present compliance challenges for companies making cosmetics and personal care products, but could also be used by private plaintiffs to bring consumer fraud, false advertising, toxic exposure and product liability claims, says Kadeejah Kelly-Previl at Faegre Drinker.

  • How Solar Fraud Case Affects Lender Oversight Of Dealers

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to review the Third Circuit's ruling in Migliore v. Sunlight Financial means that residential solar finance companies are protected from vicarious liability for deceptive acts by independent solar dealers — but lenders must still take steps to guard against dealer misconduct, says Rand Manasse at Green Lane Partners.

  • Parsing Gov't Scrutiny Of Lending To Unauthorized Workers

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    Attorneys at Mayer Brown explain guidance recently issued by three banking regulators that addresses risks associated with lending to so-called non-work authorized individuals and discuss what the regulatory update could mean for fintech companies.

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