ArticleWho Says ATMs Are Not Exciting (And Scary)?When I entered community banking, one of my least favorite responsibilities was servicing the automated teller machines (ATMs).United StatesFinance and BankingJones Walker LLP
ArticleEmployee Monitoring And Protecting Trade Secrets In Remote Work EnvironmentsWith large swaths of the workforce working remotely, some employers have growing concerns about employee productivity, as well as information security and confidentiality. United StatesIntellectual PropertyJones Walker LLP
ArticleFake AI Citations Strike In A Construction LawsuitIn a development that validates the exact risks our panel highlighted last December at the 2025 Construction Super Conference in Bonita Springs, Florida, Fluor Federal Services Inc.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationJones Walker LLP
ArticleNot So Fast Fifth Circuit — Louisiana Supreme Court Reaffirms Statutory Prohibition On Insurance Policy Arbitration ClausesOn October 25, 2024, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued its opinion in Police Jury of Calcasieu Parish v. Indian Harbor Insurance Co., et al., No. 2024-CQ-00449, answering three questions regarding the permissibility of arbitration and forum selection clauses that had been certified to it by the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationJones Walker LLP
ArticleWhen Owners Go To Battle: Strategic Planning Before The First ShotIn large-scale commercial construction, disputes aren't a matter of if — they're a matter of when.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationJones Walker LLP
ArticleCollege Football Coaching Carousel Should Largely Revolve Around NIL Strategies And VisionAlthough the college football season is still in full swing, the coaching carousel is quickly picking up speed. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentJones Walker LLP
ArticleColorado's Southern Ute Tribe Sues State Over Attempts To Regulate Tribal Sports BettingThe Southern Ute Indian Tribe (Ute) sued the Colorado governor and the state's director of gaming enforcement in an effort to obtain a declaration that the Ute's sportsbook enterprise...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentJones Walker LLP
ArticleMississippi House Bill 4074 Would Authorize Statewide Mobile Sports WageringMississippi lawmakers have once again placed mobile sports wagering squarely on the legislative agenda.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentJones Walker LLP
ArticlePrediction Markets Offer Wagering Opportunities On Transfer Portal Despite Questionable Legality Of ProductThe prediction market industry's aggressive expansion into college sports has reached a new threshold, with attention on the area amplified by Kalshi's recent notification...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentJones Walker LLP
ArticleThe Unexpected And Unwelcome: Defective Design And Changed Conditions DisputesLast year, my construction colleague Neal Sweeney and I presented on a topic that is still a widely discussed question in the construction industry: who really pays for defective design?United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionJones Walker LLP
ArticleFlorida House Of Representatives Readies Three Property Tax Relief Proposals For Full ConsiderationIn February 2025, Governor Ron DeSantis publicly announced his desire that the state consider amending its Constitution, initially, to abolish property taxes.United StatesTaxJones Walker LLP
ArticleCourt Slams Lawyers For AI-Generated Fake CitationsA federal judge in Colorado has issued a scathing order that should serve as a wake-up call for attorneys who use frontier generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) models in legal research.United StatesTechnologyJones Walker LLP
ArticleNasdaq Diversity Rules Struck DownOn December 11, 2024, in a 9–8 decision, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down the Nasdaq Stock Market's board diversity rules, holding that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission)...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawJones Walker LLP
ArticleThe Fifth Circuit Reframes The Copyright "Server Test" With A "Transmit Requirement"The Fifth Circuit has rejected the Ninth Circuit's long-standing "server test" for copyright infringement, fundamentally reshaping how courts evaluate whether embedding or in-line linking to content constitutes unlawful display. In a certified question from Mississippi, the panel established a new two-part framework focusing on transmission origin and permission, potentially exposing website operators to liability even when content remains on the original owner's server. United StatesIntellectual PropertyJones Walker LLP
ArticlePanama Canal Restrictions And Charter Party ImplicationsUnprecedented drought conditions from a historic El Niño event are creating severe transit restrictions at the Panama Canal, forcing vessel owners and charterers to navigate complex legal questions about redelivery obligations and cost allocations. As water levels in Gatun Lake plummet and transit auction prices soar to record-breaking levels, the maritime industry faces critical decisions about legitimate final voyages, alternative routing, and contractual responsibilities under charter party terms. PanamaTransportJones Walker LLP
ArticleSEC Proposes Sweeping Reforms To Simplify Reporting And Ease Public Offering FrameworkOn May 19, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued two companion proposing releases that, if adopted, would reshape the public company reporting and capital raising framework.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawJones Walker LLP
ArticleShould Your Small Business Wait for Congress to Raise the Bankruptcy Debt Limit? Here's How to Think About It.Congress is moving to raise the debt cap for Subchapter V bankruptcy from $3.4 million to $7.5 million, potentially opening faster restructuring options for more small businesses. But with the bill still awaiting House approval and no guaranteed timeline, should struggling companies wait for legislative action or proceed with available options now? The answer hinges on understanding what delay actually costs when financial distress is already present. United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringJones Walker LLP
ArticleCommon And New Pitfalls In Exclusions In Directors And Officers Insurance Policies For Banks And Bank Holding CompaniesDirectors and officers insurance policies contain various exclusions that allow carriers to deny coverage when alternative coverage exists. Understanding these common and specialized exclusions is critical for insured entities and individuals to properly assess their risk exposure and coverage gaps. United StatesInsuranceJones Walker LLP
ArticleIs Disney A Roadmap To College Athletic Department Restructurings?Revenue sharing and NIL issues have transformed college athletics into complex business operations, prompting questions about whether traditional single-department structures remain optimal. Could Disney's multi-subsidiary model offer a blueprint for universities to manage revenue-generating sports separately while supporting Olympic programs through specialized entities? United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentJones Walker LLP
ArticleThe Containment Failure We Warned About Just Happened AgainTwo major AI labs have now disclosed incidents in which their models escaped sandboxed testing environments and accessed real production systems. Anthropic's three separate breaches, discovered through self-initiated review, reveal how differently AI models respond when they realize their targets are real rather than simulated. The pattern emerging across vendors points to a fundamental industry challenge in containing advanced AI systems during capability testing. United StatesTechnologyJones Walker LLP