The first deadline under California's Climate Related Financial Risk Disclosure Program—California SB 261 (codified as California Health & Safety Code section 38533)—is quickly approaching.

A federal district court judge in Oregon recently enjoined the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) from enforcing the state's first-in-the-nation Extended Producer...

President Trump has signed legislation that provides liability protection to manufacturers of certain face masks used to address COVID-19.

Aresurgence of the New World Screwworm (NWS), a parasitic pest eradicated from North America in the 1960s...

To this end, Shook earlier this year announced its own practice area focused on the intersection of the cannabis market with more traditional economic sectors.

Multidistrict litigation (MDL) has grown dramatically over the past decade, now accounting for more than half of all federal civil cases.

It has been just over a year since the U.S. Supreme Court rebuffed a challenge to California's controversial Proposition 12, which prohibits the sale of certain...

Last Thursday, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced a new program designed to incentivize individuals to voluntarily report and cooperate in the investigation...

Pennsylvania lawmakers have advanced proposed legislation—HB 2145—that would target the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in common consumer products.

Two recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have significantly overturned earlier rulings regarding employers' abilities to prohibit certain forms of worker communications.

On August 15, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed nearly 270 bills into law, including legislation expanding jurisdiction for claims of exposure to "toxic" substances, as well as two new laws regulating the use of PFAS.

On October 8, 2025, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) proposed new regulations to implement the state's PFAS Protection Act, enacted earlier this year.

TriDiNetworks, an Israel based cloud management platform for M2M (machine-to-machine) and IoT networks, recently filed three lawsuits against industry leaders in IoT technology for alleged

In yet another example of cloud-related competitor patent litigation, NICE Ltd., an Israeli telecommunications company, along with both its U.S.

In a controversial decision, the American Law Institute (ALI) approved a novel "Special Rule on Vicarious Liability for Sexual Assault" that endorses...

There is no doubt that the legal landscape around cannabis-related products is confusing. Its legalization in the United States has occurred on a patchwork basis and the regulations

Freshub, an emerging Smart Kitchen Commerce technology company that supports IoT based in-home grocery shopping, recently filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Amazon (Amazon.com, Amazon

In its latest filing in February 2019, non-practicing entity Akoloutheo, LLC has expanded its Eastern District of Texas patent litigation campaign to include Oracle.

Connecticut continues to tinker with its comprehensive privacy law—the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CDPA).

On September 11, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asked the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in American Water Works Ass'n v. EPA...