This monthly newsletter examines significant legal trends and landmark cases in tort law, including the Sixth Circuit's reversal of class certification, FDA's dual approach to AI regulation in pharmaceuticals, Minnesota's upcoming PFAS ban, and the Supreme Court's expansive interpretation of federal officer removal jurisdiction. These developments carry strategic implications for businesses navigating complex litigation and regulatory compliance across multiple industries.

The GLP-1 MDL order requiring objective diagnostic testing provides another precedent for early resolution of threshold expert and injury requirements in personal injury product liability MDLs.

This law creates a new, more effective regulatory structure, fills a host of regulatory gaps, brings greater public transparency and market accountability to the financial system and gives investors important protections and greater input into corporate governance.

Passed with broad bipartisan support, the GENIUS Act establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for "payment stablecoins," a type of digital asset that is designed to maintain..

The Staff of the SEC's Division of Investment Management will not recommend enforcement action if registered investment advisers and 1940 Act-regulated funds treat state trust companies (STCs) as "banks" for purposes of providing custody of crypto assets and cash and/or cash equivalents reasonably necessary to effect transactions in crypto assets.

The European Commission has just released details of its proposal to introduce a Financial Transactions Tax (FTT).

Here are some thoughts to help dispel those feelings of trepidation that have been troubling you at the start of this new year.

On February 10, 2026, FINRA re-proposed amendments to Rule 2210 to permit performance targets and projections in broker-dealer communications, subject to certain conditions.

On March 12, 2026, the CFTC issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (the “Request”) seeking public comment on event contracts traded on prediction markets.

Despite the growth of PFAS-related lawsuits, standing remains a viable avenue to attack allegations through an early motion to dismiss.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a budget reconciliation bill, passed the United States House of Representatives vote on May 22, 2025 and is currently under Senate consideration.

The U.S. Government, through the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"), has imposed comprehensive sanctions against Syria since 2011.

This achievement would not have been possible without the dedication of our Cyber Bits team, who work diligently to bring you the latest developments in cybersecurity, privacy and AI from around the globe. We endeavor to craft insightful and practical takeaways for each blurb, designed to answer two critical questions: “Why should we care?” and “What should we do?”

On February 12 2019 the UK Parliament passed the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 (the "COPO Act").

Today's guest post is from Dechert‘s Mary Kim. She takes a closer look at a case where plaintiff's use of AI landed them in hot water and how defendants can make the most of these situations.

Although Chile does not generally impinge on the Irish consciousness, in early September Chile was uppermost in the thoughts of the Irish funds industry.

Luxembourg has introduced a new law allowing private limited liability companies (SARLs) to defer payment of their minimum share capital for up to 12 months after incorporation, fundamentally changing the previous requirement...

Draft Bill No. 8669¹ (the Draft Bill), introduced to the Luxembourg Parliament at the end of 2025, proposes amendments to the Luxembourg law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies by...

The procedure for decreasing the charter capital of a limited liability company (LLC) and certain regulations regarding monitoring and calculating net assets of LLCs and joint stock companies (JSC) were recently significantly modified.

The independent High Pay Commission (the "HPC"), a non-governmental interest group established by Compass, concluded its final report on executive pay on 22 November 2011.