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New Executive Order Prohibits Federal Contractors from Engaging in DEI Through Employment and Procurement Activities

On March 26, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14398, entitled Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, requiring federal agencies to add contractual language in all federal contracts prohibiting...more

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DOJ Creates National Fraud Enforcement Division: What Actually Will Change—and What Remains to Be Seen

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On April 7, 2026, the Acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, issued a memorandum establishing the Department of Justice National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED). The memo describes an ambitious, but perhaps redundant,...more

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When ‘The Bachelorette’ and Family Court Collide: Custody, Domestic Violence, and Social Media Evidence in the Case of Taylor...

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Taylor Frankie Paul, known for her starring role in the hit reality tv series, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, has taken headlines by storm in recent weeks. As you may already know, the reality tv star was anticipated to...more

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Seventh Circuit Delivers Major Win for Businesses By Holding BIPA Damages Amendment Applies Retroactively

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On April 1, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which consolidated three interlocutory appeals, issued a significant ruling in Clay v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., that resolves the question of whether...more

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New Executive Order Targets “Racially Discriminatory DEI Activities” by Federal Contractors and Significantly Expands FCA Exposure

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On March 26, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors.” Although styled as a procurement measure, the order represents a significant escalation in the federal...more

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Why Defining “Irreparable Harm” in Your Contracts Matters

When disputes arise, the fastest, and sometimes only, way to prevent lasting damage is to ask a court for an injunction. But courts do not grant injunctions lightly. A key consideration is whether you’ll suffer “irreparable...more

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Damages-Limiting Amendment to BIPA Applies Retroactively

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Last week, a unanimous Seventh Circuit panel concluded that the Illinois General Assembly’s recent change to the calculation of statutory damages under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) applies retroactively...more

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New Industries Subjected to Lawsuits Alleging Independent Contractor Misclassification: March 2026 IC Legal News Update

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Last month’s legal developments in the area of independent contractor (IC) misclassification and compliance reflect the ever-widening variety of businesses that are subject to legal challenges by plaintiffs’ class action...more

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7th Circuit Confirms BIPA Amendment Has Retroactive Application

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On April 1, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit issued a long-awaited opinion concerning the proper construction of an August 2024 Amendment (SB 2979) to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)....more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Retiring Like It’s 1984: How Legacy Mortality Tables Became ERISA’s Next Big Fight

In 1984, Congress enacted the Retirement Equity Act (REA) to strengthen retirement security for spouses and surviving beneficiaries under employer-sponsored defined benefit plans....more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

Who Should Have the Power to Shut Down a Market?

There is a shift happening in patent law, but its real impact will not be felt in policy statements...it will be felt in federal courtrooms....more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

BIPA Damages Limitation Applies Retroactively

The Seventh Circuit recently confirmed that the 2024 amendment to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) would apply retroactively, effectively limiting the available statutory damages under the statute....more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Biometric Privacy Client Alert | April 2026 | BIPA Amendment Precluding Per-Scan Recovery Held Retroactive

A Seventh Circuit ruling predicting the Illinois Supreme Court’s stance on per-scan recovery takes significant wind out of plaintiffs’ sails....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

FCA 101: Materiality

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This is the fourth blog in a series on the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 USC §§ 3729, et seq., which targets any person that knowingly submits false claims for payment or false statements material to false claims to the US...more

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BIPA Cases: 7th Circuit Rules Change to Illinois Law’s Damages Provision Retroactively Limits Defendant Exposure

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On April 1, 2026, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a significant ruling foreclosing the possibility of “per-scan” damages under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act...more

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The DOJ’s Cyber FCA Playbook Is Working as Enforcement Triples and Shows No Signs of Slowing

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A defense contractor scores itself at -142 on a cybersecurity self-assessment, then waits nearly a year — and a federal subpoena — before correcting the record. A genomics company sells sequencing systems riddled with...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Beware of Your Email Marketing Practices: What You Should Know About Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act  

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Washington has seen a surge in putative class action lawsuits alleging violations of Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act (CEMA), RCW 19.190.010, premised on allegedly false or misleading email subject lines....more

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Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Holds That BIPA Amendment Limiting Damages Applies Retroactively

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Key Takeaways - The Seventh Circuit held that the BIPA damages cap applies retroactively to pending cases....more

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Liquidated Damages or Unenforceable Penalty?

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This one hurts to write about (from a trial lawyer’s perspective). Imagine this: Your client sues his former business partners for breach of a non-compete....more

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California AG Files Lawsuit Against Individuals and Charities for Allegedly Operating and Profiting from Fraudulent Fundraising...

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On March 26, 2026, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta filed a complaint in state court against six individuals and three organizations for allegedly creating and operating sham charities. According to the complaint,...more

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Court Held That A Trial Court Erred In Omitting Post-Judgment Interest From A Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Judgment But Affirmed The...

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In Kuers v. Shore, defendant was the trustee of a trust from 2016 to 2017, and he was then removed. No. 01-24-00098-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 6124 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] August 14, 2025, no pet.)....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

DOJ sues towing company over alleged Servicemembers Civil Relief Act violations

On March 25, DOJ announced that it had filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleging that a California-based towing company violated Section 3958(a) of the Servicemembers Civil...more

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The Headline Problem In Defamation Law: A Proposal For Fixing Illinois’ And Ohio’s Outdated Innocent Construction Rule

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Defamation lawsuits are on the rise in the United States, and have been for several years. Because defamation litigation is so increasingly relied upon as a means to address reputational injury, it is appropriate to examine...more

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Healthcare Management Company to Pay $4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

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CVR Management, LLC, doing business as the Center for Vein Restoration, along with Center for Vascular Medicine, LLC and their CEO, have agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act...more

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CJEU Clarifies the Standard for Accessing Evidence in Competition Damages Cases

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On 29 January 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") delivered a ruling in Case C-286/24 (Meliá Hotels International, S.A. v Associação Ius Omnibus) addressing the standard for evidence disclosure in...more

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