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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 3.13.26

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The U.S. Transportation Department sued the California Air Resources Board on Thursday in U.S. District Court in California, claiming the state’s zero-emission vehicle and tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions rules are illegal...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Delaware Court of Chancery Holds That Granting a Security Interest Can Constitute a ‘Transfer,’ With Significant Implications for...

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In a recent decision, the Delaware Court of Chancery held on summary judgment that a borrower’s grant of a security interest in substantially all of its assets, including its rights under a license agreement, constituted an...more

Marshall Dennehey

Dual Jurisdiction Dispute Leads Delaware Board to Restore Claimant’s Disability Benefits

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William Hasset v. Amick Farms, LLC, IAB No. 1562391 (Dec. 2025) - In this case, the employer, Amick Farms, has offices in Maryland and Delaware. The claimant lives in Delaware and was hired to work out of employer’s Delaware...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Examining the Landscape and Limitations of the Federal Push to Override State AI Regulation

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The Trump administration’s recent executive order, titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” asserts broad federal authority to preempt state laws regulating AI in order to establish a...more

White & Case LLP

German Courts Annul Internet Blocking Orders Against Pornography Platforms: Key Takeaways For Digital Service Providers

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Recent landmark decisions by German administrative courts have declared internet blocking orders against Cyprus-based pornography platforms unlawful. The rulings underscore the primacy of EU law, particularly the Digital...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

My Big Fat Greek Divorce – The Collateral-Order Exception to the Final Judgment Rule

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The Law Court typically may only consider an appeal of a “final judgment”—that is, a decision that fully decides and disposes of the parties’ entire case and leaves no further questions for consideration. However, this “final...more

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Supreme Court Narrows “Arm-of-the-State” Immunity for State-Created Corporations

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corp. clarifies when a state-created entity can claim interstate sovereign immunity — i.e., immunity from being sued in another state’s courts. The...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Oregon’s DIDMCA Opt-Out Legislation Heads to the Governor’s Desk

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As we recently reported, in the wake of the Tenth Circuit’s decision in National Association of Industrial Bankers v. Weiser, 159 F.4th 694 (10th Cir. 2025), Oregon legislators re‑introduced H.B. 4116—legislation designed to...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Oregon Passes Bill to Opt Out of Federal Rate Exportation

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The Oregon legislature has passed a bill to limit an out-of-state bank’s ability to rely on federal interest rate exportation in connection with certain consumer loans. H.B. 4116 is on the Governor’s desk. If the bill is not...more

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Oregon Legislature Moves to Opt Out of DIDMCA Preemption for Consumer Finance Loans

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In continuation of increased state efforts to regulate state-chartered banks and fintech partnerships, Oregon’s newly enrolled House Bill (HB) 4116 would enact an express “opt‑out” from a key provision of the Depository...more

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Overview of Extradition Regulations and Processes in the UAE

Extradition, a fundamental aspect of international legal cooperation, plays an important role in bringing criminals to justice and maintaining the rule of law. The Extradition Law and proceedings in the UAE, as outlined in...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

No Severance, No Non-Compete? Virginia Expands Its Non-Compete Restrictions

Virginia is poised to further expand its restrictions on employee non-competes. The Virginia legislature recently passed SB 170 (the “SB 170”), making employee non-competes unenforceable if an employer terminates an employee...more

Dickinson Wright

3 Strikes Against Chapter 15

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The Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court recently underscored the importance of carefully implementing Chapter 15 eligibility. In its Geden and Siu-Fung decisions, the court reasserted its independent duty to...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Gobernanza AML: Riesgo Documental en Marcos Transfronterizos

El escrutinio regulatorio de la documentación AML ha evolucionado desde un enfoque de cumplimiento basado en listas de verificación hacia un análisis de carácter probatorio....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Tennessee Federal Court Addresses State Authority Over Sports-Event Contracts

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A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee marks a significant development in the ongoing dispute over whether sports event contracts offered on prediction market platforms are...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

AML Governance: Documentation Risk Across Cross-Border Frameworks

Regulatory scrutiny of AML documentation has shifted from checklist compliance toward evidentiary analysis. Supervisors increasingly reconstruct decision-making from institutional files to assess whether identity and access...more

Genova Burns LLC

Structure Over Labels: Supreme Court Rejects NJ Transit’s Sovereign Immunity Claim

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This week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation, 607 U.S. ___ (2026). The case addressed whether the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is an “arm of the...more

Hogan Lovells

Resolving reinsurance conflicts: The battle of jurisdiction and arbitration in cross-border contracts

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In a recent decision, the English Court of Appeal considered the construction and effect of a hierarchy clause in reinsurance agreements. The issue arose because the Appellant, GIC Re, India, Corporate Member Ltd (GIC) had...more

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Personal-Injury Case with Major Implications for Broker Liability

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On March 4, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, a case arising from a December 2017 highway collision in Illinois....more

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Inheritance Lawyer in UAE: When Do You Need One?

Think of passing an estate to your family like handing over a safe deposit box full of valuables: if the key (a valid will) is clear and everyone knows the code, the handover is calm. If you lose the key, the box stays...more

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Southern District of Texas applies Section 109(a) to Chapter 15 recognition - Aligns with Second Circuit’s Barnet, rejects...

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The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas held in In re Siu-Fung Ceramics Holdings that the Bankruptcy Code requires a foreign debtor to have a domicile, a place of business, or property in the US...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

State AGs Roll the Dice on Gaming

State AGs have long had an interest in enforcing consumer protection laws in the realm of gambling and gaming. Almost 10 years ago, many state AGs (including in Massachusetts, Alabama, New York, and Texas for example)...more

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March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape the AI Regulatory Landscape

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On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence," declaring it the policy of the United States to achieve “global AI dominance through a...more

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Insurers Not Obligated to Defend Meta in Youth Social Media Lawsuits

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On February 27, 2026, the Delaware Superior Court issued a memorandum opinion and order in Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. et al. v. Instagram, LLC et al., granting summary judgment for a group of insurers and denying motions...more

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No Office, No Problem: Canadian Courts Assert Jurisdiction Over U.S. Companies for Intellectual Property Infringement

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A recent Ontario decision confirms that U.S. companies can be sued in Canada for infringement of Canadian intellectual property, even when servers, employees, and corporate headquarters are located outside the country. If a...more

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