On Friday, June 6, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released its long-anticipated policy changes to the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The NTIA's BEAD…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Government Contracting
Conagra announced that it will sell its seafood brands, Van de Kamp and Mrs. Paul, for $55 million to High Liner Foods, a seafood producer.
Wada FoodTech, a Japanese foodservice platform, raised $5 million in funding…
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In light of recent immigration enforcement efforts at the federal level, the California Labor Commissioner issued a news release on Monday, June 9, 2025, pointedly reminding employers that the state's labor laws protect every…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
The National Security Agency (NSA), in coordination with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and cybersecurity agencies from Australia, New Zealand, and the…
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/ Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On April 21, 2025, Arkansas Gov. Huckabee Sanders signed the Arkansas Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (the Act) into law. Among other things, the Act prohibits operators of websites, online services, or apps…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
On June 2, 2025, Governor Murphy announced proposed regulations (the "Regulations") implementing and expanding on the requirements of the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (the "Act")..…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 2, Gov. Tina Kotek signed HB 2008 amending the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (the Act) to increase protection both for personal data collected from consumers younger than 16 years of age and for all Oregonians' precise…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
Owners can trigger an insurance policy without formally alleging a tort claim if the contractor's defective work could support a tort claim.
The Oregon decision may allow property owners to assert only a breach of contract…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law, Insurance
Food Venture Financing -
Trends David, a protein bar emerging brand, announced that it raised $75 million in its Series A round…
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Native Deodorant False Ad Dismissed As Court Finds Plaintiff's Contradictions Don't Pass the Smell Test -
A proposed class action alleging that Native Deodorant falsely advertises its "natural" deodorant as offering "72-hour…
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/ Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection
Butternut Box, a European dog food startup, announced that it raised 75 million Euros in debt funding.
Verdi, a Canadian agtech startup, raised $6.5 million in its seed round…
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/ Agriculture, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
Employers navigating the complexities of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act ("MHPAEA") may find themselves questioning the true impact of the federal government's recently issued nonenforcement policy. This post…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Insurance
Last May, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act ("CPA") that impose new obligations governing the collection, processing, retention, and disclosure of Coloradans' biometrics. The…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
By a 215-214 vote, the House on May 22, 2025, passed a massive tax bill that, among many other things, would severely curtail portions of the federal energy tax credit provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA)…
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/ Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade, Taxation
Food Venture Financing Trends -
Chobani, a dairy giant, announced the acquisition of Daily Harvest, a US startup offering plant-based smoothies, snacks, protein products and ready meals…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions
