Last week the Supreme Court held oral arguments in Sripetch v. SEC, a case that presented the question of whether the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may seek equitable disgorgement without a showing that investors…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law, Securities Law
Monthly newsletter Material Concerns: Legal Updates on Substances of Emerging Concern keeps clients informed on the latest legal, regulatory and scientific developments related to substances of emerging concern…
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/ Business Organizations, Environmental Law, Science, Computers, & Technology, Toxic Torts
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that ERISA claims brought in the context of a defined contribution plan were individualized monetary claims, and thus certification under Rule 23(b)(1) was not appropriate…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
There are numerous cases pending in various courts in the United States in which the claim is that exposure to asbestos through some product caused the plaintiff ’s or decedent’s mesothelioma.
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/ Personal Injury, Products Liability, Toxic Torts
A New York State Supreme Court judge has ordered the restitution of “Seated Man with a Cane” (1918) by Amedeo Modigliani to the heirs of Oscar Stettiner, a Jewish art dealer who fled Paris in 1939 as Nazi forces advanced,…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property
Alabama enacted a comprehensive consumer privacy law—the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (HB 351)—that will require incremental, not radical, change for companies with existing privacy-compliance programs…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
New Alabama privacy law generally aligns the state with Virginia-style framework. But lower thresholds, real penalties, and no rulemaking mean now is the time to pressure test your program…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On April 10, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a first-of-its kind resolution of False Claim Act allegations against International Business Machines Corporation relating to that company’s diversity, equity and…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Government Contracting
During a panel at the IAPP’s Global Privacy Summit, privacy regulators offered candid insights into how they are enforcing privacy laws and laid breadcrumbs for building a compliance program that minimizes legal risks…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
State privacy regulators used a recent IAPP panel to send a direct message: enforcement is accelerating, fines are expected to rise, and compliance will be judged on how programs operate…
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/ Business Organizations, Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
In Clay v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit predicted that the Illinois Supreme Court would hold that the legislature’s amendment to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act’s…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Privacy
If your or your client’s facility has a release or threatened release of hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607 (CERCLA), knowing how removal and…
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/ Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
A Seventh Circuit ruling predicting the Illinois Supreme Court’s stance on per-scan recovery takes significant wind out of plaintiffs’ sails…
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/ Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
Miss the statute of limitations, and your cost recovery claim is gone. In this episode of For That Matter, Shook attorney Hannah Hamblin digs into the removal vs. remedial action framework of the Comprehensive Environmental…
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/ Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
Highlights from this issue include: Motions to Strike Class Allegations. The Fourth Circuit clarified under what statute and when a motion to strike is appropriate…
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/ Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws
