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New Legislation Threatens to Roll Back CEQA Exemptions for Advanced Manufacturing

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A new bill introduced in the California Legislature, AB 1083, proposes significant rollbacks to the environmental streamlining provisions for advanced manufacturing projects that SB 131 recently established....more

Butler Snow LLP

Memento Michigan Compiled Law § 600.2946(5): An Homage to Michigan’s Former Drug Immunity Law

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In 1995, the Michigan Legislature enacted its Drug Immunity Law, which provided an absolute defense for pharmaceutical companies in product liability suits stemming from the safety and efficacy of their drug products, the...more

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From the Courtroom to Capitol Hill: State Legislative Action on Failure-to-Warn Claims

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When a company brings a new product to market, who has the authority to approve the product’s label and associated warnings? In most instances involving pharmaceutical drugs or medical devices, it’s the federal Food and Drug...more

Clark Hill PLC

What Does Trump’s AI Executive Order Mean for Colorado’s AI Act?

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On Dec. 11th, President Trump issued an AI Executive Order titled “Ensuring A National Policy Framework For Artificial Intelligence” that poses an existential threat to Colorado’s AI Act....more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Ohio Legislature Proposes Changes to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights

The General Assembly has recently proposed legislation to update Ohio’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights. House Bill 613 (H.B. 613) has been introduced but not yet assigned to a committee for review. The Bill offers several sweeping...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Key takeaways | AI Governance and Security Assessment Workshop

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During the AI Governance and Security Assessment Workshop, Shawn Helms and Jason Krieser of McDermott Will & Schulte and Patrick Murphy of Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, discussed ways to govern the use of generative artificial...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: December 2025 # 2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we check in on developments in Nebraska. The Congressional Research Service releases a report on the...more

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Ohio Legislature Proposes Changes to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights That Would Increase Responsibilities for Ohio Tax Commissioner...

The article originally appeared in The Ohio SALT Chronicle - Issue 5. The General Assembly has recently proposed legislation to update Ohio’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights, primarily by adding responsibilities to the conduct of the...more

BakerHostetler

2025 Year-in-Review: Junk Fee Laws

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It’s been a busy year for junk fees. In December 2024, the FTC announced its final Junk Fees Rule. The rule generally requires that the total price be disclosed up front more prominently than any other pricing information,...more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways | State and Local Tax Judicial and Legislative Trends: 2025 Year in Review

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As we near the end of year, Kilpatrick’s Samantha Breslow and Kylan Memminger recently presented on “State and Local Tax Judicial and Legislative Trends: 2025 Year in Review.”...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

What to Watch During the Florida 2026 Legislative Session

As Florida’s 2026 legislative session is approaching, our team stands ready to help you navigate the complexities amid heightened political activity across the state....more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Michigan Telemarketing Law Motors Through Senate

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Already one of the more robust mini-Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) laws, the Michigan State Senate recently passed new legislation aimed at unsolicited telemarketing to Michigan consumers. Below, we discuss in...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

The Gamble Behind ‘No-Risk’ Games: Legal Challenges Across States

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You walk into a gas station to pick up your favorite road trip treats and a drink to keep you alert. While making your selections, your attention is drawn to a sight familiar to many: flashing lights and animations that pull...more

Fisher Phillips

Congress Again Drops Bid to Block State AI Laws: What It Means for Employers and Tech Businesses

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Key lawmakers just killed a provision that would have stopped states from enforcing their own artificial intelligence laws from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), handing a setback to President Trump’s latest push...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Prepare for More Consent-Based Jurisdiction Laws After Illinois SB 328

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The new consent to jurisdiction statute for toxic torts, SB 328, is raising the stakes for life sciences, chemical, and other companies. SB 328 loosens the jurisdictional requirements in Illinois and paves the way for other...more

Snell & Wilmer

Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Arizona's Judicial Retention Elections

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The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously upheld, in Knight v. Fontes, the constitutionality of Arizona’s judicial retention election scheme for the Arizona Court of Appeals, rejecting challenges under the Arizona Constitution’s...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Food Litigation Watch: State Ingredient Warnings, Color-Additive Bans, and “Ultra-Processed” Claims

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Food companies face a rapidly shifting litigation landscape on three fronts: (1) state laws requiring on-package warnings for certain food ingredients (e.g., Louisiana S.B. 14; Texas S.B. 25), (2) state bans targeting...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Understanding the Jack Reid Law: How DASA-like Protections Now Apply to Private Schools in New York

In 2022, Jack Reid, a 17-year-old student at a private New Jersey boarding school, died by suicide after experiencing severe on-campus and online bullying. Jack’s death underscored the gap in protection for private school...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: December 2025

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Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the big news is out of Virginia, where there’s some progress on a retail market bill. Medicare may begin...more

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Legal Changes in 2025 Affecting Commercial Real Estate Operations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island

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Throughout the past year, state legislatures and regulatory agencies across New England have enacted new laws and regulations set to impact the future operations of commercial real estate located in the region. These new laws...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The FTC’s Final Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees Stole the Spotlight: Your Business Can’t Afford to Be Distracted

On May 12, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission’s Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees took effect, thereby thrusting the United States’ primary regulator of unfair or deceptive practices once more into the spotlight....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

States Tighten Oversight of Private Equity in Health Care

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Private equity’s footprint in health care has expanded rapidly over the past decade, and in response states have begun to retool long‑standing doctrines and create new guardrails that target ownership, control, and...more

BakerHostetler

AI is a Hot Topic Among Lawmakers, but Who Will Have the Final Say?

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The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has pushed the issue of AI regulation to the forefront, but U.S. policy remains fragmented. The federal government has not passed comprehensive AI legislation, and...more

Segal McCambridge

Legislative Update: New York’s “Grieving Families Act” Has Been Delivered to Governor Hochul

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The “Grieving Families Act” has passed New York’s Assembly and Senate and was forwarded to Governor Kathy Hochul on December 1, 2025. This controversial proposed legislation provides for the types of damages that may be...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

State AGs Push Back (Again) Against Proposed State Law AI Ban

With the federal government again threatening to prevent states from regulating AI, another bipartisan coalition of 36 state attorneys general is speaking out through a National Association of Attorneys General policy letter....more

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