Legal Blogs and Articles
Legal Blogs and Articles
In this episode Edward Corona dissects the sudden 16% plunge of Hims & Hers Health (HIMS), linking it to a dual blow from GLPâ1 hypeâdriven expectations and mounting legal and FDA scrutiny. He explains how lawsuits and regulatory pressure are directly challenging the companyâs core growth narrative, forcing a reassessment of its business model. Corona highlights the broader market implications for other teleâhealth and consumerâhealth firms riding similar hype cycles, and offers tactical insights for traders navigating the fallout.
The Northern District of California allowed a DMCAâŻÂ§1201(a) claim to survive a motion to dismiss in Cordova v. Huneault, finding that YouTubeâs rollingâcipher encryption qualifies as an accessâcontrol measure. The court emphasized that the publicâviewable nature of the videos does...
USCIS opened the FYâŻ2027 Hâ1B cap registration window for MarchâŻ4â19,âŻ2026, requiring online registration and a $215 fee per entry. The season will be dominated by a new wageâweighted lottery that assigns multiple entries to higher wage levels (LevelâŻIIâIV) versus a...
The new brief coâauthored by NDI, OGP and Transparency International exposes how confidentiality clauses in sovereign loan contracts conceal billions of dollars of public debt. It cites cases such as Mozambiqueâs $2âŻbillion hidden debt and Senegalâs recent audit, showing that...
The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), enacted in 2023, criminalizes foreign officials who demand bribes from U.S. companies, aiming to fill a perceived gap in the FCPAâs demandâside coverage. Thirteen members of Congress recently sent a letter to Attorney General...
Recent securities class actions against Charming Medical, PomDoctor, China Liberal Education Holdings, and Picard Medical illustrate a growing litigation focus on lowâfloat IPOs and socialâmediaâdriven pumpâandâdump schemes. Plaintiffs allege that thin public floats, concentrated insider ownership, and inadequate IPO disclosures...
DISCO unveiled a scaled agentic AI extension to its Cecilia Q&A platform, targeting massive eâdiscovery projects with millions of documents and terabytes of data. The enhancement introduces an autonomous multiâstep reasoning engine that can independently break down complex legal queries...
The Delaware Supreme Court issued an en banc opinion in Johnson & Johnson v. Fortis Advisors, affirming and partially reversing a Chancery ruling that awarded former Auris Health shareholders over $1âŻbillion in an earnout dispute. The decision is the first...
Legalization has driven daily marijuana use from about 6âŻmillion in 2012 to roughly 18âŻmillion today, now exceeding daily alcohol consumption. Health consequencesâincluding cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, psychotic episodes, and impaired drivingâhave risen sharply alongside use. The New York Times editorial proposes...
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, enacted in 2021, created a rebuttable presumption that Xinjiangâorigin goods are barred from the U.S. market. U.S. Customs data show a sharp drop in UFLPAârelated detentions, from roughly $1.58âŻbillion in 2023 and $1.40âŻbillion in...
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a 90âmonth prison term for Omar Wala, who pleaded guilty to conspiring to manufacture and distribute counterfeit generic alprazolam pills on the dark web. The court upheld the district courtâs fraud loss calculation,...
The FCPA Institute is returning to a virtual format on February 23â25, offering a threeâday, nineâhour intensive via Zoom. Led by Professor Koehler, the program covers antiâbribery provisions, booksâandârecords rules, enforcement trends, and practical compliance tactics. Participants gain handsâon skills...
Indiaâs DPIIT released a Working Paper proposing a hybrid compulsory licence to streamline AIâtraining data use, aiming to give developers legal certainty and speed up innovation. The Artist Rights Institute (ARI) submitted a public comment urging a measured approach, emphasizing...
The First Circuit affirmed a district courtâs dismissal of a lawsuit against Armslist for lack of personal jurisdiction in NewâŻHampshire, but crafted a nuanced analysis of purposeful availment. The court emphasized that thousands of NewâŻHampshire listings, advertising revenue, and the...
Law firms are increasingly worried that once discovery documents are produced, opposing counsel could feed sensitive client information into large language models like ChatGPT. Stephen Embry highlights the gap between traditional documentâprotection measures and the emerging risk of AIâdriven data...
Career prosecutors are abandoning U.S. Attorney offices as the DOJ openly solicits candidates who support former President Trump, signaling a politicized hiring push. Simultaneously, Indiana has relaxed bar admission rules, allowing graduates of nonâABAâaccredited online law schools to sit for...
The episode dissects the courtâs denial of Compassâs request for a preliminary injunction against Zillow over the Zillow Listing Access System (ZLAS). It explains that while the ruling is a legal victory for Zillow, it doesnât spell immediate disaster for...
Former Leighton Holdings CEO David Savage pleaded guilty to concealing a $45âŻmillion bribe to Iraqi officials and was fined a symbolic AUDâŻ$1,000. The penalty is dramatically lower than sentences imposed on foreign intermediaries involved in the same scheme, who faced...
A Pennsylvania truck driver voluntarily disclosed a 15âyearâold armedârobbery conviction during a job interview, prompting an immediate rejection. The employer argued the banâtheâbox law didnât apply because the information wasnât obtained from a state agency. The Third Circuit reversed, holding...
Anthropicâs Claude legal app debuted this week, sending legalâtech stocks sharply lower and sparking industry debate. At the same time, AI agents have launched a dedicated social network, Moltbook, and a new marketplace that lets them contract human labor. These...
