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The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) announced that Deputy General Counsel Claire McKenna will assume the role of senior vice president and general counsel on May 1, replacing Ashley Carvalho. McKenna, who joined MWAA in March 2020, brings nine years of senior attorney experience from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the General Counsel and prior work in Michigan economic development and law firms. The board approved her promotion at the March 18 meeting. Her appointment comes as the authority navigates rapid growth and evolving regulatory pressures in commercial aviation.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a healthcare IT firm’s termination of a Black female employee, who had reported alleged racial and gender bias, did not constitute unlawful retaliation under Title VII. Although the court noted the close...
Democratic lawmakers, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren, have asked the Treasury for any communications that might show Elon Musk urged the administration to suspend the Corporate Transparency Act. The 2021 law requires companies to disclose ownership information to combat money...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized an Interoperability and Prior Authorization Rule that obliges payers to publish annual aggregated prior‑authorization metrics, with the first set due March 31 for calendar‑year 2025. The rule also shortens decision timelines to seven...
A Manhattan federal judge rejected JPMorgan Chase’s attempt to dismiss Wells Fargo’s breach‑of‑contract lawsuit over a troubled $481 million commercial‑real‑estate loan. Wells, acting as trustee for investors, alleges JPMorgan knew the Chetrit Group’s 2019 loan was based on overstated net operating...
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 6346, imposing a 9.9% income tax on earnings above $1 million. The levy, slated to begin on 2028 income with payments due in 2029, is projected to generate $3‑4 billion annually and affect roughly 21,000...
New York City has again refused a Freedom of Information Law request for records on the toxic environment at Ground Zero, even though the Department of Environmental Protection previously turned over 68 boxes of related material. Survivor advocates, led by...
Michigan’s cannabis industry filed a second lawsuit challenging the state’s 24% wholesale tax, arguing it creates a tax‑on‑tax structure that pushes the effective sales tax above the constitutionally capped 6%. The suit, brought by growers, retailers and the Michigan Cannabis...
Advertisers who sued Meta in 2018 over allegedly inflated ad‑reach metrics are now challenging the platform's last‑minute bid to force most class members into arbitration. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals must decide whether Meta waived its arbitration clause by...
The Justice Department’s antitrust suit, filed in September 2024, accuses Visa of monopolizing debit‑card payments. Visa has asked U.S. District Judge John Koeltl to compel the Treasury Department to produce pay.gov debit‑transaction records, arguing the agency is a relevant party....
CriticalPoint Partners secured an arbitration ruling that former vice presidents Phillipe Didisheim and Chapin Newhard must return $1.18 million earned from competing firms they launched using the bank's confidential client data. The arbitrator also issued an injunction prohibiting any further use...
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal has asked SEC Chairman Paul Atkins to explain the abrupt resignation of enforcement director Margaret “Meg” Ryan. Blumenthal’s letter seeks records on the agency’s cryptocurrency investigations, including cases involving Justin Sun, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, and...
A federal judge has allowed authors to add a contributory infringement claim to their class action against Meta, linking it to a separate lawsuit over the company's alleged torrenting of AI training data. Meta is leaning on a recent Supreme...
The EPA’s March 27, 2026 guidance eliminates the urea‑quality sensor requirement but leaves the DEF fluid, SCR catalyst and emissions standards untouched. The Department of Justice’s January 21, 2026 memo stops criminal prosecutions for emissions‑tampering while preserving civil penalties up to $45,268 per vehicle....
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) asked a federal court for more than $21 million in legal fees after its challenge to Rhode Island’s truck‑only toll program, RhodeWorks, but received nothing. Rhode Island was awarded roughly $185,000 in costs, while its request...
A Tennessee Court of Workers’ Compensation Claims ruled that maintenance mechanic Jerome Monroe is eligible for workers’ comp benefits despite his reckless act of inserting his hand into a running machine. The court held his conduct was negligent, not willful,...
A federal judge ruled that several Trump‑era regulations weakening the Endangered Species Act (ESA) were unlawful, reinstating the mandate to use the "best available science" when assessing harm to listed species. The decision also struck down a Biden administration rule...
Israel’s Knesset passed a law that makes the death penalty the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks in military courts, fulfilling a core promise of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far‑right coalition. The measure replaces judicial discretion with a...
FINRA has overhauled its New Member Application (Form NMA), launching the updated version on April 15, 2026 via the FINRA Gateway and retiring the legacy form on July 15, 2026. The redesign adds streamlined document uploads, repositioned file requests, specified formats, and interactive navigation...
Deutsche Bank has filed a pre‑foreclosure suit against the 500,000‑square‑foot Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, alleging a $359 million loan default. The loan, originally $340 million taken in 2021, was guaranteed by Michael Hackman, whose partnership with Hackman Capital also bought the...
Ginnie Mae announced immediate relief for issuers filing annual audited financial statements by eliminating the 15‑day advance notice for extension requests, allowing submissions through Ginnie Mae Central on the due date. The change comes as issuers manage a new audit...
84 Lumber announced that Dave Morgan has been promoted from deputy general counsel to general counsel, effective immediately. Morgan, who joined the firm in 2016, has been instrumental in steering the company’s strategic growth and will now oversee all legal...
Biglaw firms are showing increased anxiety over shrinking deal work inventories, according to law‑firm consultant Blane Prescott. Managing partners report lighter workloads compared with a year ago, prompting more cautious revenue forecasts. The slowdown is most evident in M&A and...
The UK family‑justice system is moving toward greater openness after Sir Andrew McFarlane introduced transparency orders that let journalists report anonymised cases. While the courts remain chronically under‑funded and legal‑aid cuts have left many family lawyers without support, the new rules...
The interview highlights a quiet shift in both the United States and the European Union toward fewer public‑comment opportunities in regulatory rulemaking. In the EU, a decade‑old regime that allowed up to four comment rounds is being rolled back to...
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Flagstar Bank’s request for a full‑panel rehearing, leaving in place its earlier ruling that upheld California’s interest‑on‑escrow law. The decision was celebrated by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), which used the...
Italian Data Protection Authority fined Intesa Sanpaolo €31.8 million ($36 million) for unauthorized access to over 3,500 customers' data between February 2022 and April 2024. The regulator cited serious shortcomings in technical and organizational safeguards, noting that internal controls failed to detect the breach....
Congress is moving ahead with the GENIUS Act, establishing a federal framework for dollar‑backed stablecoins that includes reserve backing, consumer protection, and cross‑border efficiency. The White House and Treasury have labeled these stablecoins as the next wave of payment innovation...
On March 27, 2026 the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health issued new guidance on incorporating voluntary patient preference information (PPI) throughout a medical device’s total product life cycle. The document supersedes the 2020 guidance and details when and...
Above the Law is surveying legal professionals about how AI‑driven upheaval and shifting work models are reshaping career aspirations. The brief, anonymous poll asks whether concerns like cognitive offloading, office‑based work, and skill development influence lawyers’ plans. Respondents can win...
At a March 25, 2026 House Judiciary oversight hearing, USPTO Director John Squires defended the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s discretionary denial and institution practices, emphasizing a “one, join, and done” approach to curb serial petitions. Lawmakers pressed for greater transparency, criticizing brief...
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has sent the Ngole case back to the Employment Tribunal, highlighting the fine line between protecting a worker’s religious belief and responding to how that belief is expressed. The case stems from a mental‑health charity...
Littler’s Sacramento Spring Breakfast Briefing on May 20, 2026 will examine the latest labor and employment developments affecting California employers. The agenda spotlights the two‑year anniversary of the revised Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), a deep dive into hybrid‑remote work challenges, and...
The article offers a practical legal checklist for companies planning World Cup‑related activities in the United States, from pop‑up stores and watch parties to brand activations and promotions. It stresses the tight timeline before the 2026 FIFA World Cup and...
At the ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting, state attorneys general highlighted their expanding role in antitrust enforcement as federal agencies shift focus. California’s AG warned against sharing pricing algorithms and cited new state laws that increase penalties and outlaw such algorithms....
Two landmark jury verdicts this week dealt blows to Meta and Google, with a Los Angeles jury awarding $6 million to a teen plaintiff and a New Mexico panel imposing $375 million on Meta for allegedly designing addictive features for children. The cases...
Anti‑Money Laundering (AML) training is now a strategic imperative for financial firms, serving both regulatory compliance and risk mitigation. Programs that blend in‑person workshops, e‑learning modules, gamified simulations, and emerging technologies such as AI and virtual reality improve engagement and...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has opened a public comment period to reinstate two information collections: the Mortgage Acts and Practices—Advertising (Regulation N) and the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (Regulations J, K, and L). Regulation N requires lenders and advertisers to retain mortgage...
Accord BioPharma, Intas Pharmaceuticals and Bio‑Thera have filed four Inter Partes Review petitions challenging four Janssen patents covering golimumab treatment methods for ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. The petitioners contend that the claims are anticipated or obvious based on publicly...
During M&A due‑diligence, employment practices often surface as hidden liabilities. Common red flags include FLSA misclassifications, unusually high workers‑comp experience modifiers, clusters of employee litigation, ambiguous bonus structures, outdated handbooks, and poorly drafted executive contracts. These issues can delay negotiations,...
BetMGM announced it will no longer accept credit‑card payments for its online sportsbook, following a Pennsylvania regulator‑imposed settlement over fraud and inadequate identity verification. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board fined the operator $100,000 after uncovering schemes where fraudsters opened hundreds...
Apple’s App Store will now label apps that qualify as regulated medical devices on their product pages in the United States, United Kingdom and European Economic Area. Developers must indicate this status in App Store Connect if their app falls...
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The latest episode of Corporate Conversations breaks down California ABC compliance after a liquor license is granted, focusing on how businesses must handle premises modifications and ownership changes. It clarifies that management or ownership shifts below 50% are treated as...
Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals have unlocked lucrative branding opportunities for high‑school and college athletes, but the contracts that govern representation are often lopsided. Many agreements grant agents perpetual, worldwide licenses to an athlete’s NIL, impose asymmetric termination rights,...
A Los Angeles jury in K.G.M. v. Meta Platforms found Meta and YouTube negligent for how their platforms are engineered, awarding $3 million and assigning 70% liability to Meta. The verdict pivots the legal analysis from merely hosting user content to...
Ayvaz Pizza, LLC, the Texas franchise operating over 350 Pizza Hut locations, agreed to pay $35,000 and implement corrective measures to settle an EEOC sex‑harassment and retaliation lawsuit. The case stemmed from a former assistant manager who reported a hostile...
Kara Swisher joined CNBC’s Bob Pisani to warn that a loosely regulated tech sector lets giants expand unchecked, citing past takeovers of music, media and social platforms. She contrasted the scant federal oversight of companies like Meta with the heavy...
The U.S. government seized the supertanker Skipper in December, citing its role in illicit Iranian oil trades. Since the seizure, the Treasury has spent roughly $47 million maintaining the vessel, far exceeding its projected scrap value of $10 million. Windward Shipmanagement Corp,...
The High Court heard that seven high‑profile claimants, including Elton John, Prince Harry and Doreen Lawrence, were induced to sue Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers Ltd based on a private investigator’s now‑disowned claims of phone hacking and bugging. Investigator Gavin...
An Irish High Court granted Sky a pharmacal order compelling Revolut Bank UAB to reveal the names, addresses and banking details of 304 subscribers and 10 resellers linked to the defunct ‘IPTV is Easy’ piracy service. The operator, David Dunbar,...
