Companies have continued to shift between jurisdictions in 2026. The September update identified 59 jurisdictional moves. That number has risen to 71. An updated copy of the running spreadsheet is available here.
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On October 2, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission, and the attorneys general of Utah and Nevada, sued online contact lens retailer Lens.com, alleging that the company advertised contact lenses at prices significantly lower than what consumers ultimately paid after
In late September 2026, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in a water rights dispute between Nevada ranchers and the federal government. The dispute centers on rights to use water in the Baker and Lehman Creeks in
In In re Global One Media1, the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit rejected a creditor’s attempt to perfect its security interest by filing UCC-1 financing statements in the state where the collateral, not the debtor, was located.
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Water disputes in the arid West have always involved more than competing farmers and ranchers. Increasingly, they involve the federal government, federal land-management agencies, and the tension between state water law and federal interests.
A recent decision from the
I don’t know. I see both sides. Judge Owens makes good points for the majority, but the competing view (adopted by Judge Rawlinson in dissent) has a lot going for it as well. I am definitely not as emphatic as
The U.S. IPO market has continued its strong resurgence in 2026. According to the latest IPO statistics compiled by Benjamin P. Edwards, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research and Professor of Law at the William S. Boyd School
On September 23, 2026, a Planet 13 cannabis dispensary customer filed a proposed class action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada against Planet 13 and its identity-verification vendor, IDScan.net, Inc. The suit, first reported by Law360’s
