The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has relaunched its Opinion Letter Program to provide enhanced compliance guidance under Title IV of ERISA. Employers, plan sponsors, unions, and practitioners can request opinion letters to clarify PBGC’s application of ERISA regulations to
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AI Deliverables and Liability: A Balanced Approach to Risk Allocation
By Morgan Lewis
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in development services, outsourcing arrangements, and other commercial and technology transactions, customers and vendors are confronting a deceptively simple question: who should bear the risk when something goes wrong with a deliverable created using…
When a Cyber Loss Has No Conventional Hacker
By Morgan Lewis
Cyber insurance traditionally assumes a familiar sequence: an attacker gains access to a system, data is stolen or operations are disrupted, and a claim follows. Autonomous systems may complicate every step, including whether the event qualifies as a cyber incident…
Bulk-Power System Executive Order Adds a New Grid Supply Chain Compliance Layer
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On August 26, US President Trump issued an executive order declaring a national emergency regarding risks associated with foreign-produced equipment used in the US bulk-power system. The order cites potential cyber, remote access, sabotage, and supply disruption risks, noting that…
NRC Proposes Flexible Safety Demonstration for Transportation Package Certification
By Morgan Lewis
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed revisions to 10 CFR Part 71 that would allow transportation package applicants to use risk-informed pathways for demonstrating compliance with required safety levels and provide a higher external radiation limit for certain…
FTC and State Enforcement Action Highlights Expanding Privacy Risks for Digital Health Companies
By Morgan Lewis
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), State of California, and Utah Division of Consumer Protection recently filed a sweeping complaint against telemedicine company Hims & Hers Health, Inc., using federal and state consumer-protection laws to assert allegations against its direct-to-consumer telehealth…
Building a Global Carbon Market Is Largely a Legal Challenge: Lessons from Kenya
By Publisher
Efforts to develop a global carbon market are often discussed in terms of climate science, project methodologies, and carbon pricing. However, the creation of a functioning international market is, to a significant extent, a legal undertaking. Kenya’s recently released carbon-market…
Buying a Summer Streaming Subscription? Read the Fine Print
By Morgan Lewis
Signing up for a streaming service might be faster than choosing what to watch, with only a few taps unlocking a month of movies, a season of sports, or enough airline Wi-Fi to make a long flight feel shorter. That…
Contract Corner: The Contracts Behind Cruise Ship Technology
By Morgan Lewis
A February 2026 IT disruption illustrates how technology dependencies can affect cruise operations. Carnival Cruise Line said the issue arose during planned maintenance and affected embarkation, disembarkation, and other technology tools. Reports of the disruption also identified impacts to Wi-Fi…
AI Concierge Services – Who Is Liable When a Bot Books the Wrong Vacation?
By Morgan Lewis
A traveler asks an AI concierge to book a quiet oceanfront hotel in Naples for the weekend. Only after the confirmations arrive does the traveler discover that the bot selected Naples, Florida, while the flight is headed to Rome. The…