Week of October 12
This week’s environmental and energy stories offered an interesting mix of familiar regulatory disputes and emerging questions about how new technologies and infrastructure are being managed. From drone deliveries and nuclear decommissioning to greenhouse gas reporting,
On October 13, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it made two arrests, searched multiple laptop farms, and seized 187 computer devises used by the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK) to defraud U.S. based companies to
On October 8, 2026, a federal judge in Pennsylvania allowed most claims in a student data-breach lawsuit against Fireworks Software, Inc. to proceed, while dismissing a New Jersey consumer-fraud claim. Adamek v. Fireworks Software, Inc., No. 2:24-cv-05185-NIQA, slip op. at
Federal agencies’ growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in procurement is opening a new front in bid protests. In Trax International Corp., No. 26-796 (Fed. Cl. Sept. 22, 2026), a federal appellate court rejected a challenge to a $449 million
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing more than how legal work gets done; it is reshaping how in-house teams and outside counsel work together. As AI enters legal workflows, assumptions about who uses which tools, what information goes into them, and
On October 14, 2026, a coalition of 40 state Attorneys General filed a Notice of Interest and Reservation of Rights in the bankruptcy proceeding involving debtor, Character Technologies, Inc. (Character) regarding its product Character.AI’s “outstanding regulatory, safety and privacy issues.”
Any employer whose workforce handles hazardous chemicals has a hard date on the calendar: November 20, 2026. That is when the employer-facing obligations of OSHA’s overhauled Hazard Communication Standard, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1200, come due for chemical substances. The
This post was co-authored by Labor + Employment group member, Bryce Simmons.
Effective November 8, 2026, New York employers will be subject to a personnel record law that creates rights for current and former employees while imposing several new
Week of October 5, 2026
From AI-powered permitting and evolving federal permitting reforms to the continued resurgence of nuclear energy and new legal battles over fuel economy standards, this week offered another reminder that energy and environmental policy remain deeply
Maybe attacking the FBI was not such a brilliant idea. Following the FBI attack, one of the suspected leaders of ShinyHunters has been detained and is in custody. Apparently, there is no honor among thieves, as he is reportedly assisting
