On October 28, 2026, President Trump issued a proclamation titled “Adjusting Imports of Robotics, Industrial Machinery, and Their Parts and Components into the United States,” directing the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to jointly pursue
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President Directs Section 232 Negotiations on Robotics and Industrial Machinery Imports, Defers Tariffs or Quotas
On October 28, 2026, President Trump issued a proclamation titled “Adjusting Imports of Robotics, Industrial Machinery, and Their Parts and Components into the United States,” directing the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to jointly pursue
DHS Updates UFLPA Entity List with Three Companies Engaged in Genetics Testing
On October 28, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the addition of three Chinese companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. Effective October 29, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will apply a
USTR Seeks Comments on Further Suspension of Port Fees under China Section 301 Determination on Maritime Logistics
On October 26, 2026, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register a request for comments to allow for further negotiation with China regarding the acts, policies, and practices at issue and the countermeasures it
Buried Alive? ERISA Claims Exhaustion Isn’t Necessarily Dead After Bolton
The en banc Eleventh Circuit in Bolton v. Inland Fresh Seafood Corporation of America, Inc. overruled Mason v. Continental Group, Inc. “to the extent [Mason and its progeny] hold that ERISA itself requires exhaustion of statutory claims (including those alleging
Treasury Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Expand Outbound Investment Security Program
On October 26, 2026, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPR”) that would implement Subtitle C of the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act (“COINS Act”) to expand the coverage of the existing Outbound
President Trump Opts for Negotiations, Not Tariffs, in Section 232 Wind Turbine Investigation
On October 22, 2026, President Donald Trump issued a Proclamation announcing that the investigation into the effects of imports of wind turbines and their parts and components on the national security of the United States under Section 232 of the
U.S. Importer of Canadian Products Challenges Section 338 Tariffs
On October 20, 2026, Gellert Global Group Corp. (Gellert) filed a complaint in in the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) challenging the 50% ad valorem tariffs placed on Canadian products by President Donald Trump under Section 338 of the
Shared Savings, Surprise Bills, and Your TPA: What Kreutzmann v. Cigna Means for Self-Funded Group Health Plan Fiduciaries
A newly filed class action against Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company puts a spotlight on a common but often overlooked feature of administrative services only (ASO) agreements: “shared savings” fees that pay the third-party administrator (TPA) a percentage of
CBP Delays Implementation Date of De Minimis Exemption for Mail Shipments
On October 14, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the extension of the compliance date for new informal entry procedures for international mail from October 22, 2026, to January 20, 2027. In a press release, CBP states