As federal regulators scale back enforcement and staffing, state securities regulators are positioned to fill the gap. In a recent CRC Oyster Consulting webinar, titled “Navigating the Evolution of States Securities Regulations,” Bill Riley, Director at CRC Oyster and
At a show cause hearing before the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) on June 9, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) confirmed that it will roll out Phases 2 and 3 of its process for refunding duties paid
On June 15, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court denied without comment the plaintiff group’s petition for certiorari in the test case for the China Section 301 tariff refund litigation (HMTX Industries LLC, et al. v. United States et al.). The
On June 1, 2026, President Donald Trump issued a Proclamation amending the rates, scope, and administration of the Section 232 tariff regimes for aluminum, steel, and copper and their derivative products. Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
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The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Sripetch v. SEC keeps a major SEC enforcement tool intact: the SEC may seek disgorgement of a securities violator’s ill-gotten gains without first proving that investors suffered out-of-pocket financial losses.
Key Takeaways from Thompson Hines Investment Management Coffee Chat Featuring Nathan Lamb, Brian Lanciault, and Marc Minor.
Digital asset markets are evolving faster than the rules designed to govern them. In our latest Coffee Chat webinar, our team
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury, as well as the Office of Personnel Management (Departments) recently finalized the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Operations rule under the No Surprises Act (NSA). Although many self-funded group health
On June 2, 2026, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued its determination under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 that certain acts, policies, and practices of 60 economies related to the failure to impose and
On June 1, 2026, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued its determination that certain of Brazil’s acts, policies, and practices related to (i) digital trade and electronic payment services; (ii) unfair, preferential tariffs; (iii) anti-corruption enforcement; (iv)
On June 2, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on behalf of the Trump administration formally appealed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) the order of Senior Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S.
