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New Trends in Cruising: Exclusive Beach Clubs
Following the success of its Bahamian island, CocoCay, Royal Caribbean is opening an exclusive beach club a stone’s throw from Nassau, with promises of new opportunities for local tourism. Some islanders are alarmed.
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SpaceX Launches NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions
The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track the evolution of the solar wind in three dimensions.
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Trump’s Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Take Effect
President Trump imposed a 25 percent tariff on metal imports. The move is expected to raise costs for U.S. manufacturers of cars, solar panels and other products, potentially slowing the economy.
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Uber Technologies – Another Hyperlink Decision
In In Re: Uber Technologies, Inc. Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation, 2025 WL 678543 (Mar. 3, 2025), the court issued another hyperlinked document discovery decision arising out of the parties’ ESI Protocol. While production issues concerning hyperlinked or “modern” attachments have been extensively litigated, in this blog I discuss some related evidentiary issues….By: EDRM – Electronic…
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Considerations for Artificial Intelligence Policies in the Workplace
In recent years, many organizations have implemented new policies on artificial intelligence (AI) use to help prevent bias, plagiarism, or use of AI tools that produce inaccurate or misleading information. Meanwhile, many courts and state bars across the country have introduced AI usage policies to ensure that AI is properly used in the practice of…
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FTC Requests Input from Tech Platform Users About Speech
The Federal Trade Commission recently requested public comment from users of tech platforms. In particular, the impact the platforms may have on user speech. Input is sought -by May 21- on the extent to which tech firms are engaging in potentially suppressing free speech….By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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US Attorney For The District of New Jersey Reverses Course And Requests Adjournment For Foreign Bribery Case Against Tech Executives On Eve of Trial
On March 4, 2025, one day before a trial against former tech executives for alleged foreign bribery charges was set to commence, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey requested 180-day adjournment. The United States Attorney sought the adjournment to allow time to consider the application of President Trump’s executive order (“Executive…
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Poster Presentation Tied To Business Objectives Serves As Evidence Of Infringement Of Patented Methods
On February 12, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware denied defendant Parse Biosciences’s (“Parse”) motions for summary judgment that: (i) Parse had never actually conducted any direct or indirect infringing activity with respect to the claims of certain asserted patents (the “Giresi Patent” family) or that any such infringement was…
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Illinois Jury Finds for Plaintiff in Wrongful Death Action Involving Asbestos Exposure
Jurisdiction: Illinois Circuit Court – Cook County – This lawsuit involved a survival and wrongful death action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) in Illinois. Plaintiff, Annette Sanders, represented the estate of her late husband, Joseph Sanders, against CSX Transportation Inc., Mr. Sanders’ former employer….By: Goldberg Segalla
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State Court Rejection of Federal Preemption in Product Liability Claim Highlights Uncertainty for Manufacturers
On Feb. 11, 2025, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District in Durnell v. Monsanto Co., upheld a jury verdict awarding $1.25 million in compensatory damages to plaintiff John Durnell from defendant Monsanto Co. The verdict was based on strict liability for failure to warn about risks associated with Monsanto’s herbicide, Roundup….By: McGuireWoods…
