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CPPA Announces Enforcement Action Against Automaker
On 12 March 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) settled with an automaker that allegedly violated various aspects of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This first-of-its-kind settlement for the agency echoes a 2022 enforcement action brought by California Attorney General Rob Bonta against an online retailer, while introducing new guidance for businesses subject…
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The Fine Line Between Inspiration and Infringement: Studio Ghibli vs. AI Generator
Studio Ghibli, the iconic Japanese animation studio founded in 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, has consistently served as a pillar of creativity, producing animated films that blend unique visuals with heartfelt storytelling. The studio gained popularity with the production of several successful films, such as Spirited Away, Ponyo, and Princess Mononoke….By: Arnall Golden…
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Johnson & Johnson’s “Red River” Bankruptcy Strategy Sinks on Third-Party Release Issues, Voting Irregularities—With Possible Implications for Future Mass Tort Bankruptcy Cases
Introduction – On March 31, 2025, Judge Christopher Lopez of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas denied confirmation of the prepackaged Chapter 11 plan of Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) affiliate Red River Talc LLC (“Red River”) and dismissed for “cause” Red River’s Chapter 11 case….By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
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The Ultimate Social Inflation Survival Guide
Insurance professionals, risk managers, and counsel deal with it on a daily basis, plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyers are driving and benefiting from it, consumers and policyholders are paying for it, litigation funders are financing it, and pundits are addressing it with greater frequency now. Although it has been around since the 1970s, it is looming…
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March 2025 Bounty Hunter Plaintiff Claims
California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, requires, among other things, sellers of products to provide a “clear and reasonable warning” if use of the product results in a knowing and intentional exposure to one of more than 900 different chemicals “known to the State of California”…
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Contaminants Compass: April 2025 Edition
“Contaminants Compass” is a monthly newsletter that provides updates, legal observations and actionable tips to navigate the evolving legal “Contaminants Compass” is a monthly newsletter that provides updates, legal observations and actionable tips to navigate the evolving legal challenges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)….By: McGuireWoods LLP
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Claims Notes: April 2025
Comprehensive Tort Reform Bill Clears Georgia Legislature; Expected to be Made Law – The Georgia House of Representatives and Senate have passed a bipartisan, comprehensive tort reform bill. Governor Brian Kemp is expected to sign it into law. The bill aims to ensure that compensatory damage awards are grounded in evidence and rationally connected to…
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Europe Seeks a Direct Line to Trump, Skeptical That Aides Speak for Him
Despite Europe’s size, economic might and longstanding alliances with Washington, Trump officials have made clear it is not a priority, European officials say.
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China Wants Countries to Unite Against Trump, but Is Met With Wariness
Beijing is using a mix of carrots and sticks to try to prevent other countries from siding with the United States in isolating China.
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The Ukrainian Schoolmaster Teaching History to His Invaders
Vitalii Dribnytsia engages with Russians online to correct Kremlin propaganda about Ukraine. Over time, he has come to realize his more important audience is Ukrainians themselves.
