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Exploring the Hidden Mysteries of Dark Matter in Our Universe
I remember the first time I heard about dark matter. It was during a college astronomy lecture, and the professor described it as something that makes up about 27% of our universe, yet we can’t see it or directly detect it. My mind was blown. How could something so significant be so elusive? It was…
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Autumn Transitions, September 2025 – Structure of Tokenized Commodities and Commodities Regulation
Recent years have seen the emergence of blockchain projects seeking to tokenize an ever-expanding range of assets that are not blockchain-native – the so-called tokenized real world assets (“RWAs”) phenomenon. Tokenized commodities have emerged as one of the most important categories of tokenized RWAs….By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
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Akira Still Using SonicWall Devices for Attacks
Although SonicWall has provided a patch for a vulnerability for its VPN affecting its Gen5, Gen6, and Gen7 firewall appliances (which allowed threat actors unauthorized access to SonicWall appliances), Rapid7 has reported that “an Akira ransomware campaign [recently] kicked off targeting SonicWall devices.” SonicWall has provided an advisory to customers related to the campaign, which…
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Drug and Medical Device Regulation Under the Trump Administration
Many of President Trump’s executive orders (EOs) and legislative measures have been designed to curtail federal regulation, reduce the size of the administrative state, and withdraw the U.S. from multilateral institutions. Here we examine how the President’s policy agenda—along with the approach of U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr—is impacting the U.S. Food and…
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Medical Wearables Under the Microscope: U.S. Regulatory, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Perspectives
Wearable tech is everywhere: smart rings that track our every move, medical devices that can time and dose meds, luxury smartwatches… But as we obsess over our step counts and sleep scores, bigger questions arise. Are unseen eyes—doctors, developers, data brokers—also watching? Who’s protecting our data, and what boundaries—if any—exist at this rapidly expanding digital…
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Historic UPC Court of Appeal Decision Changes the Landscape for European Generics
In a landmark ruling the UPC Court of Appeal has for the first time in the pharmaceutical sector granted a provisional injunction for imminent patent infringement, clarifying that completing administrative procedures for generic drugs may trigger injunctive relief, even before commercialisation steps are taken….By: A&O Shearman
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How California’s Distracted Driving Laws Impact Personal Injury Claims
In California, there are roughly 500,000 automobile collisions that take place every single year. Of that number, around 250,000 people are injured. This equates to a lot of personal injury claims from drivers and passengers alike….By: Maison Law
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PRODUCT | Products law and life sciences: year in progress insights and outlook
Throughout 2025, the intersection of product liability and life sciences has continued to evolve across key markets. In the EU, the new Product Liability Directive and AI Act represent a major reset, with countries such as Italy and Germany beginning to test how these frameworks will align with existing national regimes. Meanwhile, in the U.S.,…
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Delaware Jury Awards $9 Million in Asbestos Shotgun-Shell Case
Court: Delaware Superior, New Castle County. This matter involves two cases consolidated for trial, both of which involve Midwest farmers with alleged exposure to asbestos from Remington-brand shotgun shells used from the 1960s to the 1980s….By: Goldberg Segalla
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N.Y. Jury Awards $12.25M in Environmental Asbestos Case against Vanderbilt
Court: Supreme Court, St. Lawrence County – Plaintiff Bishop filed suit in St. Lawrence County’s Supreme Court in December 2022, alleging environmental exposure to asbestos when she lived in the vicinity of Vanderbilt Minerals LLC’s talc mine in northern New York….By: Goldberg Segalla