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On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815, the National Security Supplemental (the “Act”). While much of the focus centered on the foreign aid package for Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, the bill contains a highly consequential provision that extends the statute of limitations under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”)…

Litigation challenging government economic regulation has become more common, as courts appear increasingly less deferential to legislative and executive action. Most of this type of litigation focuses on federal regulation, but states have also taken a more active role in business regulation, prompting more frequent challenges to state laws in federal courts….By: Troutman Pepper

California continues to grapple with a significant surge in lawsuits and arbitration demands aimed at businesses operating websites employing technology to monitor online activities. These cases hinge on the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”), a pre-internet era law to combat unlawful wiretapping and electronic surveillance that is currently used against modern website technologies. Allegations…

Medical devices that contact the human body undergo biocompatibility safety assessments prior to market release, including tests for physiochemical properties.  The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) recently released a dataset to assist medical device firms in this process.  The information addresses capabilities of third-party analytical chemistry labs….By: Knobbe…

Amid little clarity from courts, wiretap claims targeting the use of data analytics tools are becoming increasingly common. Here are ways to stay compliant and avoid costly litigation….By: Greenberg Glusker LLP

Robinson v. Cleveland, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 112798, 2024-Ohio-969 – A Cleveland police officer was stopped at a stop light. Without turning on his lights and sirens, he checked for oncoming traffic and advanced through the intersection. The officer did not see the plaintiff’s vehicle and collided with it, causing injury. The officer testified that…

Baker v. Bunker Hill Haven Home, 12th Dist. Butler No. CA2023-08-095, 2024-Ohio-875 – Todd Howard was a resident at Bunker Hill, a home for wayward boys. He snuck out of the facility to meet with his friends, Zeb Freeman and Derrick Hizer. He snuck out through a path that was well-known to Bunker Hill, but…

Our notable ruling roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space. Nancy McCoy v. Nestlé USA, Inc., No. 3:23-cv-02218-MCR-HTC (N.D. Fla. – February 1, 2024): The Northern District of Florida dismissed a complaint with prejudice in putative class action alleging the labeling of…

The California Wrongful Death statute creates a legal claim when someone dies at the hands of a negligent, reckless, or intentional tort or a dangerous or defective product. Such incidents include……By: Maison Law