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On August 26, Sage Geosystems announced an agreement to supply Meta with 150 MW of geothermal power. Sage will use its proprietary Geopressured Geothermal System (GGS) to provide carbon-free power for Meta’s data centers. This makes Meta the latest tech giant to invest in geothermal energy….By: Goldberg Segalla

On August 22, the United States filed its complaint-in-intervention (Complaint) against the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and Georgia Tech Research Corp. (GTRC, collectively, defendants), asserting claims that the defendants knowingly failed to meet cybersecurity requirements in connection with certain Department of Defense (DoD) contracts in violation of the False Claims Act….By: Bass, Berry…

In Natera Inc. v. NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. the Federal Circuit affirmed the District Court’s grant of a preliminary injunction against NeoGenomics in patent infringement litigation involving Natera’s U.S. Patent Nos. 11,519,035 and 11,530,454 directed to methods for amplifying targeted genetic material and methods for detecting variations in genetic material indicative for diseases and disorders, respectively….By:…

Food Venture Financing Trends – Alice Mushrooms, a functional chocolate emerging brand, announced that it received funding from L Catterton and Zac Efron. Root Global, a German climate startup focused on sustainability in food systems, announced that it raised 8 million Euros in seed funding….By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) include various synthetic chemicals that have been used in products ranging from cookware to clothing and carpets to cosmetics for decades. These various uses, when combined with a recent focus on releases of PFAS substances to the environment, have begun to spawn litigation against consumer products companies….By: ArentFox Schiff

The enforcement trends of 2023 have continued into 2024, especially with respect to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency). Both have ramped up enforcement activities despite obstacles such as delayed budget approvals and the imminent industry push back due to recent Supreme…

On August 29, 2024, Phase II d/b/a Public Agency Retirement Services (“PARS”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of California after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access a company email account. In this notice, PARS explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access…

On August 28, 2024, Strive HoldCo, LLC d/b/a Strive Medical (“Strive”), filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of California after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access an employee’s email account. In this notice, Strive Medical explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access…

On August 28, 2024, the Radiological Society of North America (“RNSA”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that a recent data security incident compromised confidential information in the organization’s control. In this notice, RSNA explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access…