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New York has enacted the 2022 Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Amendments, introducing Article 12 and key Article 9 updates that modernize commercial law for digital assets and clarify how interests in these assets can be perfected and prioritized. Our Finance Team examines what these changes mean for secured parties, originators, and market participants navigating digital…

The final FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was released on December 7, inclusive of a modified version of the Senate-passed BIOSECURE Act from October. This final bill maintains the core structure of the Senate’s BIOSECURE text while making several targeted changes. Congress has kept the government-wide prohibition concept intact, while closing a “gap”…

The EU has adopted new export controls on a range of emerging technologies (including quantum technologies, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, advanced computing, advanced materials and coatings for high temperature applications, additive manufacturing and certain life sciences tools), under the new “500-series” of EU-only controls….By: Pillsbury – Global Trade & Sanctions Law

On November 20, 2025, Consip S.p.A. (the national procurement agency) published a market consultation document on “Innovative healthcare equipment management services.”…By: DLA Piper

Insurance sector and cybersecurity: IVASS publishes initial instructions for implementing DORA – Regulation (EU) 2022/2554, known as the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), came into force on 17 January 2025, defining a new regulatory framework for digital operational resilience in the European cyber-financial sector. Insurance and reinsurance companies, and relevant intermediaries, are also subject to…

Federal, state, and private actions are accelerating across color additives, labeling and packaging, heavy metals, ultraprocessed foods, and insurance preparedness. As the regulatory landscape continues to rapidly evolve, companies that proactively audit product claims, harmonize disclosures, and pressure-test insurance programs will be best positioned for 2026 and beyond….By: Morgan Lewis

Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New York, New York County – Plaintiff Widercrantz alleges his mesothelioma resulted from exposure to various defendants’ asbestos-containing products. He alleges personal and bystander asbestos exposure working as a laborer with American Biltrite Inc.’s (ABI) Amtico floor tiles from 1974 to the late 1980s….By: Goldberg Segalla

A recent preemption decision out of the Southern District of New York offers encouraging news for medical device manufacturers. In Wieder v. Advanced Bionics LLC, 2025 WL 3237257 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 20, 2025), the magistrate judge has recommended that most of the state law claims asserted against a cochlear implant manufacturer be dismissed as preempted by…

After an accident or injury, victims often have many worries. Usually, their main concern is their health. Receiving proper medical care and therapies to support recovery should be the top priority. Unfortunately, those injuries and treatments can also leave an accident victim unable to work. Faced with a loss of income and mounting medical bills,…

Although the window for filing lawsuits under the Child Victims Act (CVA) closed over four years ago, thousands of cases remain pending in courts throughout New York State….By: Epstein Becker & Green