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Maine DEP Proposes Currently Unavoidable Use Procedures for PFAS in Products Law
Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently published a proposed rule prescribing procedures and criteria for determining Currently Unavoidable Uses (CUU) of intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products subject to Maine’s PFAS in Products law (38 M.R.S. § 1614)….By: DLA Piper
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Octagon Sends Round of Data Breach Letters Following Recent Cybersecurity Incident
On December 31, 2024, Octagon, Inc. filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that confidential information entrusted to the company was subject to unauthorized access. In this notice, Octagon explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which includes their…
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E & M Insurance Files Notice of Data Breach Following Data Security Incident
On January 17, 2025, E & M Insurance LLC filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Vermont after discovering that the company’s email system was compromised. In this notice, E & M Insurance explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information….By: Console and…
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Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls
In subrogation cases where the insured’s damages were caused by a defective product, the fact that the product at issue is or was subject to a recall announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) may help to establish that the product was defective when it left the manufacturer’s possession and control……By: White and Williams…
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Arizona Court of Appeals Clarifies Proper Scope of Deposition Questioning and Gives Litigants Early Look at New Special Action Rules
The Arizona Court of Appeals recently held that in a deposition, a party must answer any relevant, non-harassing question, unless the answer is privileged. Attorneys are on notice that sanctions are fair game if they instruct their clients not to answer non-privileged questions in a deposition….By: Snell & Wilmer
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One Family in Gaza Returned Home. But Home Was Gone.
“It took us a few minutes to accept that this pile of rubble was our home,” said Islam Dahliz, whose family was ordered by Israeli forces to evacuate Rafah in May.
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Fighting Alongside Russia, North Koreans Wage Their Own War
Ukrainian forces described a different kind of enemy, fighting with unfamiliar tactics and little option to retreat.
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Partial Victory for Prince Harry as Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids Admit Unlawful Activities
Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers gave Harry an “unequivocal apology,” admitting for the first time to unlawful activities at The Sun and agreeing to pay what it called substantial damages.
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Labeling Mexican Cartels ‘Terrorists’ Could Expose U.S. Companies to Sanctions
Isolating U.S. companies from cartel activities could be almost impossible given that the criminal groups operate in sectors like agriculture and tourism, leaving some American businesses vulnerable to sanctions.
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Libya Deports 613 Migrants Headed for Europe
Libya deported more than 600 men from Niger last month as North African countries — financed by the European Union to tackle migration — have ramped up expulsions of sub-Saharan Africans.
