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Key takeaways: The U.S. Office of Space Commerce (“OSC”) has released a proposal for streamlining regulatory approval of novel commercial space activities. The process includes a presumption of approval with denial only for a delimited list of reasons. Example novel activities include in-space manufacturing, orbital computing, satellite servicing, lunar operations, and commercial inhabitable stations. Applications……By:…

Interference proceedings, though increasingly rare, are heavily evidence-based and determine which party is the first inventor when two or more applicants claim the same patentable invention. Sometimes, an inventor’s own documents can be damaging to a claim of prior invention….By: Knobbe Martens

On April 22, 2026, the House Energy & Commerce Committee released the “Securing and Establishing Consumer Uniform Rights and Enforcement over Data Act” (the “SECURE Data Act”). The SECURE Data Act seeks to establish a comprehensive federal framework for consumer privacy rights and the protection of personal data. Subject to certain exemptions, the SECURE Data…

DSOs are operating in a more regulation-driven environment, where coverage design, insurance administration and interoperability are no longer side issues. The ADA-led Organized Dentistry Coalition’s push for CMS to preserve adult dental coverage flexibility points to potential downstream effects on plan design, exchange participation and payer-provider strategy. At the same time, the federal bill targeting…

Brittney Cooper v. Lyft Inc et al., 2026-Ohio-765 (2d Dist.). – In Cooper, the Second District Court of Appeals addressed whether a transportation network company (TNC) owes a duty of care to a driver harmed while using its platform….By: Marshall Dennehey

Dibrino v. Rockefeller Center North, Inc., (2025 N.Y. Slip Op 070077, December 18. 2025) – In Dibrino v. Rockefeller Center North, Inc., (2025 N.Y. Slip Op 070077, December 18. 2025), the plaintiff-carpenter was injured while using an electrical subcontractor’s ladder at the worksite. The general contractor and owner sought contractual indemnification against the electrical subcontractor…

In part one of this two-part series, we outlined the legal issues at play as the aviation industry adopts AI in its operations. In this article, we cover another key question: To what extent is a patent owner liable for failures involving its AI-related IP?…By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

As toxic tort claims alleging chronic illness from alleged chemical exposure continue to rise nationwide, the recent Kansas federal court decision in Jefferies v. Harcros Chemicals Inc., 2026 WL 958172, (April 9, 2026), highlights the power of statutes of repose, which can bar latent disease claims, even when the injury is discovered decades after exposure….By:…

On April 27, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Monsanto Company v. Durnell, a closely watched case that could reshape the intersection of federal pesticide regulation and state tort law. At issue is whether failure to warn claims under state law, specifically those alleging that Roundup® (the trade name for herbicide products…