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States continued to adopt more targeted privacy requirements in 2026, including new restrictions on precise geolocation and sensitive personal data and expanded requirements for data brokers. These laws are important even for businesses that have already determined whether they are subject to each state’s comprehensive privacy law because some requirements apply based on the type…

Our Patent Case Summaries provide a weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board….By: Alston & Bird

On October 14, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a white paper introducing its Rare Disease Framework Initiative, calling for “fit-for-purpose” evidence to be the norm for every rare disease application. In plain terms, the evidence it asks for would match what can realistically be collected from very small patient populations while…

Connecticut amended its comprehensive privacy law in 2026, lowering the Connecticut Data Privacy Act’s (CTDPA) applicability thresholds and expanding requirements for sensitive data, artificial intelligence, profiling, automated decision-making, facial recognition, precise geolocation, and consumer rights, setting the state near the forefront of U.S. privacy laws….By: Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

On September 2, 2026, Delaware amended its comprehensive privacy law, the Delaware Personal Information Privacy Act (DPDPA), by signing House Bill 380 (HB 380) into law. HB 380, which goes into effect on January 1, 2027, marks the most significant revision to the DPDPA since its enactment in 2023….By: Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

Imagine you’re driving along I-10 when a big chunk of tire tread comes off a tractor-trailer in front of you. The debris hits your bumper and jams your wheels, leaving you stuck on the highway….By: Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

As golf carts have evolved beyond the fairway, the law has struggled to keep pace—leaving a growing gap between how these vehicles are used and how they are regulated….By: Swope, Rodante, Newsome & Steinberg

In Proposition 65 food cases, an exposure assessment considers the “reasonably anticipated intake or rate of exposure” based on the “average users” who consume the food. But what does this mean? What data and methodology are used? Scientifically rigorous food exposure assessments can answer these questions. A good exposure assessment is based on transparent, reproducible,…