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For the first 20 years of my career, I asked questions for a living. As a trial lawyer, I wanted to know what really happened. Who knew about the problem? When did they know? What did they tell the client? Which document changed the story? Which witness had it wrong?…By: EDRM – Electronic Discovery Reference…

On October 5, 2026, Celltrion USA announced that OMLYCLO® (omalizumab-igec) is commercially available in the United States. OMLYCLO® is the first and only FDA-approved interchangeable biosimilar to Genentech and Novartis’s XOLAIR® (omalizumab)….By: Goodwin

Recent legislative developments in multiple states have targeted employers’ use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in employment decisions, reflecting a growing trend toward workplace AI regulation. As AI tools become increasingly common in hiring, discipline, and termination decisions, state legislatures have begun establishing guardrails through new AI employment laws and other state laws for employers….By: Ice…

Connecticut has put AI governance on the examination agenda. On September 22, 2026, the Connecticut Department of Banking (Department) issued guidance outlining its expectations for artificial intelligence (AI) systems used by Connecticut-chartered financial institutions and other entities licensed or regulated by the Department (Guidance)….By: Venable LLP

On September 25, 2026, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) issued Final Written Decisions (“FWD”) in PGR2025-00033 and PGR2025-00039 finding all remaining challenged claims of Halozyme’s U.S. Patent Nos. 12,049,652 (“the ’652 patent”) and 12,104,185 (“the ’185 patent”) unpatentable….By: Venable LLP

Jurisdiction: New York City Asbestos Litigation – In September 2024, Gerard Donato (decedent) and wife Shelley Donato (plaintiffs collectively) commenced a New York City Asbestos Litigation action following the decedent’s mesothelioma diagnosis. Decedent alleged he was exposed to asbestos-containing materials from multiple door-gasket replacements on Vulcan ovens in the restaurant he operated from 1982 to 2016….By: Goldberg…

In Nunez v 672 Parkside, LLC (2026), the plaintiff was assigned to clean the first floor of a Brooklyn job site. While carrying a cabinet across the floor, he slipped on a sheet of metal covered in construction debris….By: Ropers Majeski

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f) gives courts of appeals discretion to hear interlocutory appeals of class certification orders. But until recently, no circuit had directly resolved a narrower question about the nature of that discretion: if the appellate court grants a Rule 23(f) petition raising multiple issues, may the court pick and choose which…

The Eighth District Court of Appeals recently addressed what evidence is necessary to establish proximate cause when a resident suffers an unwitnessed fall. In Dozier v. Indian Hills Healthcare Group, Inc., the court affirmed a directed verdict in favor of a skilled nursing facility, concluding that the evidence presented by the plaintiff was insufficient to…