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How Trump Officials Embraced an Animal Rights Campaign
The Trump administration is curbing animal experiments in response to shifts in public opinion, technological advances, years of animal rights advocacy and the work of a conservative activist.
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A Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Money for Health Care
As medical costs rise, more than 80 million people have made sacrifices like skipping meals and driving less, a new survey finds.
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The Secret Lives of Particles: Unveiling Hidden Forces in Physics
The other day, as I sat sipping coffee at my favorite local café, I found myself lost in thought about the world around us—specifically, the world that we can’t see. Not the spiritual or abstract, but the minuscule universe of particles that make up everything. It’s easy to forget that beneath the surface of our…
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OCC Finalizes Amendments to Affirm the Authority of National Trust Banks to Engage in Non-Fiduciary Activities
On March 2, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized amendments to its existing rule on national bank chartering to affirm the authority of national trust banks to engage in non-fiduciary activities, including certain custody and safekeeping activities. The final rule adopts the revisions contained in the OCC’s Notice of Proposed…
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False Claims Act Enforcement: Record-Breaking Year Signals Continued Attention to Cybersecurity
Last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its statistics for False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement during fiscal year 2025. Settlements and judgments exceeded a record-breaking $6.8 billion, and the DOJ recorded the highest number of whistleblower qui tam lawsuits ever filed, totaling 1,297. These numbers reflect the DOJ’s “commitment to holding bad actors accountable,”…
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Antitrust Authorities Target Both Exploitative And Exclusionary Abuses Of Dominance
In Europe, abuse of dominance fine volumes stayed steady in 2025 as antitrust authorities imposed financial penalties and crafted tailored commitments to remedy concerns. Globally, there was continued scrutiny of Big Tech….By: A&O Shearman
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CCPA Cybersecurity Audits: Part 1 – The Who, What, and When of CCPA Cyber Audits
This five-part series provides an introductory roadmap to the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) new cybersecurity audit requirement and the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (CalPrivacy) implementing regulations….By: Troutman Pepper Locke
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FATF Targeted Report On Stablecoins And Unhosted Wallets
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has issued a targeted report setting out the money laundering (ML), terrorist financing (TF) and proliferation financing (PF) risks and vulnerabilities related to stablecoins and unhosted wallets, particularly during peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions. In addition, the report identifies and shares a range of good practices that could be implemented by…
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SB 447 Has Expired: What This Means For California Survival Claims
As of January 1, 2026, pain and suffering damages are no longer recoverable in survival actions filed in California….By: DLA Piper
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Germany: Update On Product Liability Law
On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, the German Bundestag held its first reading of the Draft Act on the Modernisation of Product Liability Law (BT-Drs. 21/4297). The draft legislation serves to transpose the EU Product Liability Directive (EU) 2024/2853 and aims to comprehensively reform the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz). Entry into force is scheduled for…
