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Rhode Island’s New Cybersecurity Law for Nonbank Financial Institutions
Rhode Island has enacted Senate Bill 603 (SB603), effective July 2, 2025, establishing a comprehensive cybersecurity framework for nonbank financial institutions licensed by the state’s Department of Business Regulation (DBR). Although SB603 is closely modeled after the New York Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation, 23 NYCRR Part 500 (Part 500), SB603 introduces several…
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Superior Court Reverses Verdict, Orders New Trial for Pain and Suffering and Loss of Consortium in Amputation Case
Banasiak v. Robinson, 2025 WL 587038 (Pa. Super. Feb. 24, 2025) – On appeal, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed and remanded a trial court’s verdict that failed to award damages to the plaintiff for pain and suffering and to the plaintiff’s wife for loss of consortium….By: Marshall Dennehey
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Appellate Court Affirms State Liability in Intersection Crash, Finds Other Driver’s Negligence Not a Superseding Cause
Hunt, et al. v. State of New York, 237 A.D.3d 1386 (N.Y. App. Div. 2025) – In a case involving an automobile collision, the Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division affirmed a decision in favor of the claimants, holding that the other driver’s negligence was not a superseding cause, thus precluding the State of…
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Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment, Finds Triable Issues of Fact in Vehicle Collision Liability Dispute
Tsering v. Fifth Ave. Foods, LLC, 236 A.D.3d 703 (N.Y. App. Div. 2025) – On appeal, the Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division reversed a trial court’s order granting summary judgment on the issue of liability because the record demonstrated that there is a legitimate issue of fact regarding liability between the parties….By: Marshall…
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Appellate Court Affirms Wrongful Death Verdict, Upholds Damages for Pre-Impact Terror, Pain and Suffering, and Economic Loss
Archer v. Parlman, 235 A.D.3d 1218 (N.Y. App. Div. 2025) – On appeal, the Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division affirmed a trial court’s decision to deny the defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict in a wrongful death case….By: Marshall Dennehey
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Court Holds Prop 65 TiO2 Warning Violates First Amendment in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Industry Win
In a decision building on a string of recent industry wins, a federal district court granted a permanent injunction, which extended an earlier issued preliminary injunction, prohibiting the filing of new lawsuits to enforce Prop 65’s warning requirement based on alleged exposure to titanium dioxide from cosmetics and personal care products….By: Morgan Lewis
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Targeted by the Emirates, an Arab Dissident Vanished Across Borders
After criticizing the United Arab Emirates on social media, an Egyptian activist was extradited to the Gulf country, where he has been detained without trial for months.
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Van Gogh Museum in Fight With Dutch State That Threatens Its Future
Its director says that the Amsterdam museum could close unless the culture ministry increases funding to pay for a refurbishment.
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“When the World Broke Open: Katrina and its Afterlives” Launches at MOMA
Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005, tearing up the southern states and wreaking singular damage on New Orleans, one of the most diverse and sophisticated US cities, and one of the great nexus points of creativity. The disaster brought out racially motivated vigilante groups, killed nearly 2000 people, and displaced an estimated one million…
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Prime Video Prequel Series “The Terminal List: Dark Wolf” Fills In (But Doesn’t Fire) Blanks
It’s all about the Bro Code—and the immutable, devastating, and often tragic consequences that transpire when the Bro Code is broken. If you watched the 2022 Amazon Prime Video action espionage thriller series “The Terminal List,” starring Chris Pratt as U.S. Navy SEAL Lieutenant Commander James Reece, who sets out to avenge the murder of…
