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Weekly Blockchain Blog – May 2025 #2
U.S. Fintech Companies Announce Stablecoin Initiatives – Several major U.S. fintech companies recently announced stablecoin initiatives. In one development, Mesh, a Dubai-based digital asset startup, announced that it has integrated with the popular payment application of a major U.S. tech firm….By: BakerHostetler
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Illinois Anti-Discrimination Law to Address AI Goes Into Effect on 1 January 2026
Effective 1 January 2026, Illinois House Bill 3773 (HB 3773) amends the Illinois Human Rights Act, (IHRA) to expressly prohibit employers from using artificial intelligence (AI) that “has the effect of subjecting employees to discrimination on the basis of protected classes.” Specifically, Illinois employers cannot use AI that has a discriminatory effect on employees, “[w]ith…
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Employers’ Immunity From Suit and the Exclusivity of the Workers’ Compensation Statute Once Again Upheld by the Courts
In the Superior Court Decision of Faisal Jameel v. Dember HMS Hospitals and Bayshore Community Hospital (decided April 28, 2025), the Superior Court was faced with the issue of whether an employee who died as a result of being struck as a pedestrian in the employer’s parking lot by a co-employee could file a Civil…
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Louisiana Jury Returns $3M Plaintiff Verdict in Talc Trial
Jurisdiction: Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana – A Louisiana Jury returned a plaintiff’s verdict May 7 after an eight-week trial against Johnson & Johnson and Pecos River Talc LLC….By: Goldberg Segalla
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Big-Rig Black Boxes: They Hold the Truth After a Crash – Be Sure to Get It
Truck crash scenes reveal only part of the full story through their debris. Hidden deep within the cab of that 18-wheeler may be a crucial piece of evidence: The electronic control module (ECM), which serves as the truck’s “black box,” contains essential data that could influence the outcome of personal injury cases similar to how…
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Recent Developments in Depo-Provera Litigation: Formation and Progress of Multidistrict Litigation (MDL)
The legal landscape surrounding Depo-Provera, a long-acting injectable birth control, has entered a pivotal phase. With the growing number of lawsuits alleging that the drug caused serious brain tumors known as meningiomas, the federal judiciary has consolidated these cases into a Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). This development not only streamlines the process for affected individuals seeking…
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Mass and Toxic Tort Case Update – Asbestos
Maffei v. A.O. Smith Water Prods. Co. (In re N.Y.C. Asbestos Litigation), 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 1425 (N.Y. App. Div. 2025) – Valuing asbestos cases can sometimes be complicated but on March 13th, 2025, the NY Appellate Court gave a little clarity on what it is willing to overturn after a verdict in New York,…
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Trump Wants Saudi Arabia to Invest $1 Trillion in the U.S.
President Trump goes to the Gulf kingdom this week seeking $1 trillion worth of investments in the United States — a sum equivalent to the entire Saudi gross domestic product for a year.
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India and Pakistan Hold Talks Aimed at Extending Cease-Fire
Civilian airports were reopened and stocks jumped in both nations, signs of confidence that the agreement to halt the most alarming fighting in decades was holding.
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Pope Leo XIV Calls for News Media to Shun Divisive Language
In his first audience with journalists as the pontiff, Leo renewed pleas for a more peaceful world. He also spoke to Ukraine’s president on Monday.
