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Veristat Files Notice of Data Breach Affecting Consumers’ Social Security Numbers
On April 4, 2025, Veristat Parent, L.P. filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access information in the company’s possession. In this notice, Veristat explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information, which…
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Supreme Court Extends RICO to Personal Injury Claims
On April 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court expanded the type of civil actions that can be brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to include personal injury claims that caused economic harm in Medical Marijuana, Inc v. Horn. 604 U.S. __ (2025)….By: Benesch
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FDA Recalls: How to Stay Informed About Unsafe Products
Unsafe product recalls are alarmingly common. While all companies have a legal obligation to ensure that their products are safe for use or consumption, companies fail to meet this obligation far too often. In many cases, unsafe products will be recalled. As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) explains, a “[r]ecall may be undertaken…
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What U.S.-Iran Talks Could Mean for Tehran’s Nuclear Ambitions
Expected talks between Iran and the United States would be a late, and perhaps last, opportunity to control Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and avoid war.
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Europe Prepares to Counter Trump’s Tariff Moves. Will Retaliation Work?
Europe wants to negotiate, but it is also trying to project strength. As Trump warns nations against retaliation, that strategy could be perilous.
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Art Sales Fell by 12% Last Year, Art Basel and UBS Report Says
“Geopolitical tensions, economic volatility and trade fragmentation” drove the market down, according to the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report.
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Ruth Asawa’s Astonishing Universe Began at Her Door
As the artist’s posthumous retrospective opens at SFMOMA, a reporter visits her family home and studio in Noe Valley, the center of her pioneering sculpture practice.
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The ‘Monstrous Beauty’ of Pretty Porcelains at the Met
A show at the Met offers a feminist revision of Chinoiserie, a decorative style that swept through Europe in the age of empires and seeded stereotypes of Asian women.
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He Communicated with Forces that Were Not in the Norm: Oliver Stone on Directing Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer died last week of pneumonia after a long struggle against the cancer that took his voice. He left behind an extraordinary body of work and a reputation for being a difficult, sometimes volatile performer. Kilmer attempted to address both facets of the legend in “Val,” a documentary-apologia that sanded off a few of…
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Short Films in Focus: Incident
I find it challenging to review “found footage” documentaries where the primary focus is on the footage itself. You watch it. It makes sense that someone would release the footage into the world. You make sense of it in the context of our world today. And you think, “Wow. Nothing’s changed in our world,” or…
